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The Commodore
de C. S. Forester
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed/Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Michael Joseph, 1945. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of this exciting novel from the Hornblower series by Forester. First edition. The seventh published novel from the Hornblower series. Twelfth in the series chronologically. Having achieved fame and financial security from his naval exploits, Captain Sir Horatio Hornblower marries Lady Barbara Leighton and prepares to settle down in Kent. Suddenly, he is appointed Commodore and sent on a diplomatic military mission to the Baltic. Written by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith, an English novelist known for his naval warfare novels set during the Napoleonic Wars under the pen-name of Cecil Scott Forester. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine have sympathetically been repaired with tape to the internal side. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 872T41
- Título
- The Commodore
- Autor
- C. S. Forester
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Michael Joseph
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1945
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Commodore Hornblower Forester Hornblower
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
