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Michael Joseph Ltd , 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Small repair done to inner board, Fair condition. Bookplate from the previous owner and several stamp marks. Publication of 284 pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. There are marks on the early and last pages, foxing around the block of the book and little within the body of the book. The text is legible. the binding has been repaired. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Michael Joseph Ltd., in conjunction with The Book Society Ltd., 1938. [Maritime fiction] TRUE FIRST EDITION; the first trade edition was published a day later, without "A Ship of the Line." Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.304; [2]; 5-284; [6] blanks. Publisher's green cloth, titled in silver to spine and upper, green typographic dust-wrapper priced at 8/6. Contents clean with a few small spots to edges of text block, bookplate, jacket with light edge wear, lightly worn at crown, generally quite bright and fresh. The second and third Horatio Hornblower adventures.

London: Michael Joseph, 1938. First UK Edition, and the correct first of "Flying Colors," preceding the single volume publication. SIGNED by the author on a special Book Society bookplate designed by Rex Whistler. The third Hornblower novel published, and the eighth in series chronology, published together with the second. Along with "The Happy Return," the three form the basis for the 1951 film "Captain Horatio Hornblower," directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Ink notation and owner name to the bookplate on the front pastedown. Slight lean, with light foxing to the page edges. Jacket is lightly soiled, with chipping to the extremities and a few small closed tears.

London: Michael Joseph. Good/No Jacket. 1938. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author USG1 LO-Published one day prior to the first separate trade edition of "A Ship on the Line". SIGNED by C.S. Forester on a special bookplate designed especially for The Book Society by Rex Whistler. The Book Society also published this book in conjunction with Michael Joseph. 284pp. Spotting and wear to the corners, cracked front hinge needs attention. green cloth/silver titles .