Hornblower in the West Indies
London: Michael Joseph, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Some minor rubbing, top edge of jacket at spine and it is price-clipped. Very nice cover art by Biro.
London: Michael Joseph, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Some minor rubbing, top edge of jacket at spine and it is price-clipped. Very nice cover art by Biro.
London: Pan Books, 1959. Paperback. Near Fine. The second Pan paperback edition. Amusing cover art that almost resembles Gregory Peck.
London: Michael Joseph, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A very bright and solid copy. Previous owner name on the front free endpaper, else fine. The jacket is very clean and is not price-clipped.
Boston: Little, Brown, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. A very solid and bright copy of the true first edition in blue boards and with plain white endpapers. Lacking the jacket.
London: Michael Joseph, (1946). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy. Bound in original dusky rose colored cloth. The complete jacket has one very small chip at the head of the spine and a small closed tear at the top edge of the rear panel.
London: Michael Joseph, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good. The jacket has a few areas of chipping at both ends of the spine. The top right corner has a very small chip as well as the lower left corner on the rear cover. Price-clipped. With the 3/6 price on the spine of the jacket. Still a very nice.....
London: Michael Joseph, (1950). First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Fine. A lovely edition of this Hornblower novel. In a bright and complete dust jacket, designed by Biro. The edges are moderately spotted and there are a few areas of shelf wear to the bottom edges.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. One of 4000 copies. The first trade edition of these two novels of the Peninsular War. A very attractive copy with only minor edge-wear. The dust jacket is price-clipped. Cover art by Jan Doubrava.
New York: Sun Dial Press, (1944). First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A very clean, bright and solid copy of this Sun Dial reprint. The copyright page provides the 1944 date. Cover art by Jan Doubrava.
London: Michael Joseph, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. The cleanest and brightest copy of this title I have seen and, I believe, anybody is likely to see. Virtually as new. Lovely cover art by A. E. Barlow. World War II naval action.
London: Michael Joseph, (1943). First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Near Fine. Original brown cloth, lettered in silver at the spine. In the complete dust jacket with design by A. E. Barlow. The book has been read. The jacket shows some very minor edge-wear and the book leans a bit, but overall remains very attractive indeed.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. Original rust colored cloth on boards. Lettered in black. In a bright pleasing copy of the dust jacket.