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CAPTAIN JUSTICE.

Forrest, Anthony, · 1982

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1982, 1st in imprint, paperback, 334pp, pictorial upper wrapper by Paul Wright, the first novel in the Captain John Justice, R.N., series, faint vertical creasing to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, very good,

THE HAPPPY RETURN.

Forester, C. S., · 1965

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1965, 4th imp., paperback, 251pp, [iii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (detail from Dighton: The Death of Nelson), Captain Hornblower, in command of the frigate Lydia, is ordered to track down and sink the Spanish two-decker Nativdad, vertical creasing ...

HORNBLOWER AND THE HOTSPUR.

Forester, C. S., · 1968

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1968, 1st in imprint, paperback, 302pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (detail from de Loutherbourg: The Glorious First of June, 1794), faint vertical crease in spine, lightly rubbed at extrems., faint creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, lacks hal...

A SHIP OF THE LINE.

Forester, C. S., · 1967

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1967, 4th imp., paperback, 233pp, [vi] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (detail from Drummond: The Jeune Richard), sl. roll and slant to spine with faint vertical creasing, a little rubbed at extrems., good plus,

THE RAGING OF THE DEEP.

Draper, Alfred, · 1985

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Star Books, London, 1985, 1st in imprint, paperback, [vi], 328pp, [ii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), a story in the Grey Seal fictional series of an RNPS Grimsby trawler in WW2, faint vertical creasing through centre upper wrapper, lightly rubbed at tips,...

TRAPP'S WAR.

Callison, Brian, · 1976

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana, London, 1976, 1st in imprint, paperback, 190pp, [ii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art by Paul Wright, a novel set in the Mediterranean in 1942 where the SS Charon joins the fight against the German Navy's blockade of Malta, sl. slant to spine with faint vertical...

THE BONE COLLECTORS.

Callison, Brian, · 1985

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana, London, 1985, 1st in imprint, paperback, 254pp, [ii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art [Paul Wright], faint crease to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good,

A FRENZY OF MERCHANTMEN.

Callison, Brian, · 1978

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana, London, 1978, 2nd imp., paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art by Paul Wright, set during the Cold War, the freighter British Venturer is forced into a showdown with the Russian Navy,edges tanned, very good plus,

OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN.

Waugh, Evelyn, · 1980

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, ND (c1980's), paperback, 249pp, [vi] ads., pictorial montage upper wrapper by David Hopkins, second volume of 'Sword of Honour' trilogyvery faint vertical crease at spine, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

THE RESTLESS SEA.

Thompson, E. V., · 1985

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, 1985, 1st in imprint, paperback, 373pp, [vii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by Walter Wyles, the first novel in the Jago family saga, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

SUMMER'S LEASE.

Mortimer, John, · 1988

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1988, 1st in imprint, paperback, 300pp, [iv] ads., decorated upper wrapper by Martin Knoweldon, sl. roll to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at tips, very good,

PARADISE POSTPONED.

Mortimer, John, · 1986

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1986, 1st in imprint, paperback, 447pp, decorated upper wrapper (unattrib.), very sl. roll to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at tips, very good,

SAN ANDREAS.

Maclean, Alistair, · 1985

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana, London, 1985, 1st in imprint, paperback, 286pp inc. 2pp map, [ii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art, a novel set on the British hospital ship San Andreas, sabotaged in freezing Norwegian waters which are patrolled by U-boats, very sl. roll to spine with light vert...

ISLANDS IN THE STREAM.

Hemingway, Ernest, · 1985

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1985, 6th imp., paperback, x in map, 405pp, pictorial upper wrapper by Peter Goodfellow, the three-part novel the author was writing at the time of his death, faint crease upper hinge and cnrs. upper wrapper, lightly rubbed at tips, very good,

THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK.

Dumas, Alexandre, · 1961

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Panther Imperial, London, 1961, 1st in imprint, paperback, 253pp, [iii] ads., #I207, pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), spine a little wrinkled, light creasing at hinges and upper wrapper, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, good,

SHARPE'S SIEGE - Richard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign, 1814.

Cornwell, Bernard, · 1988

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana / Collins, London, 1988, 1st in imprint, paperback, 319pp inc. 2pp maps, [i] ads., pictorial panel upper wrapper (unattrib.), sl. slant to spine with light vertical creasing to spine and upper hinge, lightly rubbed at tips, very good,

SHARPE'S REVENGE - Richard Sharpe and the Peace of 1814.

Cornwell, Bernard, · 1990

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana / Collins, London, 1990, 1st in imprint, paperback, 348pp, [iii] ads., pictorial panel upper wrapper (unattrib.), sl. slant and roll to spine, light vertical creasing at spine and upper hinge, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, good plus,

SHARPE'S ENEMY - Richard Sharpe and the Defence of Portugal 1812.

Cornwell, Bernard, · 1985

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana/ Collins, London, 1985, 1st in imprint, paperback, 351pp inc. 2pp map of The Gateway of God, [i] ads., pictorial panel upper wrapper (unattrib.), horizontal crack in spine and light crease across wrappers, lightly rubbed at tips, good plus,

REDCOAT.

Cornwell, Bernard, · 1988

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Sphere Books, London, 1988, 1st in imprint, paperback, [viii inc. map of Philadelphia and environs], 471pp, [i] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art by Edward Mortelmans, sl. roll and slant to faintly creased spine, diag. crease upper cnr. upper wrapper, lightly rubbed at ti...

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.

Hibbert, Christopher, · 1986

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1986, 4th imp., trade paperback, 352pp, 24pp half tone photo ills., 4pp maps, pictorial upper wrapper, a narrative history of the French Revolution from the meeting of the Estates general at Versailles in 1789 to the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire which br...