LORD HORNBLOWER by C.S. Forester - 1946

[CECIL LOUIS TROUGHTON SMITH]. CECIL SCOTT "C.S." FORESTER. (PSEUDONYM). LORD HORNBLOWER. ASSOCIATION COPY. Little Brown & Co., Boston, MA, 1946. First U.S. Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Fine. In teal cloth, type stamped in gilt on spine, appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. A about fine copy. Not a Book Club or facsimile copy. Dust Jacket condition: Very Good / Good. Scarce original jacket with mild shelf wear, price-clipped, micro-chips to edges, half-inch chip to tail of spine, quarter inch chip head of spine and mild creases to covers, typical of dust jackets of this age. Overall an excellent plus dust jacket in professional collector Brodart plastic protector sleeve, rare DJ in any condition. Cover art by Andrew Wyeth. Neat previous owner book plate on pastedown and label sticker on ffep from science-fiction writer/collector William B. Ellern who continued the science fiction Lensman series originally created by writer E.E. Doc Smith, from Ellern's private library collection. Rare first edition naval novel classic by C.S. Forester, collectible. 322pg. 8vo.