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Hornblower in the West Indies
de Forester, C. S
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very good, with v.g. unclipped d/j (some bumping and v small tears, otherwise intact); blue boards clean and gilt spine titling
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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London: Michael Joseph, 1958. 1st. hardback. Very good, with v.g. unclipped d/j (some bumping and v small tears, otherwise intact); blue boards clean and gilt spine titling bright; pages unmarked and tightly bound; a little tanning on endpapers and some foxing on edges.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). 10th in Hornblower series. 1815, the Napoleonic Wars are over. Yet peace continues to elude Horatio Hornblower overseas; As an admiral struggling to impose order in the chaotic aftermath of the French wars, Horatio Hornblower, Commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies, must still face savage pirates, reckless revolutionaries and a violent hurricane. And while his retirement at half-pay might well be in sight, Hornblower will need every ounce of his rapier wit and quick thinking and not to mention his courage and leadership; to ensure that the lasting peace in Europe reaches the turbulent seas of the West Indies.
Sinopsis
Hornblower in the West Indies, or alternately Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies is one of the novels in the series CS Forester wrote about fictional Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower. All the other novels in the series take place during the 1793–1815 wars with revolutionary and Napoleonic France. This one takes place when Britain is at peace, May 1821 - October 1823. Hornblower has been promoted Rear-Admiral and has been named in command of the West Indies station, i.e.
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- Librería
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- IYC54575
- Título
- Hornblower in the West Indies
- Autor
- Forester, C. S
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very good, with v.g. unclipped d/j (some bumping and v small tears, otherwise intact); blue boards clean and gilt spine titling
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Michael Joseph
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1958
- Páginas
- 283
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- 1st, fiction, historical fiction, CSForester
- Catálogos del vendedor
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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