C S Forester
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1. Forester, C S Commodore Hornblower Toronto, Reginald Saunders, 1945 ; 384 pp. First Canadian Edition; 8VO. Attracive copy with the Wyeth jacket. Jacket worn, owner's inscription. Refer to our book number 10160. Vg/Good $15.00
2. Forester, C S Commodore Hornblower Boston, LITTLE BROWN, 1945 ; 384 pp. Early Printing; 8VO. Early printing, owner's insription dated June, 1945. Book in very nice condition, jacket with Wyeth art is worn with several tape repairs. Jacket unclipped and unpriced, possibly book club. Refer to our book number 22155. VG/VG $10.00
3. Forester, C S Gold From Crete Boston, LITTLE BROWN, 1973 ; 263 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. A fine copy in a lovely bright unclipped jacket with some stains near the top edge of both panels, not affecting the book. Striking cover art. Refer to our book number 22184. F/Vg $15.00
4. Forester, C S Hunting the Bismarck London, Michael Joseph, 1959 ; 110 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Illustrated with maps.Lightest of wear to book and unclipped jacket. Refer to our book number 22191. NF/NF $15.00
5. Forester, C S Lieutenant Hornblower Boston, LITTLE BROWN, 1952 ; 306 pp. First Canadian Edition; 8VO. The jacket has BOMC information and is unpriced, the title page states Boston and the copyright page states Copyright Canada 1952/Michael Joseph Limited/printed and bound in Canada, making this the first Canadian edition.Light wear to book and jacket except for erosion at the upper rear flap fold. Refer to our book number 22172. VG/VG $16.00
6. Forester, C S Long Before Forty Boston, LITTLE BROWN, 1967 ; 254 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. Published posthumously, this book describes Forester's difficult younger years.Book fine, some spotting to priceclipped jacket. Refer to our book number 22192. F/NF $18.00
7.
Forester, C S Lord Hornblower Boston, LITTLE
BROWN, 1946 ; 318 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. Book in very nice condtion, priceclipped
Wyeth jacket edgeworn and chipped. Refer to our book number 22156. NF/VG $16.00
8. Forester, C S Lord Hornblower Toronto, Ryerson Press, 1946 ; 284 pp. First Canadian Edition; 8VO. Nice copy bound in blue cloth in worn unpriceclipped jacket. Refer to our book number 8728. VG/Good $10.00
9. Forester, C S Plain Murder New York, Dell Publishing, 1954 ; 190 pp. First US Edition; 12MO. Originally published in England in 1960, this paperback issue is the first American edition.Some creasing and rubbing. Refer to our book number 22190. VG in Wraps $10.00
10. Forester, C S Randall and the River of Time London, Michael Joseph, 1951 ; 320 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Book is in fine bright condition. The jacket by Biro is unclipped and has been reinforced along both verso edges with brown tape. Loss at lower rear spine fold. Refer to our book number 22186. F/VG $18.00
11. Forester, C S Rifleman Dodd and The Gun - Two Novels of the Peninsular War Boston, LITTLE BROWN, 1943 ; 340 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Preceded in this combined format by the Readers Club edition of 1942. Attractive cover art by Doubrava.Book is in very attractive bright conditon with owne's signature on FFEP. Priceclipped jacket lightly worn and creased with 2" closed tear on bottom of rear panel. Refer to our book number 22176. $75.00
12. Forester, C S Ship of the Line Boston, LITTLE BROWN, 1938 ; 323 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. Book is lightly worn with some sunning along top and bottom edges. Priceclipped jacket edgeworn and creased with losses at spine extremities. Refer to our book number 22157. NF/VG $125.00
13. Forester, C S The Bedchamber Mystery Toronto, Reginald Saunders, 1944 ; 70 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Includes the stories: "The Eleven Deckchairs" & "Modernity & Maternity". First and only edition.Book in very bright condition. Jacket has losses at the head of spine and at the top of the front panel. Refer to our book number 22164. NF/VG $16.00
14.
Forester, C S The Bedchamber
Mystery Toronto, Reginald
Saunders, 1944 ; 70 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Includes the stories: "The
Eleven Deckchairs"
& "Modernity & Maternity". First and only edition.Book in
very nice condition with owner's name and addres on FFEP. Jacket edgeworn
with a number of chips and
tears. Refer to our book number 21047. NF/VG $18.00
15. Forester, C S The Captain from Connecticut Boston, LITTLE BROWN, 1948 ; 344 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. Forester's first novel with an American hero. Book is in lovely condition, unclipped jacket mildly edgeworn. Refer to our book number 22159. NF/VG $15.00
16. Forester, C S The Good Shepherd London, Michael Joseph, 1955 ; 288 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A fine copy in near fine unclipped jacket with a small closed tear at the top of the rear panel. Striking wraparound jacket art by David Cobb reproduced on the endpapers. Refer to our book number 22183. F/NF $20.00
17. Forester, C S The Gun New York, Little Brown, 1933 ; 296 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. Basis for the Stanley Kramer movie The Pride and the Passsion with Cary Grant, Sophia Loren and Frank Sinatra.The book is in very nice unworn condition but for a dampstain on the front lower edge, with also faint traces on the rear board. The unclipped jacket is edgeworn with losses at the extremities and evidence of the same dampstain in the front lower corner. Refer to our book number 23473. VG/VG $145.00
18. Forester, C S The Happy Return London, Michael Joseph, 1937 ; 287 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The first edition of the first Hornblower book. Overall very light wear, some spotting to edges, slightly cocked. Silver titling bright. Refer to our book number 22174. VG+ $65.00
19. Forester, C S The Hornblower Companion London, Michael Joseph, 1964 ; 140 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Maps and decorations by Samuel H Bryant. An atlas with a fragment of autobiography.Unclipped jacket in very attractive bright condition with small tears at spine extremities. Refer to our book number 22173. F/NF $50.00
20.
Forester, C S The Man in the
Yellow Raft Boston, LITTLE
BROWN, 1962 ; 190 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. Short stories about the US Navy in World
War 2.Paper pasted over ex libris on front endpaper, otherwise a fine copy in
like jacket. Refer to our book number 22169. NF/F $14.00
21. Forester, C S The Nightmare London, Michael Joseph, 1954 ; 240 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Short stories based on Forester's horror of the Nazis and their ilk.Very light wear to book and jacket. A handsome copy. Refer to our book number 22181. NF/NF $20.00
22. Forester, C S The Ship Toronto, Reginald Saunders, 1943 ; 281 pp. First Canadian Edition; 8VO. Book has some spotting on the spine, othewise near fine. Jacket rubbed and creased, chipped at folds. Refer to our book number 22189. VG/VG $25.00
23. Forester, C S The Sky and the Forest Boston, LITTLE BROWN, 1948 ; 313 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. A handsome copy in a lightly worn unpriceclipped jacket with several tears. Refer to our book number 22166. NF/VG $30.00
24. Forester, C S To The Indies Boston, LITTLE BROWN, 1940 ; 298 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Book is in attractive and bright condition. Unclipped jacket edgeworn with a number of chips and minor losses. Refer to our book number 22165. NF/VG $30.00