1967 Hornblower and the Crisis

Description

First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first edition, first impression of this work.

In the original unclipped dustwrapper.

'Hornblower and the Crisis' is the final Hornblower novel, left unfinished upon Forester's death. It's the fourth book in the chronological sequence.

C. S. Forester is best known for his Horatio Hornblower series, though he also wrote 'Payment Deferred', 'Brown on Resolution', and 'The African Queen'. He also wrote short stories set during the Second World War, in which he fought and subsequently met Roald Dahl.