Sloop of War by Alexander Kent, First Edition (45 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. 319 pp. Spine has reading creases. Pages tanned at edges. Chip tp map page edge. A clean copy. The seventh Bolitho story chronologically, by Douglas Reeman under his pseudonym. "April 1778. As the French enter the American War of Independence in earnest, young Richard Bolitho is given his first command, "Sparrow" - a fast, well-armed fighting sloop. At last he has the chance to prove his abilities as a junior captain. But he faces other challenges too." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint; First Printing. Missing DJ, corners lightly bumped, spine gilding faded, ink scribble to front endpaper, ink message and name to title. ; First printing of deluxe book club edition, July 1973. Petrol faux leather boards with gilt lettering to spine and decoration to spine and fore corners, map to green endpapers, all edges green. Nice tight copy. ; The Richard Bolitho Series; 320 pages; April 1778, English Harbour, Antigua. Young Richard Bolitho is given his first command, a fast well armed fighting sloop, the Sparrow. And with France entering the American War of Independence in earnest, he will at last have his chance to prove his abilities as a junior captain. Book Club Edition.

1st Edition. Hardback. Near good in near good, worn, torn and plastic protected, d/w. Spine cocked and bumped, edges rubbed and worn, boards lightly marked, corners bumped, pages browned, spotting to edge of pages. Please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts.

First edition. Hardback. A 'Richard Bolitho' title. Book and clipped dust jacket are in Very Good+ condition. Jacket fitted with a new removable clear cover. Securely packaged.

Paperback. Condition: VG+. 1st Thus.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Burgundy boards with gilt titles to spine, rubs and bumps, usual library markings to prelims, some minor marks and creases to pages, otherwise in Good condition. Pictorial dust jacket, not price clipped, general edgewear, rubs, bumps, chips/nicks, small tears and losses, some discolouration/marks, otherwise in Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated First American Edition . Price clipped but without inscriptions.

Maroon hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 319pp. Endpapers illustrated as maps.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. CHRIS MAYGER(Jacket Art) (illustrator). First Thus. Hard cover with illustrated dust jacket. Slight wear on DJ edges. Small pen mark on front of DJ. Not price clipped. Light brown boards with 'Richard Bolitho' in gilt on the front board and book titles/author publisher in gilt on the board spine. Page edges are lightly tanned and slightly foxed/soiled. Otherwise clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Omnibus collecting 'Sloop of War, To Glory We Steer, Command A King's Ship.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. London Hutchinson, 1978. First UK Edition, First Printing of the omnibus ed. comprising : 1778 Sloop of War 1782 To Glory We Steer & 1784 Command A King's Ship. Book is Near Fine with no inscriptions. Dust Jacket is also Near FIne but price clipped.

Paperback. first edition. near fine, unread paperback,

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. McBooks Press, 1972, 8vo, 351 pages, First Edition. Softcover edition, near fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. VG/VG+. 8vo. original burgundy boards gilt (neat ex-library with single rsm to verso title page, discreet label stubs to front pastedowns, occ. leaf edge marking) in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed & nicked, slight creasing to flaps); pp. 320, with endpaper map. A very good copy. The fifth Richard Bolitho novel, this one set in Chesapeake Bay in 1778.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The fifth novel in the series. Fine. First. Dark brown cloth with excellent dust jacket.

FIRST EDITION octavo hardcover (Near Fine) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

first edition 319pp, ex-library with d/w adhered to boards at flaps (date stamped on rear paste-down ) GD+ (tears to upper edge of d/w).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A couple small chips to jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition, First printing. First printing Near fine in dark red-orange cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with map end sheets with a very slight lean to the spine. In a near fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap and with only a hint of wear to the ends of the spine area. Bolitho receives the promotion he has wanted since first going to sea: He is placed in command of the sloop The Sparrow near the close of the American Revolution. An uncommon early title and one in beautiful condition!

First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine in very good dustjacket with a one inch professionally closed tear. Most likely the earliest Bolitho omnibus, with a special introduction by the author for this edition. An quality production, in a handsome jacket illustration by Chris Mayger. This heavy book will cost slightly more to send overseas, than any default postage rate noted.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Mass market paperback. 333pp. First paperback edition thus, first printing with number line intact on copyright page. No previous ownership marks or writing. "The year is 1778. The ship is the HMS Sparrow, England's finest sloop of war, and the captain is Richard Bolitho, sailing his command into the fury of battle." A nautical tale of adventure during the American Revolution. A clean, square, sound copy. Very good. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Small previous owner name to front endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American edition. The book is slightly cocked. The jacket has a chip at the bottom edge of the spine at the rear crease and it's price-clipped. Very Good / Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 319 Pp. Red Cloth, Spine Gilt. First American Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket Priced $6.95.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. A FINE tight copy in a Near FINE bright dj. , 1st Edition.

Octavo, boards. First edition. A Richard Bolitho sea adventure set in 1778. Upper corners slightly bumped, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine price clipped dust jacket with a small closed tear to upper right front corner and a touch of shelf wear to the head of the spine panel. (#150902).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust. First American Edition. The dustjacket is now protected in a new, removable archival sleeve. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; 319 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American edition. Book is slightly cocked, with a little waviness to the bottom of the pages, thus very good in near fine dust jacket with one short tear.

1st UK edition. Contents: very good. Two brown tape strip lines on endpapers. P & O Ferries library label opposite half-title page. Dustwrapper: fantastically preserved, bright and shiny !, with brown strip only to edge of inside flap. Tape marks on edges of boards. 319 pp.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A first edition of Alexander Kent's 'Sloop of War', featuring his well known protagonist, Richard Bolitho. With the original illustrated dustwrapper, and maps to the endpapers. "The year in which the American War of Independence changed to an all-out struggle for freedom from British rule and the year Bolitho took command of the Sparrow." In original cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, cloth is smart. Dustwrapper is bright, although with some chipping and small closed tears to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound, bright and clean throughout. Fine. book.

Softcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Near Fine in wraps.