Mr Midshipman Hornblower
PUBLISHER
Michael Joseph, London.
BINDING
Green cloth boards with silver lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITION
Boards have some general shelf wear and a little fading at edges, corners slightly bumped. Foxing and browning affecting block edges and outer leaves, but text remains clear and little marked. Small previous owner's name on flyleaf.
DUST JACKET
In worn condition, with scuffing and creasing around edges and some tearing along spine. Foxing to back cover and inside. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION
Fifth impression of the first edition, September 1950. (First published May 1950)
DESCRIPTION
An early copy of this classic Naval story. Although the sixth in the series to be published, it is a prequel which makes sense to read first. 277 pp. 12mo.
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