C.S. Forester, thirteen 1st editions, of which twelve Hornbl...

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£320

C.S. Forester, thirteen 1st editions, of which twelve Hornblower series titles, all published London, Michael Joseph, including 'The Happy Return', 1937, original cloth silvered, replenished EP's/pastedowns, dust wrapper (by Rowland Hilder, generally VGC, 7/6 price intact), first Hornblower series novel, 'A Ship of the Line', 1938, original cloth, dust wrapper (by Rowland Hilder, slightly worn with part loss at foot of front panel, price clipped), second Hornblower novel, 'Flying Colours including A Ship of the Line', 1938, 1st edition (preceding the separate edition by one day), original cloth lettered in silver, replenished EP's/pastedowns, facsimile dust wrapper, 'The Commodore', 1945, original cloth, dust wrapper, 'Lord Hornblower', 1946, orig. cloth, d/w, 'Mr Midshipman Hornblower', 1950, orig. cloth, d/w, 'Lieutenant Hornblower', 1952, orig. cloth, d/w, 'Hornblower and the Atropos', 1953, orig. cloth, d/w (2 copies), 'Hornblower in the West Indies', 1958, orig. cloth, d/w, 'Hornblower & the Hotspur', 1962, orig. cloth, d/w, 'Hornblower & the Crisis', 1967, orig. cloth, d/w, plus 'The Ship', 1943, orig. cloth, d/w (13)