C. S. Forester — Hornblower and the Crisis

London, Michael Joseph, 1967. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the final Hornblower novel, published after author C. S. Forester's death. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.'Hornblower and the Crisis' is the final Hornblower novel, left unfinished upon Forester's death. It's the fourth book in the chronological sequence.This work contains the unfinished final novel, alongside two short stories hitherto unpublished in book form.Cecil Louis Troughton Smith, known by his pen name Cecil Scott 'C. S.' Forester, was an English novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare, such as the twelve book Napoleonic War era Hornblower novels. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper bright, with light edgewear, and a small closed tear to tail of spine panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.