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[FINE BINDINGS AND SETS]. FORESTER, C. S. (1899-1966). Set of 14 Leather-Bound First Edition Titles from the "Hornblower" Series. London: Michael Jose

Estimate: $400 - $600
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$200

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[FINE BINDINGS AND SETS]. FORESTER, C. S. (1899-1966). Set of 14 Leather-Bound First Edition Titles from the "Hornblower" Series. London: Michael Joseph, 1937-1962.  8vos. 14 volumes. Uniformly bound in modern half blue calf over (various designs) marbled boards, spines ruled and tooled in gilt in compartments, red gilt morocco lettering labels. FIRST EDITIONS.

Condition

Some occasional toning, soiling, wear in text, minor rubbing to bindings, one volume (Hornblower and the Crisis) bound without preliminaries and title-page (this volume is presumed to be a first edition). Still, a fine set.

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Titles include: The Happy Return, A Ship of the Line, Flying Colors, Captain Hornblower RN, The Captain from Connecticut, The Sky and the Forest, The Commodore,  Lord Hornblower, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Horatio Hornblower, Hornblower and the Atropos, Hornblower in the West, Hornblower and the Crisis, Hornblower and the Hotspur.