Patrick O'Brian

A complete first edition, first printing collection of the Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian.

• Sold as a set of 20 volumes.
• Patrick O’Brian (English).
• Includes: Master and Commander; Post Captain; H.M.S. Surprise; The Mauritius Command; Desolation Island; The Fortune of War; The Surgeon’s Mate; The Ionian Mission; Treason’s Harbour; The Far Side of the World [in first issue dust wrapper]; The Reverse of the Medal; The Letter of Marque; The Thirteen-Gun Salute; The Nutmeg of Consolation; Clarissa Oakes; The Wine-Dark Sea; The Commodore; The Yellow Admiral; The Hundred Days; Blue at the Mizzen.
• Each is presented in unclipped wrappers.

More Information:

Master and Commander:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in London, 1970.
• The dust wrapper, designed by Dell’Orco, has two closed tears to the spine and fore edge.
• It has not been price clipped, however, and shows the original £1.50 net (or) 30s. net price.
• There are some light handling marks throughout the wrapper.
• It is the first issue with ‘The Knights of Dark Renown’ review on the rear.
• The boards, in the original publishers woven cloth, are free from notable chips and marks.
• There is slight toning to the front preliminaries, with very light foxing also present.
• The text blocks are slightly foxed.
• It is free from previous owners ink and is, overall, in very good condition.

Post Captain:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in London, 1972.
• The dust wrapper has some wear to the top edges and one closed tear to the rear panel.
• It has not been price clipped, and shows the original £1.80 net.
• The boards, in the original publishers woven cloth, are free from notable chips and marks.
• There is slight toning to the front preliminaries, with foxing also present to the top edge.
• The text blocks are slightly foxed.
• It is free from previous owners ink and is, overall, in very good condition.

HMS Surprise:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1973.
• A very good book without inscriptions in a like unclipped wrapper with a small chip to the corner of the front flap.
• Some rubbing to the extremities.
• A little faded on the spine.

The Mauritius Command:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1977.
• A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good lightly faded spine.
• Some light wear to the extremities.

Desolation Island:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1978.
• A near fine book without inscriptions in a near fine unclipped wrapper none faded spine.

The Fortune of War:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1978.
• A near fine book without inscriptions in a near fine clipped wrapper.

The Surgeon’s Mate:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1980.
• A near fine book without inscriptions.
• Spotting to top edge.
• In a very good unclipped wrapper which is lightly faded on the spine.

The Ionian Mission:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins 1981.
• A near fine book with spotting to the top edge.
• No inscriptions.
• In a near fine unclipped wrapper which is lightly faded and has some spotting to the rear flap.

Treason’s Harbour:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1983.
• A near fine book without inscriptions.
• With spotting to the top edge in a unclipped near fine wrapper which is a little faded to the spine.

The Far Side of the World:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1984.
• A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good unclipped first issue dust wrapper.
• With fading to the spine and not price clipped showing £8.95.

The Reverse of the Medal:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1986.
• A near fine book without inscriptions.
• Spotting to the top edge.
• In a very good unclipped wrapper with a fading to the spine.

The Letter of Marque:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1988.
• A near fine book without inscriptions in a near fine unclipped faded wrapper.

The Thirteen Gun Salute:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1989.
• A very good book without inscriptions with spotting to the page edges.
• In a very good unclipped wrapper, a little rubbed and faded.

The Nutmeg of Consolation:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1991.
• A near fine book in like unclipped wrapper.

Clarissa Oakes:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1992.
• A near fine book with spotting to the top edge in like unclipped wrapper.

The Wine Dark Sea:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by Collins in 1993.
• A near fine book in like unclipped wrapper.

The Commodore:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by HarperCollins in 1994.
• A fine book in like unclipped wrapper.

The Yellow Admiral:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by HarperCollins in 1997.
• A fine book in like unclipped wrapper.

The Hundred Days:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by HarperCollins in 1998.
• A fine book in like wrapper with faded spine.

Blue at the Mizzen:

• First edition, first printing.
• Published by HarperCollins in 1999.
• A fine book in like unclipped wrapper.