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Ship of the Line
by C. S. Forester
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1938 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. The scarce first edition of this Horatio Hornblower novel by C. S. Forester. Chronologically this is the seventh Hornblower title, although it was the second the author completed. The scarce first standalone edition of this work. In the same year, it was also published in a much more common duology alongside 'Flying Colours'.Set in May 1810, seventeen years into the Napoleonic Wars, Captain Horatio Hornblower is newly in command of his first ship of the line, the HMS Sutherland, which he deems 'the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy List'.Two issues of the first edition of this novel were produced, the first in blue cloth, and the second in orange cloth. As this copy has been rebound, the issue is unclear. The leaves have been trimmed down by 6mm, not affecting the text. Mark Wilden, 26b.Retaining the original half title and advertisement leaf, but with endpapers renewed. Rebound in cloth, with endpapers renewed. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with fading to back strip and handling marks to boards. Light spotting to fore edge of text block. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, but trimmed a little closely to the head. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 872F41
- Title
- Ship of the Line
- Author
- C. S. Forester
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- A Ship of the Line Hornblower napoleonic wars Hornblower
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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