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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from The Life of Admiral Lord Nelson, K. B. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition. Boards have some wear, edge scuffs. Light cracking to hinge. Content has light toning. No DJ. 394pp. Circa 1850.

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.

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.

Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Condition: Good. Later Edition. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". 526 / 500 / 212pp. 3-volume set (complete). Rebound with gilt title-pieces to spines. New end papers fitted. Scattered foxing, mainly to plates. Edges browned. Damp staining to several plates. Corners slightly bumped. Contain frontispieces and illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 18th & 19th century; Ships & the Sea. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 45027. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

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.

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.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. London: Fisher, Son & Co., No date, plates dated 1839-40. Three half black calf leather bindings, worn and marked with some loss to the leather. Gilt titles to red leather labels, worn marbled boards and end papers, two bookplates to the paste downs and end papers, for Admiral Claude Edward Buckle and Captain Jermyn Rushbrooke, stamps for Admiral Buckle to the end papers and top of the title page. Illustrated with 33 engraved plates and a map of Boulogne in addition to the pictorial title pages and frontispieces. Second Editions. Volume I - engraved portrait frontispiece and vignette half-title, letterpress title, [x], 9-526pp with 11 engraved plates; Volume II - engraved portrait frontispiece and vignette half-title, letterpress title, [ii], 5-500pp, 11 plates, plus fold out plan of the Harbour and Fortifications of Boulogne (12 in total); Vol III - frontispiece of Lord Collingwood, pictorial title, further frontispiece of George III, letterpress title, [ii], 394pp, with 10 additional plates, 'Recollections of Tom Allen, The Last of the Agamemnons' 213*-223*pp. No date to the title pages but 1839 and 1840 date to the base of some of the plates, second edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece and vignette half-title; letterpress title page to the all volumes, 33 further engraved plates + folding engraved map - in accordance with directions to the binders (vol. I: 11 plates; vol. II: 11 plates + folding plan; vol. III: 10 plates plus the additional frontispiece for George III). The portrait of William Henry the Fourth at p 192 of Vol III. Earl St Vincent, called for in volume II, is present in volume III, and therefore, as often, has been substituted by a plate of Admiral Lord Keith at page 89. Bindings good and strong with wear and rubbing to edges, corners bumped and worn. Contents good and tight, the odd old finger and ink mark, but mostly clean, a little toning/browning to all and pages. A good set. Bibliographical note: this is the second complete edition - the first edition appeared in 1809 in 2 substantial folio volumes, followed by a much-abridged single octavo edition in 1810; this second complete edition, was originally issued in 7 parts in 1839/1840, with a view to be bound in 3 volumes. This edition includes the recollections of Tom Allen at the end of Vol III. Provenance - bookplates and stamps of Admiral Buckle to all volumes, Captain Rushbrooke's bookplate to the end papers of all volumes. Approximately 9 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine fair to good condition worn with marks, gilt titles to red pabels, worn to the top and base of each spine. Joints good condition worn but solid. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition marbled paper covered boards with leather quarters and spines, marked, worn and scratched. Page edges good condition tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition secure, strained to the front of Vol I after the title. Paste downs good condition marbled with the book plate of Admiral Buckle to the front paste down of each volume. End papers good condition marbled with the bookplate of Captain Rushbrooke to the front end paper of each volume, stamped signatures of Buckel, gift inscription to Jermyn Rushbrooke to the front end paper of Vol I. Title good condition tanned, foxed and finger marks to the pictorial titles, tanned to the letterpress titles, stamps for Buckle to the title of Vol I. Pages good condition minor foxing and tanned throughout. Binding good condition solid. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1839-40. Binding: Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. London: Fisher, Son & Co., No date 1839-40. In the original Seven Divisions rather than rebound in three volumes as often is the case. Original full cloth binding, repaired. Second Editions. Division I - engraved portrait frontispiece and vignette half-title, letterpress title, viii, 9-200pp; Division II - six engravings, 201-400pp; Division III - five engravings, 401-526pp; ii (contents of Vol. I), 5-76pp; Division IV - viii, (advert to the first volume of The Colonial Magazine ), five engravings, 77-276pp; Division V - six engravings, 277-476pp; Division VI - six engravings plus fold out plan of the Harbour and Fortifications of Boulogne, 477-500pp, 1-176pp; Division VII - two pictorial title pages, volumes II and III, four engravings, 177-394pp, 1pp plate list, 1pp letterpress title to Vol. II, 2pp contents of Vol. II and plates to Vol. II 2pp letterpress title to Vol. III, 2pp contents of Vol. II, plates to Vol. III; 213*223*pp; No date to th title pages but 1839 date to the base of the engraved frontispiece, second edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece and vignette half-title; letterpress title page to the first volume, 32 further engraved plates + folding engraved map - in accordance with directions to the binders (vol. I: 11 plates; vol. II: 10 plates + folding plan; vol. III: 11 plates). The portrait of St. Vincent, called for in volume II, is present in volume III, and therefore, as often, has been substituted by a plate of Admiral Lord Keith at page 325 rather than 89. Seven Divisions in the original cloth bindings with gilt crest and titles to each front board, each spine repaired with the original laid down, in overall good condition. Bindings good and strong with a wear and some rubbing to edges, corners bumped and worn. Contents good and tight, the odd old finger and ink mark, but mostly clean, a little toning/browning to all and pages. A good set. Bibliographical note: this is the second complete edition - the first edition appeared in 1809 in 2 substantial folio volumes, followed by a much-abridged single octavo edition in 1810; this second complete edition, was originally issued in 7 parts in 1839/1840 [as here], with a view to be bound in 3 volumes. This edition includes three appendices published for the first time; the recollections of Tom Allen; the memoirs of Thomas Masterman Hardy; and Lord Collingwood. Approximately 9 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition worn with marks, original spine laid onto new cloth. Joints good condition worn but solid. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition original full cloth boards with gilt crest and titles to each front boards, blind stamped tooling to the front and rear board edges, marked and scratches, some bubbling to the front board of Division I. Page edges good condition tanned, untrimmed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition secure. Paste downs good condition clean, new paste downs with the book plate of R C Fiske to the front paste down of each volume. End papers good condition new. Title good condition tanned, foxed and finger marks to the pictorial titles, tanned and foxed to the letterpress titles. Pages good condition minor foxing and tanned throughout. Binding good condition solid. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1839-40. Binding: Hardback.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two volumes. Large quarto (345mm x 275mm). vi,15,xiv,375p; [2],511p. Volume one with engraved frontispiece by Charles Heath, 3 finely engraved headpieces, 5 engraved plates plus one example of handwriting in text. Volume two with 8 engraved plates of which 4 are battle scenes, plus 4 accompanying battle plans plus 3 examples of handwriting in the text. In total, 18 engraved plates and 3 engraved headpieces. In a fine contemporary binding by L. Staggemeier, with his label to the front pastedown of volume one, of full straight-grained black morocco, blind tooled borders to the boards enclosing a gilt tooled border of interlocking oak leaves and acorns. The spine has 5 raised double bands, blind tooled compartments, lettering direct. Gilt inner dentelles. AEG. The corners are bumped and extremities are worn, sl chipping to spine ends of volume one, wear to spine head of volume two. Joints are rubbed but the joints and inner hinges are intact and the boards are solidly attached. The text is clean light spotting to plate margins. Overall a Near VG copy. With the engraved armorial bookplate of Archibald Philip [Primrose], Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister of Great Britain 1894-1895, and one of the great book collectors of the 19thC whose exceptional library was disposed of in a number of sales since his death. Leberecht Staggemeier (1759-1827) was one of the great German-born binders of the period, several of whom came to London in order to fulfill the demand for fine bindings for the great country libraries. This massive work was the first "official" biography of Nelson. Printed on high quality paper by Bensley of London, it initially cost 6 guineas and after publication the price increased due to the expense of production. One of the cornerstones of any Nelson collection, this copy comes with an excellent provenance. VERY HEAVY. CONTACT ME FOR OVERSEAS POSTAGE.

Gran fol., 2 vols. (VI, 15, XLV, 1 facsimil, 375 p., ilustr., láms. ; 511 p. ilustr., láms.). Gran papel. Encuadernación inglesa de época. Plena piel, nervios, tejuelo, hilos dorados, ruedas doradas en los planos. Encuadernación algo fatigada. Algunas hojas obscurecidas, manchas de óxido en algunas láminas. [Ref. C8N193]. Magnífica biografía del famoso almirante inglés, vencedor de Napoleón en la batalla de Trafalgar, sugerida a su muerte por el Príncipe de Gales, y realizada con la consulta de todos sus manuscritos y correspondencia. La obra incluye un facsímil de la primera pagina de las memorias del almirante, y el de una carta acompañando estas memorias. Al final, en apéndice, notas al conjunto. Edición espectacular, en gran formato, adornada con espléndidas viñetas y láminas con grabados y planos impresas al acero, en muy buen papel, con bellos tipos y grandes márgenes. Ejemplar muy difícil de encontrar.(Graesse, II, p. 192). Biografías. Historia. Inglaterra. Biographies. History. England.

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.