C. S. Forester — Hornblower and the Atropos

London, Michael Joseph, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A First Edition first impression copy of the third of C. S. Lewis' Hornblowers series, Hornblower and the Atropos. A first edition, first impression copy of Hornblower and the Atropos, one of C. S. Forester's series following the adventures of Horatio Hornblower, a fictional Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars. The Hornblower series consists of twelve novels, of which one unfinished, and five short stories published between 1937 and 1967. Hornblower and the Atropos (1953) is the fifth novel in the series and third published.C. S. Forester was born in Cairo in 1899, lived in the UK and died in California, USA in 1966 (aged 66). He was an English novelist known for his writings on naval warfare.Signed by previous owner to front free endpaper. With unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publishers' brown cloth binding with gilt stamped titles to the spine. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the spine and faint edge wear to extremities. Dustwrapper is slightly age toned internally to the spine and edges as well as presenting minor chipping and close tear predominantly to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Previous owner's signature to front free endpaper. With unclipped dustwrapper. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good.