Life Of Nelson

London: for John Murray, Bookseller to the Admiralty and to the Board of Longitude,, 1813. Southey's "Patriotic Manual" First edition, second issue with page 258 of volume II correctly paginated. "Southey constructed an early-nineteenth century hero as a model for the young - in his words, a 'patriotic manual'. He told a friend that he would write 'such a… Saber más sobre este artículo

Cassell's National Library. 1891 Cassell's National Library pocket hardback, no dj; Good, clean inside, some wear and a little wrinkling to blue boards; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardback. 1891.

London: Bickers and Son, 1909. Hardcover. Good. Half leather prize binding of Poet Southey's popular biography of Horatio Nelson, first published in 1813. With Sherborne School crest and logo to front and rear covers. Top edge gilt. Raised bands to spine. Marbled endpapers. Tipped in frontispiece. Prize plate to front pastedown. … Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Bickers and Son, 1883 . Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Westall. A later edition of Southey's biography of Horatio Lord Nelson, in an attractive full calf Bickers prize binding featuring a stunning fore edge painting illustrating Lord Nelson's ships. Romantic poet and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death, Robert Southey was a prolific letter… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Bickers and Son, 1879. Hardcover. Very Good. This is an early single volume edition of Southey's seminal work on Nelson. It is beautifully bound in its original pale calf binding, which is faded in places but with gilded spine intact and bright. Interior is clean and bright with the exception of the original owners signature "xmas 1879"… Saber más sobre este artículo

1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Roberts Brothers, Pub., Boston, MA., 1883; 1st edition thus; with Illustrations by Birket Foster; very good condition; bound in hard cover cloth: minor rubbing and wear to corners of cover, else a fine copy; Robert Southey; Lord Nelson; Military History

Full navy calf with raised banding and gilt decoration on the spine. All edges marbled. Tan title plate with gilt lettering. Crack on front hinge. A good clean book, a fulsome edition of Robert Southey's great work Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805), also known simply as Admiral Nelson, was… Saber más sobre este artículo

London, England: Heron Books Book. Good. Hardcover. Heron Books Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with gold stamped faux leathear brown boards and yellow material bookmark, Heron Books edition, not issued with dust jacket, 338gms, 278 pages, decorated endpapers. Book is in good condition with minor general age-related wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards… Saber más sobre este artículo

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.; Undated. Mustard coloured boards with decoration to front and spine. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Age spotting to page edges and sporadically throughout. Binding tight and text clean. No inscriptions or previous owners names. FFEP slightly clipped.

John Long, 1923. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1923. No Edition Remarks. 155 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions and sticker to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: John Murray, 1831. 12mo, pp. vii, [i], 352. Original khaki cloth boards printed in black. Boards a little rubbed, cloth evenly darkened. Volume XII in The Family Library.

J. M. Dent & Sons, 1969. Paperback. Good. 1969. Reprint. 278 pages. Paperback book with illustrative cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Bickers and Son, 1887. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [9], xii-xiv, [3], 2-351, [3] pp. Contemporary smooth green calf with two gilt rules to each board, the spine in six compartments with gilt decorations and a red morocco label lettered in gilt on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Bound by the publisher.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Bickers and Son, 1877. Hardcover. Very good. xiv, [2], 351 p. 22 cm. 12 b&w plates. Full blue leather with gilt trim, raised bands on spine, burgundy spine label. Marbled endpapers and text block edges. Binding signed by Bickers & Son, London. Corners bumped. Bookplate for C. C. Savage. A front endpaper torn out, stain on p.… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Constable, 1916. 1st edition. Near Fine. octavo. orig. dec. cloth 371pp., frontis., col. pls., text ills., plans, index, Classic text. Incl. many fine colour plates. Lacks ffep o/w nice copy

1861. London, Henry G Bohn, London New edition with additional notes and plates and a general index. 384pp+ index illustrated. A very good copy in full red calf, gilt spine Bookplate

Macdonald, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. First Edition Thus. 339 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions and insert to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. No Edition Remarks. 194 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. HEavier crack at rear board, tearing the end paper and exposing… Saber más sobre este artículo