THE MAURITIUS COMMAND

O'BRIAN, PATRICK

ISBN 10: 0812824768 / ISBN 13: 9780812824766

Published by NEW YORK NY STEIN AND DAY PUBLISHERS PUB 1978., 1978

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VERY GOOD+ IN A NEAR FINE D.J. A JACK AUBREY NOVEL BOOK HAS SLIGHT DAMPING TO THE SPINE HEEL WITH A TOUCH OF COLOR OFFSET TO THE ENDPAPERS AND VERSO OF D.J. BUT IS OTHERWISE A FRESH AND CLEAN COPY WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. OTHER THAN THE OFFSET MENTIONED ABOVE THAT DOES NOT AFFECT RECTO, AND SOME MODEST TONING TO THE FLAPS, D.J. IS FINE. AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. FIRST EDITION (COPYRIGHT PAGE: "FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1978). Binding is HARDCOVER. Seller Inventory # 012400

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE MAURITIUS COMMAND

Publisher: NEW YORK NY STEIN AND DAY PUBLISHERS PUB 1978.

Publication Date: 1978

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Captain Jack Aubrey is ashore on half pay without a command - until Stephen Maturin arrives with secret orders for Aubrey to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope under a commodore's pennant, there to mount an expedition against the French-held islands of Mauritius and La Reunion. But the difficulties of carrying out his orders are compounded by two of his own captains - Lord Clonfert, a pleasure-seeking dilettaante, and captain Corbett, whose severity pushes his crew to the verge of mutiny.

Review:

Ashore without a command--and on half pay to boot--Jack Aubrey's prayers are answered when Stephen Maturin shows up with a secret mission for him. The two men have been ordered to the Cape of Good Hope. There they hope to dislodge the French garrisons on the islands of Mauritius and La Reunion. Alas, two of their own colleagues--a dilettante and a martinet--prove to be nearly as great an obstacle as the French themselves. --Amazon.com