C. S. Forester — The Earthly Paradise

London, Michael Joseph, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of C. S. Forester's historical novel, with the original unclipped pictorial dust wrapper. A first edition. Bound in publisher's original red cloth. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. With a map illustration to the front paste down. An entertaining story following the life of Columbus, as narrated by Hornblower writer C. S. Forester's memorable character Don Narciso Rich. Bound in original red cloth. In original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, a little worn. Notable damp stain to spine. Moderate fading to extremities. Very slight tape marks to boards and spine. Tape to paste downs. Ink inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper generally smart. Mild chipping and rubbing to extremities. Moderate loss to dust wrapper tail. Small loss to dust wrapper head. Moderate sunning to dust wrapper extremities. Moderate age toning to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound, with infrequent mild to moderate strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd minor spot and handling mark. Mild spotting to text block edges. Mild cockling to text block. Good . Ill.: None. Good/Very Good.