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London: Michael Joseph, 1937 67. First Editions. 12 volumes, octavo. In the publisher s original cloth binding with the original dust jackets. Some spotting to a couple of leaves, a good set. All first editions, first impressions. The Happy Return (1937), no dust jacket; A Ship of the Line (1938), with the original dust jacket; Flying Colours (1938), no dust jacket; The Commodore (1945), with the original dust jacket; Lord Hornblower (1946) with the original dust jacket; Mr Midshipman Hornblower (1950), with the original dust jacket; Lieutenant Hornblower (1952), with the original dust jacket; Horatio Hornblower (1952), with the original dust jacket; Hornblower and the Atropos (1953), original dust jacket, foxed to the page edges, tanned pages throughout; Hornblower in the West Indies (1958) with the original dust jacket; Hornblower and the Hotspur (1962), with the original dust jacket; Hornblower and The Crisis (1967), original dust jacket, foxed to the pages edges. This set includes his unfinished novel Hornblower and The Crisis and a First Edition of the Omnibus Horatio Hornblower . Approximately 7 � inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine fair to good condition with gilt titles, some bruising to the top and base of spines. Joints good condition. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition staining and spotting to Flying Colours . Page edges good condition some foxing spots, tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition. Paste downs good condition tanned. End papers good condition tanned. Title good condition tanned with some foxing. Pages good condition some light foxing, and a few finger marks. Binding good condition solid. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1937-67 Binding: Hardback.

The Happy Return is the first novel in the Horatio Hornblower series by C.S. Forester. The book portrays the adventures of the fictional naval officer Horatio Hornblower during the Napoleonic Wars as he sails to Central America on a secret mission for the British government.