On a Making Tide
London: Orion, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the title page. A novel of Nelson and Emma.
Nautical
Whale Ships and Whaling
Salem, Mass: Marine Research Society, 1925. First Edition. F. Original cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Illustrated endpapers. A very clean, bright and solid copy of this volume absolutely filled with photographs and old illustrations of the history of the whaling industry.
Battle Fleet
London: Bloomsbury, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed, dated and with the additional phrase, " Battle Fleet Trafalgar 1805" all present on the title page. A lovely copy in all respects. The third volume in this children's action adventure trilogy.
Powder Monkey
London: Bloomsbury, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the title page.
Prison Ship
London: Bloomsbury, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed and dated by the author, along with the the title and the phrase, Copenhagen 1801, all on the title page. The second volume of this very collectible children's trilogy. Illustrated endpapers and illustrated boards.
The Schooner
London: Arthur Barker, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Tells of a man who builds a two masted schooner and sails the South Seas. A lovely copy in a price-clipped jacket.
The Passing of the Flagship
London: Rich and Cowan, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Good. Original blue cloth. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy. The illustrated dust jacket shows some chipping at both spine ends. The jacket has the price of 7'6 on the flap and 2'6 on the spine, so it's probable that the jacket is either a later edition or.....
The Mutiny Run
London: Michael O'Mara, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. An unopened and unread copy. The U.K. edition is much scarcer than the U.S. A fine copy of this nautical novel from the Age of Fighting Sail.
Thunder at Dawn
London: Severn House, 1995. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A re-issue of the 1978 First Edition. A lovely copy. World War I naval action. Very nice wrap-around cover art by Martin Buchan.
The Captain from Connecticut
Boston: Little, Brown, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Original cloth. A clean bright and solid copy without a jacket.
Gold from Crete
Boston: Little, Brown, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A very clean, bright and attractive copy. Previous owner name on the front free endpaper. The jacket is price-clipped, else fine. Contains ten stories.
The Happy Return
London: Michael Joseph, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. First Edition of first Hornblower book. 12,000 Copies were printed of the First Edition. Extremely scarce. This is a remarkably bright and pleasing copy. There is a faint vertical crease along the spine. There is a previous owner sigature on the paste-down and a Book Society Book Plate.....
Hornblower and the Hotspur
Boston: Little, Brown, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. Wrap-around cover art by David Cobb. The book has a previous owner inscription on the front free endpaper. The jacket is not price-clipped. The jacket does show some minor rubbing at the head of the spine and a closed.....
The Hornblower Companion
Boston: Little, Brown, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. One of 8,175 copies. A clean and solid copy. Some toning to the jacket along the edges.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.