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The Life of Nelson
by Robert Southey
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : George Bell and Son , 1875. Leather. Very Good. 4.5" by 7". Edward Duncan; Birket Foster; Richard Westall . A biographical account of Nelson by Robert Southey. A new edition including sixty five illustrations. A biographical account of the life of Nelson with detailed plates to accompany the work. Beginning with Nelson's birth and concluding with the Battle of Trafalgar. Southey explores the impact that Nelson has had within naval history. These include a folding plate detailing a facsimile of Lord Nelson's handwriting within different periods. One folding plate and fourteen plates. Collated complete. In a full calf binding. Externally generally smart. Slight rubbing to the extremities including the joints. Minor cracking to the front joint. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally clean with spotting to the front pages heavier to the frontispiece. Colour and folding plates clean. Plate facing page 367 working loose. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 874V10
- Title
- The Life of Nelson
- Author
- Robert Southey
- Illustrator
- Edward Duncan; Birket Foster; Richard Westall
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Bell and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1875
- Size
- 4.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Maritime History Biography History
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...