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Titles by Richard Woodman
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Baltic Mission by: Richard Woodman, First US Edition Published by: Walker and Company in New York: 1986. Fine in medium green paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a near fine dust jacket with the original price intact on the front flap. A Napoleonic adventure with Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater. The seventh in the series. TB17135  $25.00

Beneath the Aurora by: Richard Woodman, First Edition Published by: John Murray Publish. in London: 1995. Fine in blue paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Signed by the author on the title page. The 12th Nathaniel Drinkwater novel which takes place in 1813. TB13536  $40.00

Beneath the Aurora by: Richard Woodman, First UK Edition Published by: John Murray in London: 1995. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. The 12th volume in the Nathaniel Drinkwater series. It takes place 1813. TB06985  $35.00

The Bomb Vessel by: Richard Woodman, First US Edition Published by: Walker & Company in New York: 1984. Fine in brown paper covered boards with metallic blue-green text stamping on the spine and a fly spec at the top edge of the text block. In a near fine dust jacket with the price in tact on the flap. Woodman's very scarce first book in the Nathaniel Drinkwater series. A very nice, tight and bright copy. TB15109  $150.00

A Brig of War by: Richard Woodman, First UK Edition Published by: John Murray in London: 1983. Fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with light dust staining to the top edge of the text block. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. The 3rd volume in the Nataniel Drinkwater series. It takes place 1798 to 1799. TB17136  $40.00

Ebb Tide by: Richard Woodman, First Edition Published by: John Murray Publish. in London: 1998. Fine in red paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Signed by the author on the title page. The 14th Nathaniel Drinkwater novel which takes place in 1843. TB13530  $35.00

Endangered Species by: Richard Woodman, First Edition Published by: Little, Brown & Co. in London: 1992. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. A novel of Captain John Mackinnon's last voyage before his retirement on the last passage by the old cargo vessel, Matthew Flinders. TB07274  $40.00

Endangered Species by: Richard Woodman, First Edition Published by: Little, Brown & Co. in London: 1992. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. A novel of Captain John Mackinnon's last voyage before his retirement on the last passage by the old cargo vessel, Matthew Flinders. TB06982  $30.00

The Flying Squadron by: Richard Woodman, First UK Edition Published by: John Murray in London: 1992. Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Signed by the author on the title page. The 11th volume in the Nathaniel Drinkwater series. It takes place 1811. TB13539  $65.00

The History of the Ship by: Richard Woodman, First US Edition Published by: The Lyons Press in New York: 1997. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with the ghost of a price sticker on the 1st FEP. In a very near fine dust jacket with a small closed tear at the lower corner of the front panel on the fold to the flap. "The comprehensive story of seafaring from the earliest times to the present day." TB09139  $40.00

A Private Revenge by: Richard Woodman, First UK Edition Published by: John Murray in London: 1989. Fine in brown cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Signed by the author on the title page. The ninth volume in the Nataniel Drinkwater series. It takes place on the frigate Patrician off the China coast in a voyage to Borneo. TB13541  $60.00

A Private Revenge by: Richard Woodman, First US Edition Published by: St. Martin's Press in New York: 1989. Fine in brown paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a near fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap and with minor hints of rubbing to the edges of the panels. The ninth volume in the Nataniel Drinkwater series. It takes place on the frigate Patrician off the China coast in a voyage to Borneo. TB14006  $20.00

Under False Colours by: Richard Woodman, First UK Edition Published by: John Murray in London: 1991. Fine in gray cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. The tenth volume in the Nathaniel Drinkwater series. It takes place in 1809 when Drinkwater takes a role in efforts to disrupt the relationship between Napoleon and the Russian Tsar. TB07799  $40.00

Under False Colours by: Richard Woodman, First UK Edition Published by: John Murray in London: 1991. Fine in gray cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Signed by the author on the title page. The tenth volume in the Nathaniel Drinkwater series. It takes place in 1809 when Drinkwater takes a role in efforts to disrupt the relationship between Napoleon and the Russian Tsar. TB13545  $40.00

Under False Colours by: Richard Woodman, First UK Edition Published by: John Murray in London: 1991. Fine in gray cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. The tenth volume in the Nataniel Drinkwater series. It takes place in 1809 when Drinkwater takes a role in efforts to disrupt the relationship between Napoleon and the Russian Tsar. TB07798  $35.00

Key to abbreviations used:
CP = Copyright Page F = Fine o/w = otherwise
DJ = Dust Jacket NF = Near Fine w/ = with
EP = End Paper VG = Very Good

lt = light
FEP = Free End Paper G = Good sm = small
TP = Title Page FR = Fair PC = Price Clipped

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