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THE HORNBLOWER COMPANION: AN ATLAS AND PERSONAL COMMENTARY ON THE WRITING OF THE HORNBLOWER SAGA WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS BY SAMUEL BRYANT
by Forester, C.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a fine dust jacket, touch of shelf wear to edges, touch of soiling to rear panel, touch of age darkening to spine panel.
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, 1964. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket, touch of shelf wear to edges, touch of soiling to rear panel, touch of age darkening to spine panel. (7812). Octavo, Hardcover. "...a valuable guide to the wanderings of Forester's indomitable hero, and an indispensable adjunct to any Hornblower collection." (From jacket copy).
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7812
- Title
- THE HORNBLOWER COMPANION: AN ATLAS AND PERSONAL COMMENTARY ON THE WRITING OF THE HORNBLOWER SAGA WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS BY SAMUEL BRYANT
- Author
- Forester, C.S
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a fine dust jacket, touch of shelf wear to edges, touch of soiling to rear panel, touch of age darkening to spine panel.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Reference . Adventure Fiction
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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