Ramage's Devil, Dudley Pope — 1st Edition

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Ramage's Devil, Dudley Pope — 1st Edition

Name: Ramage's Devil, Dudley Pope — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6997
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Publication: London, Secker & Warburg (The Alison Press), 1982

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [vi], 226.

Condition Report: Very Good. The charcoal cloth binding remains tight and secure, though the book exhibits a slight forward lean to the spine. The gilt lettering and naval emblem on the spine remain bright and unoxidised. The text block is pleasingly clean and free of notable spotting or foxing, with just the faintest touch of typical age-toning to the page margins. The unclipped dust jacket is likewise very well preserved, displaying bright, unfaded cover art with only trivial rubbing and minor shelf-wear to the extremities, primarily along the spine ends and corners.

Catalogue Note: This is a true first English edition, first impression. It represents the thirteenth instalment in Dudley Pope's celebrated Lord Ramage series.

While the Ramage paperbacks were printed in high volumes, well-preserved first edition hardbacks from the latter half of the series are becoming increasingly sought after by naval fiction collectors.

Finding a copy with an intact, bright dust jacket free of significant tears or sunning adds distinct appeal to this specific volume.

The Peace of Amiens provides a brief, uneasy truce between Britain and France, prompting Captain Lord Ramage to take his new bride, Sarah, on a honeymoon to a chateau in the French countryside. However, their idyllic retreat is violently interrupted when Napoleon abruptly resumes hostilities. Hours before the official declaration of war, Bonaparte orders the arrest of all Britons on French soil. Forced into hiding, Ramage and Sarah must outmanoeuvre the ruthless French secret police and navigate a desperate escape to the coast. Their capture would mean transportation to the notorious penal colony of Devil's Island, setting the stage for a tense, high-stakes game of survival behind enemy lines.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Dudley Pope

Book Publisher: Secker & Warburg

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 226

Book Publication Year: 1982

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: The Lord Ramage Novels

Country/region of manufacture: Bungay, Suffolk, United Kingdom

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