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PALLISER, MARCUS - Matthew's Prize -
London, William Heinemann. 1999, First. (ISBN: 0434007617). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTINGThe author's FIRST NOVEL. Sub-titled 'Being the tale of a Whitby orphan boy's longing to navigate the broad seas' of advenrurous voyages aboard fighting ships; of commerce and the profits of greed; of a young man's loves, his losses, and a quest for tye truth. An historical novel set in England in the 1690's with the Dutch trade wars coming to a close but the struggles with the French for naval supremacy just beginning, It is the time of Newton, of advances in astronomy and the study of longitude. Matthew Stalbone longs to go to sea in command of his own sailing ship and studying the new science of navigation is his only means of escape from the Whitby coal wharves, but his dream of plying an honest trade is wrecked on the Essex shoals. Swept away to the Spanish Main, Matthew is plunged into a bloody life of pillage and prize money, lawless privateers, fierce sea battles, ruthless slave traders all combine to make a story of high adventure. 13. Near Fine/Near Fine.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 9.99 | JP¥ 1555] Booknumber: 011238
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GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 9.99 | JP¥ 1555] Booknumber: 011238
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