Horatio Hornblower: An Omnibus Volume Comprising The Commodore & Lord Hornblower
London: Michael Joseph, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. TWO CLASSIC HORNBLOWER NOVELS IN THEIR FIRST COMBINED EDITION.
The first omnibus edition bringing together The Commodore (1945) and Lord Hornblower (1946), two celebrated installments in C. S. Forester's enduring series of Napoleonic naval adventures.
In The Commodore, Hornblower returns to active service to command a squadron in the Baltic, where naval strategy becomes inseparable from the political struggle against Napoleon. Lord Hornblower follows his further service, including a dangerous mission involving a mutinous British vessel and the changing fortunes of the Napoleonic Wars.
Together, the novels portray Hornblower's progression from experienced naval commander to an officer of international distinction, combining maritime adventure, historical detail, and Forester's characteristic attention to the burdens of command.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: FIRST OMNIBUS EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET.
+++Original publisher's cloth with spine lettering.
+++ Octavo, approximately 7.5 inches tall. 7- 431 [1] pages.
+++ Original pictorial dust jacket, designed by Biro.
CONDITION: VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD DUST JACKET.
Binding tight and square. Moderate shelf handling wear. Text clean, with light, even age-toning. Original dust jacket retains its printed price and has a small loss at the lower spine tip. Otherwise presents well, with the usual minor signs of handling.
LITERARY SIGNIFICANCE: HORNBLOWER AND THE TRADITION OF BRITISH NAVAL FICTION.
C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower novels helped establish the modern naval adventure as a major form of historical fiction. Their appeal rests not only on battles and seamanship but also on Hornblower's intelligence, self-doubt, discipline, and complex sense of duty.
Set against the Napoleonic Wars, the series portrays the Royal Navy as both a fighting institution and a demanding social world governed by rank, reputation, and political obligation.
GENRES: Historical Fiction, Naval Fiction, Maritime Adventure, British Literature, Napoleonic War Fiction, Military Fiction, First Omnibus Editions, Twentieth-Century Fiction.
SUBJECTS: C. S. Forester, Horatio Hornblower, The Commodore, Lord Hornblower, Royal Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Naval Command, Baltic Campaigns, Maritime Strategy, British Historical Fiction, Val Biro, Michael Joseph.
Item #20876
Price: $95.00
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