Alexander Kent [Douglas Reeman] — Command a King&Apos;S Ship

London, Hutchinson, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this novel from Douglas Reeman's popular 'Bolitho' naval war series. The first edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.'Command a King's Ship' is the eighth instalment to Douglas Reeman's prolific series published under his pseudonym Alexander Kent, which focus on the military careers of Richard Bolitho and Adam Bolitho in the Royal Navy. This volume, set in 1784, sees Richard Bolitho as the newly appointed Captain of His Majesty's frigate Undine, who must voyage to India and far beyond.  In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minor bumping to the extremities only. Dust wrapper is sunned to the front cover, otherwise excellent, with very minimal wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.