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THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, K.B. FROM HIS LORDSHIP'S MANUSCRIPTS
by Clark & McArthur
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
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London: Cadell and Davies, 1809. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The standard life of Lord Nelson. First Edition. Illustrated. Two volumes. Imperial Quarto 13 ½" x 10 ½". Full calf with gilt stamped and blind tooled borders to front and back covers. Spines have 5 raised double bands, 6 compartment, with gilt title and ornaments. All edges gilt. Blue satin ribbon page marker in both volumes. Binding is tight, pages are bright, engravings are bright and crisp. No page tears and no markings in either volume. Both volumes have a bookplate on front pastedown for Blythswood with its coat of arms. (The Blythswood baronetsy was created in 1892 for Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet, the former Member of Parliament for Renfrew in Scotland.) Printed for subscribers, list of whom is at beginning of volume 1. Vol.1 375 pp; Vol.2 511 pp Condition: reinforced hinges. Penciled bookseller note on front pastedown & front endpaper. Scattered small areas of foxing, most to plates, but not on every plate. Most plates bear penciled "294" (subscriber #294?). The engraving after p. 150 has foxing & waterstain to top. Some small chipping to leather edges, small areas of loss to leather. Embossed stamp "I. David Porras" to both volumes front endpapers. A very handsome set in lovely condition.
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- Bookseller
- Cedar Tree Antiques
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 115550
- Title
- THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, K.B. FROM HIS LORDSHIP'S MANUSCRIPTS
- Author
- Clark & McArthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Cadell and Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1809
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Naval, Military
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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