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London: Harrison and Rutter, 1810. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. THE LIFE OF LORD VISCOUNT NELSON, DUKE OF BRONTE, by T. O. Churchill. Second edition. Published in London in 1810 by Harrison and Rutter. Quarto, vii, [1], 94pp, engraved portrait frontispiece. Half-calf on marbled boards. Gilt-stamped spine with nautical emblems. Numerous plates, with two fold-out plates at rear showing Nelson's funeral train and the ornaments and devices on his coffin. Tipped in facsimile of Nelson letter. Title page gives publication date of 1810, bottom of spine shows date of 1820. Condition: Very Good. All pages and illustrations present. Binding is tight. Text pages are toned, illustration pages are bright. Occasional light foxing throughout. Light penciled page number on all plates. Small column of sums p. 53; stain pp 34-35; light dirt p. 29.

New York: Doran, 1927. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) served as a military advisor to Bedouins in their revolt against the Ottoman Turks from 1916-1918. This is the first American edition. Octavo (9" x 6"). Original purple-brown cloth, with front cover and spine stamped in black, with the rare original dust jacket. Jacket flap is clipped but retains the original $3.00 price. Jacket is chipped and worn, but mostly intact. Some rubbing to cloth boards, some minor foxing in text. 16 plates, folding map. Copyright page states 'First printing in America, March, 1927', and includes George H. Doran lozenge. Overall a very good copy of this rarity.