This is a first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Age of Fighting Sail: The story of the Naval War of 1812 by C.S. Forester, published by Doubleday (1956)...good condition, comes with a brodart protective cover for the dust jacket...binding is tight and the pages are clean...dust jacket shows significant wear, chipping to the top and bottom edge of the spine dust jacket...wear to the dust jacket and board corners...some handling to the boards...a quiet collectible volume...great price and media mail shipping is free...thanks for looking.