C. S. Forester
134 copies for sale · $20–$5,768 · 55 first editions · 1 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£2,750
The Complete Hornblower Novels The Happy Return 1937 A Ship Of The Line 1938 Flying Colour (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£985
Napoleon and his Court (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£875
The African Queen (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£750
Poo-Poo and the Dragons (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$500
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
Works on the market
LORD HORNBLOWER8 copies · $20–$173
COMMODORE HORNBLOWER7 copies · $53–$128
LIEUTENANT HORNBLOWER5 copies · $35–$148
ADMIRAL HORNBLOWER IN THE WEST INDIES5 copies · $39–$74
A Ship of the Line4 copies · £43–£250
THE AFRICAN QUEEN3 copies · $43–$5,768
Brown On Resolution3 copies · £28–£2,500
POO-POO AND THE DRAGONS3 copies · $750–$1,500
Randall and The River of Time3 copies · £24–£1,500
THE SKY AND THE FOREST3 copies · $20–$103
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
Lieutenant Hornblower2 copies · £125–£175
THE CAPTAIN FROM CONNECTICUT2 copies · £55–£158
HORNBLOWER AND THE ATROPOS2 copies · $43–$128
GOLD FROM CRETE2 copies · $48–$109
Hornblower and the Crisis2 copies · £40–£75
HORNBLOWER DURING THE CRISIS2 copies · $43–$75
Lord Hornblower2 copies · £48–£75
Market context
79 copies of C. S. Forester's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $66 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Sky and the Forest, first edition, Michael Joseph, 1966; and others, modern fiction, v (forum, 2026-09-03)£75
The Happy Return, first edition, 1937; and 83 others, by the same, largely from the Hornbl (forum, 2026-07-02)£240
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