C. S. Forester
125 copies for sale · $22–$5,768 · 45 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
Randall and The River of Time (first edition, signed) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£1,500
The Complete Hornblower Novels The Happy Return 1937 A Ship Of The Line 1938 Flying Colour (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£985
The African Queen (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£750
Hornblower: One More Time (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£475
Payment Deferred (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£475
Victor Emmanuel II and the Union of Italy (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£350
Plain Murder (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£295
The Wonderful Week (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£295
U 97. A Play in Three Acts (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£250
A Pawn Among Kings (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£200
Two-And-Twenty (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£195
The Shadow of the Hawk (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£195
Works on the market
LORD HORNBLOWER7 copies · $36–$173
COMMODORE HORNBLOWER6 copies · $53–$128
LIEUTENANT HORNBLOWER5 copies · $35–$148
ADMIRAL HORNBLOWER IN THE WEST INDIES5 copies · $39–$74
A Ship of the Line4 copies · £43–£375
THE AFRICAN QUEEN3 copies · $43–$5,768
POO-POO AND THE DRAGONS3 copies · $750–$1,500
Randall and The River of Time3 copies · £24–£1,500
HORNBLOWER AND THE "HOTSPUR"3 copies · £43–£85
The Sky and the Forest3 copies · £38–£48
Hornblower Omnibus The Young Hornblower Captain Hornblower Admiral Hornblower Mr Midshipma2 copies · £275–£750
THE CAPTAIN FROM CONNECTICUT2 copies · £55–£158
HORNBLOWER AND THE ATROPOS2 copies · $43–$128
GOLD FROM CRETE2 copies · $48–$109
THE SKY AND THE FOREST2 copies · $43–$103
Hornblower and the Hotspur2 copies · £48–£65
MR. MIDSHIPMAN HORNBLOWER2 copies · $35–$43
Gold From Crete2 copies · £38–£40
The Complete Hornblower Novels The Happy Return 1937 A Ship Of The Line 1938 Flying Colour1 copy · £2,750
Brown on Resolution1 copy · £2,500
Market context
47 copies of C. S. Forester's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $57 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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