Auction No 421, Tag: Horatio Nelson
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Frederick Lloyd "An Accurate and Impartial Life of the Late Lord Viscount Nelson, Knight of the most Honourable Order of the Bath
Frederick Lloyd "An Accurate and Impartial Life of the Late Lord Viscount Nelson, Knight of the most Honourable Order of the Bath
Lot 83
Lot: 83
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £250 - £350
SOLD £180
MORE DETAILSFrederick Lloyd An Accurate and Impartial Life of the Late Lord Viscount Nelson, Knight of the most Honourable Order of the Bath …Comprehending authentic and circumstantial details of his Glorious Achievements: together with Private Anecdotes, and Various Interesting Particulars, never before published. J. Fowler, Ormskirk, 1806, First Edition. Bound in original sheepskin covered boards with gilt title label; professionally repaired at head & foot of the backstrip, the hinges strengthened; front pastedown with bookplate of the Literary Institute, Arkingarthdale; 19th Century ownership signature to first endpaper of George Harker, Bolton. Occasional finger marks and toning but generally clean internally, the text and endpapers intact. Several page corners are creased, one leaf (pp.77/8) with a corner torn away (not affecting text) and two other leaves roughly cut at fore-edge. Of the original 11 plates, 9 are present including frontispiece; most plates show browning and the folding plates have splits to the folds, now strengthened with archival tape. The final plate and last few leaves show damp-staining to upper right corner. The two missing plates are the portraits of Lord Hood and the Earl of St.Vincent.