Author: C. S. Forester
Title: Hornblower and the Atropos
Description: London, Michael Joseph, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A First Edition, first impression copy of the third of C. S. Lewis' Hornblowers series, Hornblower and the Atropos. A first edition, first impression copy of Hornblower and the Atropos, one of C. S. Forester's series following the adventures of Horatio Hornblower, a fictional Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars. The Hornblower series consists of twelve novels, of which one unfinished, and five short stories published between 1937 and 1967. Hornblower and the Atropos (1953) is the fifth novel in the series and third published. C. S. Forester was born in Cairo in 1899, lived in the UK and died in California, USA in 1966 (aged 66). He was an English novelist known for his writings on naval warfare. With unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's brown cloth binding with titles stamped in gilt to spine. Externally, in excellent condition with minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages present faint spotting to first and last few blank leaves as well as fore edge, not affecting text. With unclipped dustwrapper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

Keywords: Hornblower Royal Navy C. S. Forester Fiction Royal Navy Napoleon None


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