Hornblower and The Atropos
1953 (First Edition).
Michael Joseph
, London, England
Number eight of the Hornblower novels (fifth chronologically), it describes the period after Nelson's death when following the funeral , Hornblower is posted to HMS Atropos, the navy's smallest vessel, and sent on a mission to recover treasure from the Mediterranean Sea.
$50.00
Specifications
| Author | Forester, C.S |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph |
| Place Published | London, England |
| Year Published | 1953 (First Edition) |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
1953 |
| Size | 8vo - Octavo, 152mm x 229mm |
| Chapters | XX |
| Pages | 302pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Hardcover in light red/brown cloth and original non price-clipped dust wrapper (paper reinforced), both in very good condition with minor corner and edge wear but with a very sound spine now protected in clear archival covering. |
| Overall | Text also in very good condition with minor staining to fore-edge, light flecking on top-edge and very slight foxing to endpapers though no internal prior owner markings present at all. overall, a near excellent copy. |