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Published by Fisher, Son & Co, 1111
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 526 pages. Fully bound in leather. Black and white illustrated plates. Volume I. Moderate water staining, foxing and tanning to pages; text unaffected. More prominent to text block edges. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild noticeable chipping, tanning and scuffing overall. Heavy water staining overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.
Published by Fisher, Son and Co, 1111
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition. Boards have some wear, edge scuffs. Light cracking to hinge. Content has light toning. No DJ. 394pp. Circa 1850.
Published by Fisher, Son & Co, London
Seller: Hampstead Books, Haverfordwest, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: As Described. No date but apparently 2nd edition, 1839, Volume I only. Lacks boards & spine, but binding of text block is firm, marbled end papers and edges, stamp of Young Men's Christian Association Wexford appears on some pages and on the bottom of the engraved plates, which include frontis of Nelson,others of Wm Pitt and various admirals, barons, earls, etc, plus some scenic ones (The Mole of Genoa, The Town & Bay of Alassic), some of the engravings are waterstained, most are protected by tissue paper, pages largely clean. Dispatched from the UK same or next working day. NB: Due to the utter stupidity of Brexit, parcels sent to the EU may incur customs charges.
Published by Fisher, Son, & Co., 1839
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3-volume set. Uniformly bound in black leather with decoration in blind and gilt. Covers show minor wear and rubbing, slight crack on the joints at the foot of the spine of volume 1. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Name of former owner written in the prelims. Pages lightly tanneda nd clean.
Published by Fisher Son & Co, London and Paris
Seller: David Kenyon, King's Lynn, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 7 Volumes/Divisions Complete. Textured dark blue cloth boards with gilt armorial and title to the front cover of each volume. Approx 1400 pages together with engravings with tissue guards and fold out maps divided into seven continuous volumes. Boards bumped and faded with some dark patches. Textblock and illustrations clean tight and bright. No inscriptions. A lovely, tactile, nicely worn set. Please ask for further photographs and details.
Published by Fisher,Son & Co, Newgate Street London, 1839
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Published 1939/1940.This is a Very Good Set of 6 Divisions,originally published in 7 divisions this set lacks The Fifth Division.Uniform set in blue cloth with gilt titles to the upper covers with further gilt tooled Heraldic Vignettes to the front covers of all volumes.Original yellow endpapers.Volume one has b&w frontispiece of Sir Thomas-Masterman Hardy with engraved Title Page.This scarce work traces Nelson from his infancy to the rank of Commander and then on to his becoming a Rear-Admiral and finally from the hoisting of his flag to his glorious death.The work is published in three volumes and split into seven divisions.There are many wonderful engraved portraits of eminent figures such as rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt and Frederick The Third,Lord Collingwood,Admiral Alan Gardner,Admiral Rodney Baron plus Battle Scene of Victory off Ushant.Division Six still has present a large folding map of Boulogne Harbour and it's fortifications.This is generally a very clean and tidy set with a little spotting present to the margins of the plates.text remians clean.Binding are firm with just a little weakness to Division Four towards centre section join.No previous inscriptions are present.Nelson went against the conventional tactics of the time by cutting through the enemy's lines. Nelson was noted for his ability to inspire and bring out the best in his men, to the point that it gained a name: "The Nelson Touch". His actions during these wars and his heroic image as a one-armed, one-eyed patriot, ensured that before and after his death he was revered.In 1798, even though he had been married since 1787, Nelson famously became embroiled in an affair with Emma, Lady Hamilton, the wife of William Hamilton, the British Ambassador to Naples which lasted until his death. Emma became Nelson's mistress, returning to the United Kingdom to live openly with him, and eventually they had a daughter, Horatia. It was the public knowledge of this affair that induced the Royal Navy to send Nelson back out to sea after he had been recalled.By the time of his death in 1805 Nelson had become a national hero, and he was given a State funeral. His memory lives on in numerous monuments, the most notable of which is London's Nelson's Column, which stands in the centre of Trafalgar Square.Scarce set Lacking Division Fine.Six Divisions Only 1839/1840.
Published by Fisher, Son & Co. 0, London.
Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Complete with all steel engraved portraits, views & maps. (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition thus, ND. c. 1840. Seven volume set. The plate of Earl St. Vincent is listed twice in the list of plates but only one portrait is present as required. All other views and plates are present. Some plates heavily foxed and light foxing in places. One or two sections very slightly sprung. Publishers blue/green cloth with the arms of Nelson on the upper cover of each volume. The top and bottom of the spines of some are rubbed and slightly frayed. Top edges dusty. Spines very slightly faded, all edges rubbed and there is a small hole across the width of one spine, approximately quarter of an inch high. a couple of small frayed areas to spines and corners generally bumped, else a good bright set in original condition. An unusual set in that is in the publishers original cloth in seven divisions designed to be rebound in three volumes, all the titles pages and contents are contained with the seventh division. A rare survival. Book.
Seller: Graham York Rare Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, United Kingdom
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Condition: Very good. 1839-40, London, Fisher, Son and Co., second edition, three volumes, pp526; 500; 394, three vignette title pages, 36 engraved plates and one folding map, as called for, full black morocco, ornate gilt on spines and boards, all edges gilt.
Published by Printed by T. Bentley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street for T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand and W. Miller, Albemarle Street, London, 1809
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. First Edition. Illustrated. vi, 375, [1, blank]; [ii], 511 [1, blank] pages. 2 vols. Imperial Quarto. Contemporary straight-grain red morocco with elaborate tooling and nautical motifs in gilt and blind; spine with five raised bands, lettered and stamped in gilt. All edges gilt. Board edges worn, particularly at corners, joints neatly repaired. Two bookplates including famous Napoleonic collector Calvin Bullock and A.F. Woodward to front endpapers of each volume, gift inscription at front preliminary "To Captain Henry Fisher, R.N. with every good wish from Frances & Augustine Woodward, in perfect remembrance of Feburary-1895.". Interior generally clean and bright. Handsome Illustrated. vi, 375, [1, blank]; [ii], 511 [1, blank] pages. 2 vols. Imperial Quarto.