The Letter of Marque ( The Aubrey / Maturin Series Volume 12 )
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 2007.
Leatherbound.
Collector's Edition, Bound in Genuine Leather.
Captain Jack Aubrey has been wrongly accused of a crime and struck off the list of post-captains. His mate, ship's surgeon and British intelligence officer Stephen Maturin, purchases Aubrey's former ship, the Surprise, and they embark on a desperate mission against the French to restore Aubrey's reputation.
Item #9013865-3/4 x 8-5/8”, gilt decorated and titled navy blue leather, 326pp, all edges gilt, raised spine bands, moire endpapers, ribbon bookmark, color frontis. illustration by Geoff Hunt.
A bit of shallow scratching to gilt on fore-edge of text block, else very fine.
Price: $150.00