THE LIFE OF NELSON
by Southey, Robert Esq. Lld
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: William Tegg. Very Good-. circa 1870. Later Printing. Hardcover. 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 408 pages; Purple cloth covered boards with gilt print on spine and black blind stamped design on front. Hinges intact. Colour frontispiece and 9 B&W engravings. First 35 pages of text is a biography of Southey dated 1867. The book is not dated but probably comes from 1870's or 80's. This is a solid little book. Corners are bumped, light edgewear. Some careless student has spilled black ink on the back board with small spots on spine & front, a latin notation on fore edges. Page 15 has bottom corner cut out, not extending into text. Very slight foxing. A few notations in book. Illustrated by G. Cruikshank. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2994
- Title
- THE LIFE OF NELSON
- Author
- Southey, Robert Esq. Lld
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- William Tegg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- circa 1870
- Keywords
- Lord Nelson, Naval, Napoleon
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria; Militaria / Leaders;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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