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THE HAPPY RETURN aka BEAT TO QUARTERS

THE HAPPY RETURN aka BEAT TO QUARTERS

1552
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On offer is a super, autographed copy of the First Edition of the first book in the immortal Horatio Hornblower series: The Happy Return by C.S. Forester, signed on the fep, some light book dealer's pencil notes on another endpaper. Only 12,000 copies were printed of the First Edition thusly, signed, makes for an inordinately scarce title. This a VG copy, lacking the dustjacket, London green, silver gilt, crisp and save for a very slight cocking, very light sunning to the spine it would be near fine. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: AUTOGRAPH, C.S.FORESTER, THE HAPPY RETURN, FIRST EDITION, HORATIO HORNBLOWER, SIGNED, AUTOGRAPHED, NAVAL, ROYAL NAVY, NAVAL ADVENTURE, PATRICK O'BRIEN, CAPTAIN JACK AUBREY, NICOLAS RAMAGE, DUDLEY POPE, MARINE, NAUTICAL, ADVENTURE, HISTORICAL, NAVAL WARFARE, NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, FRENCH REVOLUTION, TRAFALGER, LORD NELSON, AGE OF SAIL, FRIGATES, THE HAPPY RETURN, BEAT TO QUARTERS, SEAMAN, BOOK

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