C. S. Forester — The Hornblower Companion

London, Michael Joseph, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this illustrated work on the creation and worldbuilding of Forester's popular naval adventure series. A first edition in lovely condition. 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, in lovely condition. Minor rubbing and bumping to extremities. Dust wrapper very smart. Minor shelf wear. Mild sunning to rear cover. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally very bright and clean. Very slight, infrequent cockling to occasional pages. Light, scattered spotting to text block edges. Near Fine . Ill.: Samuel H. Bryant. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.