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Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
by Forester, C. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph LTD, 1950. First Edition. Very good+ in dark green cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine which has a minor crease up its center and a prior owner's name and date on the first free end paper. In a good, unclipped dust jacket with a squareish 1 1/4 inch deep chip from the lower edge of the spine ara with heavy rubbing to the folds and the top edge of the spine area. Only 25,000 copies of the first UK edition were distributed. Overall an acceptable, collectable copy. 277 pages of text.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB32869
- Title
- Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
- Author
- Forester, C. S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
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