Mr Midshipman Hornblower
by C.S. FORESTER
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /Very Good
- Seller
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THETFORD, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: WORLD BOOKS/THE REPRINT SOCIETY. An Horatio Hornblower novel. First published in 1950. First publication of this Reprint Society book club edition. Paper dust jacket(wrapper). Front of DJ is black with Zodiac symbols in the centre. Back is white with previews of forthcoming books: Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Maclean, Whisky Galore by Compton Mackenzie, Bricks and Flowers by Katherine Everett, The Young Lions by Irwin Shaw. Moderate wear on DJ edges. Not price clipped(no printed price on DJ). Red boards with gilt titles on board spine. Pages are slightly foxed. Top edges of pages are stained black(part of the design). Previous owner name on front endpaper. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. Location: NBK4 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus.. 1951.
Synopsis
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (published 1950) is a Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester. Although it may considered as the first episode in the Hornblower saga, it was written as a prequel, the first Hornblower novel, The Happy Return, being published in 1937.
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- Seller
- TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 013732
- Title
- Mr Midshipman Hornblower
- Author
- C.S. FORESTER
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus.
- Publisher
- WORLD BOOKS/THE REPRINT SOCIETY
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- NO ISBN, NAVAL ADVENTURE, HORNBLOWER NOVELS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naval Adventure;
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About the Seller
TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
Biblio member since 2005
THETFORD, Norfolk
About TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
I am a bookseller of predominantly used(second hand) books. I specialise in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, British and American comics, TV and Film books and magazines. I also sell other varieties of fiction and non-fiction. Including historical novels, poetry, history books, native american history, new age, philosophy, motivational books, classics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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