Lieutenant Hornblower by C. S. Forester 1952 Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Lieutenant Hornblower by C. S. Forester is a 1952 Little, Brown and Company hardcover with its illustrated dust jacket and Book-of-the-Month Club identification on the jacket flap.

The teal cloth boards remain clean and bright, while the dust jacket shows edge wear, creasing, rubbing, and small tears and losses at the corners and spine ends. The pages are clean with no writing or rips noted, and the text remains clear and easy to read.

This Horatio Hornblower novel follows Forester's Royal Navy officer through command, battle, and life at sea, making it a solid reading copy for someone building the Hornblower series or returning to these historical naval stories.

Details

• Item: Vintage hardcover book with dust jacket
• Title: Lieutenant Hornblower
• Author: C. S. Forester
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston
• Publication Year: 1952
• Edition: Book-of-the-Month Club issue indicated by dust jacket. 
• Format and Binding: Hardcover, teal cloth binding
• Dust Jacket: Present, illustrated
• Pages: 306
• Genre: Historical naval fiction
• Language: English
• ISBN: None
• Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 1 inches

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: This copy is complete and usable, with clear signs of use concentrated mainly on the dust jacket.
• The teal cloth boards show strong color and appear clean in the photos.
• The pages are clean with no writing or rips noted.
• The printed text is clear and legible, making this a practical reading copy.
• The illustrated dust jacket remains present and gives the book much of its shelf character.

Issues / Wear

• The dust jacket shows rubbing, creasing, and wear along the edges and folds.
• Small tears, chips, and paper loss are visible at several jacket corners and around the spine ends.
• The page edges show age toning and discoloration visible with the book closed.
• The jacket has general surface wear from handling and storage.

Condition Grade Key

• Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
• Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
• Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
• Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

Collector's Notes

Lieutenant Hornblower belongs to C. S. Forester's long running stories of Horatio Hornblower and Royal Navy life during the Napoleonic era. The series has stayed in circulation for generations because it works as both adventure fiction and historical storytelling.

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Care and Handling

Handle with clean, dry hands. Store upright, out of direct sunlight, at about 68°F and 40 to 50% relative humidity. Avoid damp areas and extreme temperature swings.