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THE FIRST HORNBLOWER BOOK. FIRST EDITION, OCTAVO, pp. 287. PUBLISHER’S GREEN CLOTH WITH SILVER TITLES TO THE SPINE. YELLOW ENDPAPERS. DUSTWRAPPER BY ROWLAND HILDER, PRICED AT 7/6. AN EX LIBRARY COPY, WITH TONING AND SPOTTING TO THE EDGES. JACKET FLAPS PASTED TO THE FRONT PASTEDOWNS, WITH A LARGE BOOKPLATE FOR J SAMPSON, NEW CIRCULATING LIBRARY APPLIED OVER FRONT FLAP AND PASTEDOWN, ITSELF SHOWING HEAVY WEAR AND THE REMOVAL OF THE SLIP-POUCH. SOME LIGHT SPOTTING INTERNALLY, AND NO STAMPS. JACKET HEAVILY WORN, ESPECIALLY TO JOINTS, AND BACKED ONTO BROWN PAPER. HEAVILY TONED TO SPINE, WITH WEAR AND CHIPPING TO THE EDGES. GOOD. SCARCE.