Hornblower During the Crisis
by Forester, C. S. ; Robert Lawson
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-285, E-260: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, NY. 1967. 322 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Although unfinished prior to C. S. Forester's death, Hornblower During the Crisis introduces Hornblower to the makings of a spy. Through fortuitous circumstances and quick wittedness, Hornblower, in action with a man who replaced him and then who immediately sunk the ship Hornblower had commanded for two years in the same waters, fought a ship battle and obtained a very special French secret document. These orders from Napoleon form the basis of the following actions by the British Admiralty which Hornblower must carry out, his first acts of espionage in his efforts to bring victory to England. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 399 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63156
- Title
- Hornblower During the Crisis
- Author
- Forester, C. S. ; Robert Lawson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- E-285, E-260
- Date Published
- 1967
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- Fiction;
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