Advanced Reading Copy for the collector of historical fiction and JA fan fiction. Being the 6th Jane Austen Mystery. Together with brother Frank Austen, Jane solves a sailor's mystery. Barron provides all the details of a nautical expert, but her novels never feel weighed down by the background information. Blue paper wrapper conceals and protects the cover image that will grace the first dust jacket. Included is the letter from the publisher that accompanied the ARC when it was issued. Bantam Books. 2001. Paper. USED. $10.00