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The Life of Lord Viscount Nelson ... Illustrated by engravings of it's most striking and memorable incidents. L.P
by T. O. Churchill, Horatio Nelson Nelson
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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T. Bensley for J. & W. Macgavin, 1808-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. [Fore-Edge painting] 1st. ed. Large paper edition. 4to, 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. Finely bound in navy, straight grain morocco. Housed in a navy cloth slip case. Nautical fore-edge painting of a naval review by George III at Spithead. Gilt ruled. Very good binding and cover. viii. 100 pages. 14 of 15 plates, 12 hand colored, two folding plates. Lacking the facsimile letter from Nelson. Contents crisp and clean. Lowndes I, p. 449, Allibone I, p. 383. Provenance: Book plate of Nate B. Spingold. From the estate of David Spinney. Spinney was noted author on nautical themes, specifically on Admiral Rodney.
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- Title
- The Life of Lord Viscount Nelson ... Illustrated by engravings of it's most striking and memorable incidents. L.P
- Author
- T. O. Churchill, Horatio Nelson Nelson
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Bensley for J. & W. Macgavin
- Date Published
- 1808-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Cloth
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
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- Facsimile
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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