1959 A Portrait of Lord Nelson
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Description
Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
A new edition published the year after the first.
In the publisher's original quarter paper vellum binding.
Sketched maps to the endpapers and two double sided plates of captioned illustrations. With four full pages of Nelson's letters and signatures. Collated complete.
Naval historian Oliver Warner offers an intricate portrait of the victorious Royal Navy flag officer, Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest naval commanders in history.
This work details his legacies, such as his dispatch to the Baltic Sea where he defeated Denmark at the Battle of Copenhagen.
Condition
In the publisher's quarter paper vellum binding. Externally, smart. With discolouration and spots to the paper vellum. Light marks to the boards and light bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot.
Good
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