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ADMIRAL HORNBLOWER IN THE WEST INDIES
by Forester, C. S. (pseudonym for Cecil Louis Troughton Smith)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Tape residue and an inked "x" at front paste down, a nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with b
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, [1958]. First edition. Tape residue and an inked "x" at front paste down, a nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with both front flap corners clipped and mild shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends, small closed tear to upper left corner at fold, small closed tear to upper rear right panel, small bookstore label affixed to lower rear flap fold. (24747). Octavo, cloth. A Horatio Hornblower novel. Sea adventure during the Napoleanic wars.
Synopsis
Hornblower in the West Indies, or alternately Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies is one of the novels in the series CS Forester wrote about fictional Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower. All the other novels in the series take place during the 1793–1815 wars with revolutionary and Napoleonic France. This one takes place when Britain is at peace, May 1821 - October 1823. Hornblower has been promoted Rear-Admiral and has been named in command of the West Indies station, i.e.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24747
- Title
- ADMIRAL HORNBLOWER IN THE WEST INDIES
- Author
- Forester, C. S. (pseudonym for Cecil Louis Troughton Smith)
- Book Condition
- Used - Tape residue and an inked "x" at front paste down, a nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with b
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Toronto
- Date Published
- [1958]
- Keywords
- Historical Fiction . Film Source
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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