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C. S. Forester (Cecil Louis Troughton Smith) | First Editions
1899 - 1966
Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (27 August 1899 – 2 April 1966), known by his pen name Cecil Scott "C. S." Forester, was an English novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare. He is most remembered for his 12-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navyofficer during the Napoleonic wars; indeed, Hornblower has become embedded in the consciousness of generations growing up in the earlier part of the 20th century. Two of the Hornblower books, A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours, were jointly awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction in 1938. His other works include The African Queen, which was adapted into a 1951 film.
See below our stock of C. S. Forester First Editions and signed copies.
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The Commodore.
London: Michael Joseph, 1945. [Naval adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.271; [1]. Publisher's yellow cloth with silver titles to spine, in striking Barbosa-designed dust-wrapper priced at 9/6. Dusty top edge else book is near fine. Jacket sunned to spine, some rubbing and a couple of short tears. Very..... More
The Commodore.
London: Michael Joseph, 1945. [Naval adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.271; [1]. Publisher's yellow cloth with silver titles to spine, in striking Barbosa-designed dust-wrapper priced at 9/6. Discreet owner name and date stamped in ink to flyleaf else fine in fine slightly short wrapper - not faded; the..... More
The Complete Hornblower Novels. The Happy Return (1937); A Ship of the Line (1938); Flying Colours (1938); The Commodore (1945); Lord Hornblower (1946); Mr Midshipman Hornblower (1950); Lieutenant Hornblower (1952); Hornblower and the Atropos (1953); Hornblower in the West Indies (1958); Hornblower and the Hotspur (1962); Hornblower and the Crisis (1967)
London: Michael Joseph, 1937-67. [Naval fiction / Historical Fiction] ALL FIRST EDITIONS. Eleven volumes bound as ten, octavos (19 x 13 x 33cm). The complete series, bound uniformly in recent navy blue half morocco, twin red morocco title labels lettered in gilt, with gilt 'tall ship' motif, blue marbled paper-covered..... More
The Earthly Paradise.
London: Michael Joseph Limited, 1940. [Historical Fiction]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.319; [1]. blank. Publisher's cloth in dust-wrapper. Book is fine, bright jacket is lightly edgeworn, chipped across crown and a couple of tears, some tape reinforcement to rear. Shows well. Enthralling historical adventure set in an age..... More
Hornblower and The Atropos.
Boston; Little Brown and Company. 1953. FORESTER FAMILY COPY. First US Edition. 8vo. Very good indeed in publisher's sea green cloth titled in gilt to spine, light bumping to spine ends. In an acceptable wrapper with fading to the spine panel, and creasing, chipping and a rectangle of loss to..... More
Hornblower and the Crisis.
London: Michael Joseph, 1967. [Naval fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.175. Publisher's bright blue cloth. Pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Ivan Lapper priced at 25s. Three small ink numbers to flyleaf else a fine copy of the book in slightly edgeworn, near fine wrapper. Contains the uncompleted last Hornblower..... More
Hornblower in the West Indies.
London: Michael Joseph, 1958. [Naval fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.283; [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Val Biro, priced at 15s. Very good in jacket, with a few small chips and tears, spine rubbed, inoffensive red ink mark to..... More
Lieutenant Hornblower.
London: Michael Joseph, 1952. [Naval fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.304. Publisher's mid-blue cloth in pictorial Biro-designed dust-wrapper. One short closed tear to rear. Exceptionally clean and bright. An unquestionably fine copy. Lieutenant Hornblower emerges from his apprenticeship as a midshipman, to the new responsibilities thrust upon him..... More
Lieutenant Hornblower.
London: Michael Joseph, 1952. [Naval fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.304. Publisher's mid-blue cloth, pictorial Val Biro designed dust-wrapper. Book is near fine, jacket with two chips and some abrasion to the fore-edge, rear panel with some red staining to foot, the red spine lettering remains strong. Overall..... More
Lord Hornblower.
London: Michael Joseph 1946. [Naval Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Crown Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.224. In publisher's mid-brown cloth with silver-gilt titles to spine. Dust-wrapper designed by Rowland Hilder priced at 9/6. Light spotting to edges, jacket crisp and bright. An unquestionably fine copy. "The Admiral's face was grim as he..... More
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John Lane, The Bodley Head, London, 1926. Mystery novel. First Edition. 8vo.; pp.304 + 8 (adverts). Original red cloth, lettered to spine and upper cover in gilt. Occasional light spotting, joints a little rubbed, minor sunning to back-strip. An attractive example. A Hubin- listed crime title, and a Haycraft-Queen cornerstone..... More
The Sky and the Forest.
Michael Joseph, London, 1948. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 219. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles. Moderately used; a very good copy in similar dustwrapper, a little rubbed and chipped to extremities, price clipped. Shows well. C.S. Forester was awarded the 1938 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for both the Hornblower novels..... More
The Sky and the Forest.
Michael Joseph, London, 1948. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 219. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles. Book is fine; jacket near fine with one short tear to crown. A most attractive copy. More
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