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KENT**, ALEXANDER [pseud Douglas Reeman]: : Colours Aloft! [1803]

LONDON.HUTCHINSON,1986.

ISBN 0091644003.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial wrap-around artwork by Brian Sweet illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges,a tiny, tiny closed nick/tear to top,rear corner - no other nicks or tears present.Top+fore- edges minimally aged and minimally spotted,but generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean, blue paper-covered boards with bright, crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip with immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,10 -286pp[paginated] +2pp blanks to rear, includes half-title+title pages,contents list/table,17 chapters+epilogue. 'It was unusually cold for mid-September and the cobbled streets of Portsmouth Point shone like metal from the overnight rain.' The September in question is in 1803,when press gangs ruled the quayside,and Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds himself the new master of Argonaute,a French flagship taken in battle.With the short-lived Peace of Amiens in ruins,he must leave behind the safety and security of Falmouth and take his place in the harder war which follows.With the exception of Nelson himself,the recently-knighted Bolitho is the youngest admiral on the Navy list,but his new status sits uneasily upon his shoulders along with his new command.For the most part the officers of his hastily-formed squadron lack experience,whereas their French counterparts are well-trained and confident.And Bolitho is also a man plagued by worry about the coolness behind his recent parting with his beautiful wife Belinda.What lies ahead is the reality of war at close quarters - where Bolitho will be called upon to anticipate the overall intention of the French fleet.And where, not for the first time,his own human reactions and the dictates of his position will be at odds.But it is the realisation that the battle has come to a personal vendetta - between himself and the French Admiral who formerly sailed Argonaute - that drives Bolitho and his men to a final rendezvous where no quarter is asked or given.Author's 16th Richard Bolitho novel in the series.See also,the previous sequential,alpha-numerical book ID's back to rja26307,and the following sequential, alpha-numerical book ID's up to rja26387 for further Richard Bolitho novels/titles from the series. Want more Alexander Kent titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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