Marcus Palliser - Matthew's Prize (Loftus) - 1st/1st (1999 First Edition DJ)

D\u2019ARTAGNAN BOOKS\n\n  \n\nThis is a first edition in very good condition.  It was published by William Heinemann in 1999.\n\n \n\n'England is on the cusp of its Empire, but as the Dutch trade wars come to a close, so the struggles with the French for naval supremacy are just beginning.  Matthew Stalborne leaves the port of Whitby aboard ship, only to risk his life saving another, ending up on a Dutch trader to the Indies.'\n\n \n\nThis is a 1st Edition / 1st Printing (The number string is: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).\n\n \n\nCondition:\n\nBook - Very Good - rubbing/bumping/wear to the corners and edges, opens v.easily to a couple of pages (binding just showing through), v.slight marking to the page edges and soft tanning to the pages.\n\nDust Jacket - Very Good - rubbing/bumping/wear to the corners and edges and slight marking, scratches, discolouration and creasing.\n\nThe DJ is not price clipped.\n\nThe DJ is in a protecti!