SKU: B-000036

The Far Side Of The World

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Special Features: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Ex-Library

Condition: A used / pre-owned hardcover book with dust jacket laminated on. This is an ex library book. There is a library stamps on the front inner cover pages. There is some minor spine tilt, some general wear, some page yellowing, and some foxing to page edges. Some small stains to a few pages.

Historical Fiction

Exploration Travel Nautical Fiction Master and Commander series

Patrick O’Brian’s tenth Aubrey–Maturin novel, The Far Side of the World, sends Captain Jack and his friend Stephen on a sweeping 1812-era chase around Cape Horn, a voyage beloved by maritime fiction fans and the inspiration for the film Master and Commander. This 1984 first-edition Collins hardcover preserves the salt-stained tension that made the series a benchmark of historical naval adventure.

The jacket, laminated for protection, still flashes the original shipboard artwork; inside, the pages show the expected mellowing of a well-traveled ex-library copy—light edge foxing, gentle yellowing, and a few small stains, but no markings on the text block itself. A library stamp appears on the front inner pages and the spine leans slightly, yet the binding remains tight enough for comfortable reading.

Collectors hunting a first printing of The Far Side of the World will appreciate the honest wear and clear edition points, while readers new to O’Brian’s world can safely test the waters before upgrading. Secure this copy today and set sail for the far Pacific without leaving your armchair.

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