Obrian Patrick Cunningham (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. "A compilation of essays as an appreciation of Patrick O'Briabn's writing life", along with an autobiographical essay and "Samphire" - on of his best known short stories. 171 pages, illustrated. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. In pictorial jacket, 8vo, 175pp. (light shelfwear). Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine (Book Condition). Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine ( Jacket Condition). First American. A very nice copy, but for previous owner's signature on ffep and shelfwear to dust jacket. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st American. 176 page hardcover collection of critical essays by various authors - plus the Cunningham bibliography. Dust jacket is bright, crisp and clean. Blue board exterior with title on spine in gold. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean. Limited edition of 1300 copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine (Book Condition). Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine ( Jacket Condition). First American. A very nice copy, but for previous owner's signature on ffep and shelfwear to dust jacket. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. First Printing. Original price of $23.95 printed on dust jacket front flap. Jacket now protected with paper backed polyester film. Book has no writing or marking and appears unused. Erratum laid in along with "Patrick O'Brian" book marker. Description 175, [1] pages.

Hardcover. First Edition. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with minor dust staining to the top edge of the text block. An octavo measuring 9" by 6" with the "erratum" slip laid-in at the front of the book. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Edited by A. E. Cunningham. Numerous essays by critics, historians and admirers including Charlton Heston as well as a thorough bibliography.

Condition: As New. First edition copy. . Like New dust jacket. 1st American edition. (Patrick O'Brian, criticism, interpretation, bibliography).

Condition: FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET. FIRST EDITION. A LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT OTHER THAN A SMALL GIFT INSCRIPTION ON THE HALF-TITLE. D.J. IS FINE AND IS PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Geoff Hunt (illustrator). 1st Edition. First USA edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly bruised, not price clipped ($23.95), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 176pp. Patrick O'Brian is author of the Aubrey / Maturin novels, set during the Napoleonic wars. They are acknowledged by critics and readers alike as classic works of fiction and have attracted an increasingly wide audience. Patrick O'Brian is also a translator of note and the author of several biographies and other works of non fiction. Quite a scarce book.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. fine hardcover copy in a fine slipcase 1st edition. Does exactly what it says on the cover, critical appreciations and a bibliography.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. First Edition as Stated; 0.87 x 9.13 x 5.98 Inches; 184 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. This compilation of essays is an appreciation of Patrick O'Brian's writing life, and includes "Samphire" one of O'Brian's best-known short stories. The bibliography is a comprehensive and authoritative account of O'Brian's books and writing as of 1994. A must resource for anyone interested in the works of O'Brian.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Patrick O'Brian is the well-known author of the Aubrey/Maturin novels, set during the Napoleonic wars. They are acknowledged by critics and readers alike as classic works of fiction and are attracting an increasingly wide audience. Patrick O'Brian is also a translator of note and the author of several biographies and other works of nonfiction. His first books appeared over forty years ago to wide and enduring critical acclaim.

hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Erratum slip laid in. This compilation of essays is an appreciation of Patrick O'Brian's writing life. As well as an autobiographical essay it also includes Samphire, one of Patrick O'Brian's best-known short stories. It includes contributions from eminent academics such as N.A.M. Rodger and Brian Lavery. Historian and author Richard Ollard adds a wide-ranging overview of Patrick O'Brian's writing, and the book contains other appreciations from admirers and critics including the actor and director Charlton Heston. The bibliography is a comprehensive and authoritative account of all Mr. O'Brian's writing to date. A fine crisp copy in blue cloth over boards in a fine crisp dust jacket.

Uncorrected proof. 160 pp. Fine in printed wrappers. Promotional flyer laid in. Collects two pieces by O'Brian, 'Black, Choleric and Married?' and 'Samphire' as well as essays by eight others.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First American Edition. Fine in the 'First' issue binding with the colophon at rear of text. Fine in a fine dj. Publisher's erratum slip laid-in.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1-1000 copies. First printing. 8vo. 175 pp. Illustrated. Original blue cloth binding. SIGNED by O'Brian on the title page. Contains, in part the essay "Black, Choleric & Married?" and the two stories, "Samphire" and "Simon" by O'Brian. This is a tight, fine book in a bright, fine DJ. Scarce signed by O'Brian. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A complete set of O'Brian's thrilling Aubrey-Maturin series, with three signed letters from the author, with five first editions, two signed novels, and five further works by and about the author and his naval adventures. A wonderful collection of twenty-three seafaring historical novels by Patrick O'Brian, alongside his autobiography, and two critical studies of his work.The complete AubreyMaturin series is present here, with the final five volumes present in the first edition, and with three volumes either signed by the author or with handwritten letters from him: 1. Master and Commander. First published in 1969, this is the first impression of the 1998 printing, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. With a loosely inserted signed letter from 1999 from the author to "my dear Johnnie, thank you very much for that splendid parcel of quills: I have longed for them these many years". The letter goes on to extoll the pleasures of writing with a quill.2. Post Captain. First published in 1972, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.3. HMS Surprise. First published in 1973, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.4. The Mauritius Command. First published in 1977, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.5. Desolation Island. First published in 1978, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.6. The Fortune of War. First published in 1979, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.7. The Surgeon's Mate. First published in 1980, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.8. The Ionian Mission. First published in 1981, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.9. Treason's Harbour. First published in 1983, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.10. The Far Side of the World. First published in 1984, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.11. The Reverse of the Medal. First published in 1986, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.12. The Letter of Marque. First published in 1988, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.13. The Thirteen-Gun Salute. First published in 1989, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.14. The Nutmeg of Consolation. First published in 1991, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.15. Clarissa Oakes. First published in 1992, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.16. The Wine-Dark Sea. First published in 1993, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.17. The Commodore. The 1994 first edition, first impression, flat signed by the author to the title page. With an additional signed inscription from the author to the front free endpaper, and with two signed letters dated 1995 and 1996 and addressed to Johnny in which he expresses a sadness at loosing a letter with a number of exotics stamps on it, and discusses his enjoyment of Trelawney, Fielding and Jane Austen. In the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.18. The Yellow Admiral. The 1997 first edition, first impression, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.19. The Hundred Days. The 1998 first edition, first impression, with a presentation inscription to the title page "for Johnnie with the kindest of wishes, Patrick O"Brian". In the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.20. Blue at the Mizzen. The 1999 first edition, first impression, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.21. The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey. The 2004 first edition, first impression, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. Also present are two standalone novels from the author: The Unknown Shore, the first impression of the 1996 re-issue, first published in 1959. In the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. The Golden Ocean, the first impression of the 1996 re-issue, first published in 1956. In the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing of the author"s autobiographical work "Testimonies", in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. "A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion for Patrick O"Brian"s Seafaring Tales" (1995), the first edition, first printing. In the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. "Patrick O"Brian: Critical Appreciation and A Bibliography" (1994). The first edition, first impression, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.Also present, in two handwritten envelopes, are two copies of the brochure for a 1996 evening at the Royal Naval College Greenwich, celebrating O'Brian. In another envelope is a clipping of an interview with him in the Paris Review in 1997. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, fine, with only minor edgewear to a small number of back strip tails. Dust wrappers in exceptional condition, with minor sunning to a small number of back strips. Inscription to one front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, but exceptionally clean and bright. Inscriptions to two title pages. Fine. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited edition: this copy is number 40 of 50 copies. SIGNED by Patrick O'Brian on the limitation page. Octavo, half bound in black leather with red leather and gilt lettering and borders on the spine, black cloth covered boards, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Housed in a black cloth covered slipcase with a color illustrations on the front side. Fine in a fine slipcase. ; 175 pages.

First edition. Number 16 of only 50 numbered and specially bound copies SIGNED BY O'BRIAN (there was also a "collector's edition" of 250 copies). Handsomely bound in three-quarter leather, with marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. Includes an autobiographical piece, four poems and two stories by O'Brian. Illustrated with a color frontis photograph and six black-and-white photographs of O'Brian, a profile of the H.M.S. Surprise and various black-and-white decorations. According to the editor, Arthur Cunningham, the bindings for this edition were produced in 5 different colors (10 of each color) and with 5 different marbled endpapers. Of the 50 copies, 20 were set aside for presentation, leaving only 30 copies offered for sale. Fine in fine slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The best historical novels ever written. . . . On every page Mr. O Brian reminds us with subtle artistry of the most important of all historical lessons: that times change, but people don t, that the griefs and follies and victories of the men and women who were here before us are in fact the maps of our own lives. Richard Snow, New York Times Book Review Patrick O'Brian is the well-known author of the Aubrey/Maturin novels, set during the Napoleonic wars. They are acknowledged by critics and readers alike as classic works of fiction and are attracting an increasingly wide audience. Patrick O'Brian is also a translator of note and the author of several biographies and other works of nonfiction. His first books appeared over forty years ago to wide and enduring critical acclaim. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 184.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 184.