Badge of Glory, Douglas Reeman — 1st Edition

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Badge of Glory, Douglas Reeman — 1st Edition

Name: Badge of Glory, Douglas Reeman — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6744
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Publication: London, Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, 1982

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 366.

Condition Report: Very Good. The original publisher’s navy blue cloth boards remain clean and taut, featuring sharp corners and crisp gilt titling along the spine and front board. The text block is structurally firm and securely bound, with head and tail bands intact; internally, leaves remain clean, crisp, and unmarked throughout, displaying only modest natural uniform toning and faint speckling along the upper and fore text-block edges commensurate with age. The unclipped pictorial dustwrapper retains bright colours and clean panels, presenting light superficial rubbing at the extremities, negligible softening to the spine extremities, and a slight hint of sunning along the spine, remaining handsomely preserved under an archival protective sleeve.

Catalogue Note: First edition, first impression, with "First published 1982" stated on the copyright page without subsequent printings noted. This volume represents the opening installment of Douglas Reeman's acclaimed Blackwood Family saga, tracing several generations of Royal Marine officers across 150 years of naval and military history.

The book features pictorial dust jacket art and unillustrated text, bound in the publisher's standard gilt-lettered blue cloth. A clean, highly presentable collector's copy of a key work in modern naval fiction.

In 1850, Captain Philip Blackwood of the Royal Marines embarks on a turbulent journey that will test the enduring motto of his corps: Per Mare, Per Terram. From the treacherous river deltas of West Africa combating the outlawed slave trade to the cholera-ridden siege lines and ferocious combat of the Crimean War, Blackwood leads men under fire while navigating complex personal conflicts, forbidden romance, and the shifting tide of 19th-century warfare. Badge of Glory launches Douglas Reeman’s epic saga of a celebrated military dynasty, combining visceral battlefield authenticity with sweeping historical drama.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Douglas Reeman

Book Publisher: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 366

Book Publication Year: 1982

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Blackwood Family

Country/region of manufacture: Tiptree, United Kingdom

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