Flying Colours Including a Ship Of the Line

London: Michael Joseph, 1938. First UK Edition, and the correct first of "Flying Colors," preceding the single volume publication. SIGNED by the author on a special Book Society bookplate designed by Rex Whistler. The third Hornblower novel published, and the eighth in series chronology, published together with the second. Along with "The Happy Return," the three form… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. TRUE FIRST EDITION, issued the day before publication in a single volume. Green cloth, lettered in silver. Two complete novels in the Horatio Hornblower series. SIGNED BY FORESTER on a Book Society "Flying Colours" bookplate which is mounted to the front pastedown.… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1938. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. FIRST EDITION, 1938. Hardcover. Bound in green publisher's cloth with silver foil lettering on the cover and spine. Butter yellow endpapers. 284 pp. Dust jacket matches the book in a lime green with black and green lettering against a beige text block. <br><br>EXCERPT FROM THE DUST… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph Ltd., in conjunction with The Book Society Ltd., 1938. [Maritime fiction] TRUE FIRST EDITION; the first trade edition was published a day later, without "A Ship of the Line." Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.304; [2]; 5-284; [6] blanks. Publisher's green cloth, titled in silver to spine and upper, green typographic dust-wrapper priced at 8/6. Contents clean… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph. Good/No Jacket. 1938. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author USG1 LO-Published one day prior to the first separate trade edition of "A Ship on the Line". SIGNED by C.S. Forester on a special bookplate designed especially for The Book Society by Rex Whistler. The Book Society also… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK Edition. Publisher's green boards with silver lettering to the spine and front board. Yellow end-papers. This copy issued one day before the stand-alone issue of Flying Colours. Boards really bright and clean. No inscriptions. A VG (or better) copy that would definitely take… Read more about this item

Evans. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. The boards are a bit worn and curved. One ownership plate. Soundly bound if a little cocked. A few spots.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Michael Joseph, 1938. Solid copy in its first printing. Unmarked but for neat signature of former owner, London 1938 on front endpaper. Green textured cloth with silver lettering to spine and front or top board. True first. Separate publication without Ship of the Line followed shortly later. These two books pus "The Happy Return"… Read more about this item

Michael Joseph Ltd , 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Small repair done to inner board, Fair condition. Bookplate from the previous owner and several stamp marks. Publication of 284 pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. There are marks on the early and last pages, foxing around the block… Read more about this item