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The Life of Nelson

de Robert Southey

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London: Printed for the Late John Murray and William Tegg and Co., 1849. Leather. Good Only. 6" by 3.5". None . The tenth edition of Robert Southey's celebrated biography of Horatio Lord Nelson. This biography of Horatio Lord Nelson by Robert Southey has rarely been out of print since its first publication in 1813, and proved to be an immediate success. Romantic poet and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death, Robert Southey was a prolific letter writer and literary scholar as well as a historian and biographer.Vice-Admiral Nelson is widely regarded as one of the greatest naval commanders in history. His unconventional tactics brought about various British naval victories, particularly during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.The tenth edition illustrated with woodcuts in text.From the library of Robert H Holdsworth, with armorial bookplate to front pastedown. In full calf binding with intricate gilt tooling to spine, titles in gilt to morocco spine label, marbled edges and endpapers, Externally a trifle rubbed with shelf wear, front board detached but present. Staining mark to head of front and rear board affecting through the upper margin of text block. Internally, firmly bound. Pages otherwise bright and clean. Good Only

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Librería
Rooke Books GB (GB)
Inventario del vendedor #
852A78
Título
The Life of Nelson
Autor
Robert Southey
Ilustrador
None
Formato/Encuadernación
Leather
Estado del libro
Usado - Good Only
Cantidad disponible
1
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Editorial
Printed for the Late John Murray and William Tegg and Co.
Lugar de publicación
London
Fecha de publicación
1849
Tamaño
6" by 3.5"
Palabras clave
robert southey lord nelson illustrated books lord nelson

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The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Shelf Wear
Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Spine Label
The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
Text Block
Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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...
Bookplate
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Spine
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