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Hornblower Goes to Sea (Cadet Edition, Volume I)
by Forester, C S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: Michael Joseph, 1957. 1st Thus 3rd Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Whittam, Geoffrey. 192pp, colour plate frontispiece and numerous line drawings in text, all by Geoffrey Whittham. In blue cloth boards with gilt decorations and imitation red title label on spine (just a little rounded at spine ends). Previous owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original, unclipped dust jacket (lightly bumped at edges, closed tear across part of front panel, a few small tears at spine tips). Dust jacket now protected in a protective sleeve, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. Michael Joseph's Cadet Edition of the Hornblower stories comprised four volumes. They present, in chronological order, many of the most exciting exploits in the adventurous career of Horatio Hornblower, C S Forester's naval hero of the Nelson epoch. This volume contains selections from Mr Midshipman Hornblower and Lieutenant Hornblower, selected for younger readers. Although most will want to read the whole set, each volume can be enjoyed as a story in itself.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008980
- Title
- Hornblower Goes to Sea (Cadet Edition, Volume I)
- Author
- Forester, C S
- Illustrator
- Whittam, Geoffrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus 3rd Impression
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Hornblower, naval fiction, Cadet edition
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 1st Thus
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- Plate
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- Edges
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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