C.S. FORESTER COLLECTION inc HORNBLOWER & AFRICAN QUEEN: EARTHLY PARADISE, THE GENERAL, THE SHIP, CAPTAIN FROM CONNECTICUT
by C.S. FORESTER
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0905712021
- ISBN 13
- 9780905712024
- Seller
-
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
This is a near-perfect copy of six collected novels by the great British military novelist C.S. Forester (1899-1966). This book is now approaching rare status.
It includes The Ship, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, The Earthly Paradise, The General, The Captain From Connecticut, and the African Queen.
These books cover both world wars, the War of 1812, the Napoleonic Wars, Christopher Columbus' voyage of 1497, and the African Queen, made famous by the film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. They also introduce the reader to the famed Horatio Hornblower.
This is a large book--861 pages.
Minor wear to the edges of the dust jacket.
The edges of the pages are darkening a little.
One dogear.
Otherwise pristine.
It includes The Ship, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, The Earthly Paradise, The General, The Captain From Connecticut, and the African Queen.
These books cover both world wars, the War of 1812, the Napoleonic Wars, Christopher Columbus' voyage of 1497, and the African Queen, made famous by the film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. They also introduce the reader to the famed Horatio Hornblower.
This is a large book--861 pages.
Minor wear to the edges of the dust jacket.
The edges of the pages are darkening a little.
One dogear.
Otherwise pristine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Louise Aird (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1075
- Title
- C.S. FORESTER COLLECTION inc HORNBLOWER & AFRICAN QUEEN
- Author
- C.S. FORESTER
- Format/Binding
- Perfect
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0905712021
- ISBN 13
- 9780905712024
- Publisher
- Octopus/Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 861
- Keywords
- World War I, Royal Navy, Trench Warfare, Napoleonic Wars, War of 1812, Christopher Columbus
- Bookseller catalogs
- War Stories; Short Story Collections; Rare; Military History; British History; American History; World History; British Fiction; Romance; Maritime, Ships, Boats; Adventure, Travel & Exploration;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Louise Aird
Biblio member since 2019
West Vancouver, British Columbia
About Louise Aird
Private individual who has been collecting books for 40 years.
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