FORESTER CS THE SKY & THE FOREST 1948 HCDJ Vintage (Hornblower) Collectible

Description: The Sky and the Forest Forester, C. S. Boston. Little Brown & Co. 1948. Hard cover, dust jacket. 313 pps. Book Club Edition. Author of Captain Horatio Hornblower novels. Africa. Author of The African Queen. Vintage. Collectible. Good condition. "In this unusual tale the author has given the reader an uncanny feeling for the vastness, the strange moods and customs, of an earlier time in a mysterious land. In Loa he has created another man's man who, like Hornblower, is full of courage and also of conceits and misgivings and the other human foibles which mark a Forester hero, whether he be a commodore in His Magesty's Navy or a chieftain in the depths of Africa."--from the jacket Physical description to follow... Regarding Auctions & the Item... Check out my other items! I am a private collector of books, music & other collectible items and am very picky about what I own. I don't like surprises when I buy things from auctions any more than you do. I promise everything there is to know about this item is in this description. I also do not use any "standard grading" terms as "grading" is so subjective. Therefore, I will use plain English if it is ok with you... Burnt orange hard cover book with black lettering on spine and on front cover. Good condition. Only visible flaws are light wear to edges, corners, top and bottom of spine. One bump to bottom edge and to bottom corners. Light soil to page edges, a few spots on back cover and uniform yellowing with age to inside of covers. Interior is pristine. Squarely and tightly bound. No loose pages. No bent pages. No marking in book. Text is crisp, clean, clear and very readable. Original dust jacket has shelfwear to edges, corners and top and bottom of spine and chipping on most areas. One small hole on spine. Jacket has color illustration on front and spine and black and white photo of author on back. I want you to be happy with your item. I promise to be as thorough in my descriptions as possible... By all means, contact me if you have any questions or concerns about the item. PAYMENT TERMS: DELIVERY IS GUARANTEED. If you do not receive the item you bought, I will replace it if possible, or refund your money, including shipping. Pretty simple. Pay me, I send it. Winner agrees to use CHECKOUT (the PAY NOW button at auctions end). I will gladly combine items for shipping, but PLEASE WAIT until all items are finished or I will not be able to combine them.Upon checkout, indicate your payment type during checkout, and all the info you need will follow. BUY THREE AND DOMESTIC SHIPPING WITHIN THE U.S.IS FREE. Contact me so I can adjust the invoice before you Checkout. For International shipping, please email me so I can research the shipping cost.International Buyers ? Please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer?s responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. In addition, sellers may wish to include additional helpful statements for their buyers, such as: These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as gifts - US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. PAYPAL IS MY PREFERRED METHOD OF PAYMENT. Questions? Ask and I'll try to answer... Please check out the other "lovely" items I have just waiting for your bids by CLICKING HERE! Thanks so much for looking and bidding on my auctions~ >

Price: 42.72 USD

Location: Santa Ana, California

End Time: 2024-12-17T00:53:44.000Z

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