C. S. Forester — The Hornblower Companion

London, Michael Joseph, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated work on the creation and worldbuilding of Forester's popular naval adventure series. A first edition. Bound in publisher's original red cloth, in original unclipped dust wrapper. An insightful reflection on the creation of Forester's popular naval fiction series, which follows British Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower, on adventures set throughout the Napoleonic Wars.  The series has been adapted for film, radio and television. Featuring numerous charming monochrome vignette character sketches and maps with an informative 'personal notes' section. Bound in original red cloth. In original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Mild rubbing and bumping to extremities. Infrequent minor marks to boards. Very slight warping to boards. Mild age toning to endpapers. Very small loss to front hinge. Dust wrapper generally smart. Moderate chipping and rubbing to extremities. Moderate marks and fading to rear cover and spine. Tape mending to dust reverse extremities. Moderate worming to dust wrapper extremities. Internally, firmly bound with very infrequent mild strain. Pages generally very bright and clean, with the odd minor spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Samuel H. Bryant. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.