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[1840] The Life and Services of Horatio Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte; Vice-Admiral of the White; K. B., Etc. From His Lordship's Manuscripts.
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Description
Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding
The three volume edition, originally published in seven divisions.
A two volume set, complete in three. Includes volume one and two only.
Illustrated with engraved frontispieces and an engraved title page, with ten monochrome plates to 'Volume I'. Collated, lacking plate facing pp. 333. Twelve monochrome plates, including one folding map, to 'Volume II'. Collated, complete.
A detailed biographical account of the life and career of the noted British Naval Officer, Horatio Nelson, written by James Stanier Clarke and John M'Arthur. These memoirs cover his military career, including accounts of Nelson's part in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, of which he is most famous.
Undated, dated by copies held by the British Library.
Condition
Bound in contemporary half calf with cloth to the boards. Externally, joints starting, tender to the rear of 'Vol I', with rubbing to the extremities, slight fading to the cloth, and the odd slight mark to the boards. Rear hinge to 'Vol I' starting. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages, with the odd spot, heavier to the plates. Tidemark to the engraved titles and frontispieces.
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