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Book Condition: Used A fine crisp copy in blue cloth over boards in a fine crisp dust jacket
ISBN: 039303626X / 9780393036268
Seller: Ed Smith Books

United States
About Item: New York: Norton, 1994. First American Edition, 1st Printing. hardcover. A fine crisp copy in blue cloth over boards in a fine crisp dust jacket. 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.
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