Lieutenant Hornblower
London: Michael Joseph, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A beautiful copy. Very small previous owner sticker on the ffep, else fine. Cover art by Biro.
Adventure
Lord Hornblower
Toronto: Ryerson, (1946). First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original blue boards. The jacket shows moderate overall wear, in particular to the head of the spine. A chip to th rear panel at the top corner.
To the Indies
Boston: Little, Brown, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Good. Bound in original green cloth. Illustrated map endpapers. The dust jacket is complete. It shows some rubbing and fraying to the spine ends and some minor spotting on the rear panel. Still, a good copy.
The Age of Fighting Sail
New York: Doubleday & Co., 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good. In original gray cloth. The jacket is evenly worn with a chip at the lower end of the dust jacket at the hinge and several other very shallow chips. There are areas of rubbing as well and some sun fading to the orange jacket near the fore-edge.....
Beat to Quarters
New York: Pocket Books, 1942. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. A very bright and solid copy of the first Pocket Book edition. The pages are remarkably white and clean. Previous owner name on the front free endpaper. Some light rubbing to the spine, else fine.
The Commodore
London: Michael Joseph, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. A clean, bright and attractive copy. The orange on the spine of the dust jacket has faded to a bright yellow as it is almost always found now. Previous owner gift inscription to the front free endpaper, dated April, 1945.
Flying Colours
London: Michael Joseph, (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. The third published book in the Hornblower series. Original red cloth, lettered in silver to the spine. 8vo - 284pp, 3 pages of ads. An oddity in the Hornblower canon. This title was published the day before this stand-alone edition, where it was paired with A Ship Of The.....
Gold From Crete
London: Michael Joseph, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. From a first edition of 10,000. As new. Cover art by Graham Humphreys. A fine copy in all respects.
The Happy Return
London: Michael Joseph, (1937). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. Original green cloth boards, lettered in silver to the spine. 8vo - 287pp. A really lovely copy. The boards are clean, the corners true and the text as new. The bright dust jacket has a few very shallow chips and one closed tear. The red Michael Joseph logo on.....
Horatio Hornblower
London: Michael Joseph, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Omnibus volume containing The Commodore and Lord Hornblower. Previous owner inscription on the ffep. Some minor edge-wear at the head of the spine. Cover design by Biro.
Horatio Hornblower Goes to Sea
Larchmont, NY: Queens House, 1978. Hardcover. Fine. Red boards, lettered in white. Reprint. As new. Unopened and unread.
Hornblower And The Hotspur
London: Michael Joseph, (1962). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Original blue cloth, lettered in silver to the spine. A near perfect copy looking, at least to my eyes, as if it was just issued. As clean and bright as one could hope to find. Beautiful wrap-around cover art.
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.
Lieutenant Hornblower
London: Pan Books, 1959. Paperback. Near Fine. The second Pan paperback edition. Amusing cover art that almost resembles Gregory Peck.
Long Before Forty
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.
Lord Hornblower
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.
Marionettes at Home
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.....
Rifleman Dodd and The Gun
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.
The Ship
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.
A Ship Of The Line
Toronto: Reginald Sanders, (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. The second published book in the Hornblower series. This, the first Canadian edition. Original purple cloth on boards, lettered in silver to the spine. 8vo - 304, [1 page ad]. A really crisp and clean copy of this wonderful Hornblower title. Matches the UK edition to the letter.....
Battle of the April Storm
London: World Books, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A lovely copy of a reprint edition. World War II naval action.
Battle of the April Storm
London: George G. Harrap, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A very clean, bright and attractive copy of this novel of World War II naval combat. The rear panel of the jacket has some moderate foxing.
Flight. An Epic Of The Air
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1929). First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original light blue cloth lettered in navy blue. The Photoplay edition, illustrated with stills from the film The rear panel has photos of Frank Capra, the Director, and cast members, Jack Holt, Lila Lee and Ralph Graves. A V shaped chip at the head of.....
Adam Hardrow
London: Severn House, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. The first volume in the series. As new. The early days of World War II and the evacutation of Dunkirk.
Blitz
London: MacMillan, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A fine copy of this large novel, telling of heroism and survival on the ground in London during the worst days of the Blitz.