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Fairburn's edition of the life of admiral lord nelson, containing a correct account of all his naval engagements, and universally lamented Death, in the hour of victory
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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London: Published by John Fairburn, [1805] 40pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece depicting the Battle of Trafalgar. Original publisher's navy wrappers, title in manuscript to upper panel. Housed in modern navy cloth gatefold case, red calf lettering-piece to spine. Wrappers marked and chipped. Internally clean and crisp. Printed and publisher John Fairburn's (fl. 1789-1840) immensely popular chapbook memoir of Lord Nelson. The firm would issue two further related works; Fairburn's Edition of the Death of Admiral Lord Nelson (1806) and Fairburn's Edition of the Funeral of Admiral Lord Nelson (1806). All editions are scarce; OCLC records copies at three locations (BL, Cork, and National library of Sweden); COPAC adds no further. . Twentieth edition. 12mo.
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- Librería
- Antiquates Ltd
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- AQ24430
- Título
- Fairburn's edition of the life of admiral lord nelson, containing a correct account of all his naval engagements, and universally lamented Death, in the hour of victory
- Autor
- [FAIRBURN, John]
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Edición
- Twentieth edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Published by John Fairburn, [1805]
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Tamaño
- 12mo
- Palabras clave
- Naval History
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Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
Miembro de Biblio desde 2008
Wareham, Dorset
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Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
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- 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...
- Chapbook
- A very short, cheaply produced volume, of a few leaves. Modern chapbooks...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
