In Nelson’s day the punishments inflicted by the Royal Navy were notoriously brutal and barbaric. George Abercrombie Fox, ruthless and ambitious hero of Treasure and Blood for Breakfast, must now face the deadly consequences of his rapacious search for gold. The court could order him hanged from the highest yardarm in the Fleet. But Fox would never give in. Still a lieutenant at thirty four he had his won bitter, vengeful plans to deal with the Navy! The murderous crash of broadsides and the reek of battle smoke await Fox in Adam Hardy’s suspense filled novel of an unconventional hero who transcends heroism.
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Adam Hardy was a pen name used by Kenneth Bulmer (1921-2005). A prolific writer, Bulmer wrote over 160 novels and many short stories, both under his real name and various pen names. He is best known for science fiction, including his long-running Dray Prescot series of planetary romances, but he wrote in many genres.
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Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good/ Fine. W.Francis Phillipps Painted Cover! (illustrator). PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed. 124 pgs. >> Minor vertical creasng to covers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 20952-1
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First edition THUS. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. First NEL paperback edition, April 1974. Clean content pages. Sticker removal markings seen on front cover. Small notch cut into top edge of cover and text block. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 3579872746
Seller: SN Books Ltd, Thetford, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Orders shipped daily from the UK. Professional seller. Seller Inventory # mon0000509474
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Seller: COLD TONNAGE BOOKS, Colyton, DEVON, United Kingdom
Paperback original. Condition: Near fine (NF) copy. First edition (& 1st printing). Kenneth Bulmer, writing as ''Adam Hardy'', wrote a 14 volume Fox sequence of Hornblower-esque historical sea stories beginning with The Press Gang (1973). Seller Inventory # 49446
Seller: Westgate Bookshop, Sleaford, LINCS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Good+. 1st Printing. Light signs of use. Seller Inventory # 053023
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Seller: Bookenastics, Devon, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This is the 7th book in the series. A 1st edition (in this format) paperback copy in good condition-spine a little faded & front cover rubbed. (124 pages). The authors name is a pseudonym used by Kenneth Bulmer & Terry Harknett. Seller Inventory # 4286
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Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback 1974. No inscriptions. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref F657. Seller Inventory # 028167
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