C. S. Forester — The Young Hornblower

London, Michael Joseph, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this omnibus collection of stories following fictional officer of the British Royal Navy, Horatio Hornblower. First omnibus edition. A collection of three novels featuring Horatio Hornblower, a fictional officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. This volume includes: Mr. Midshipman Hornblower. A prequel, following Horatio Hornblower as he commences his career in the Royal Navy as an inexperienced midshipman in January 1794. Lieutenant Hornblower. The second novel in the series chronologically, unusually narrated by William Bush, who becomes Hornblower's faithful companion and best friend. The reader follows as Bush is introduced boarding HMS Renown as the third lieutenant. Hornblower and the Atropos. Horatio Hornblower is posted to HMS Atropos, the smallest vessel in the Royal Navy that merits command by a post-captain, as he salvages treasure from the Mediterranean Sea. Written by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith, known by his pen name Cecil Scott "C. S." Forester, an English novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor bumping and light fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and panel edges with the odd small mark. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges with sympathetic reinforcements made using paper to the internal side. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.