The life and actions of that distinguished naval hero, admiral nelson; who fell in the battle of trafalgar, october 21 1805.
Hudson [New York].
Published by William E. Norman, 1808.
70pp. With a wood engraved portrait frontispiece.
[Bound with:] Life of napoleon bonaparte, emperor of the french, king of italy, and protector of the rhenish confederation, from his birth to the present time. Hudson [New York]. Published by William E. Norman, 1810. 108pp. With a wood engraved frontispiece.
12mo. Contemporary red half-roan, buff paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities worn and marked, spine cracked, with loss at head and foot. Recent bookplate of Norfolk-based amateur historian, and inaugural member of the Nelson Society, Ron Charles Fiske to FEP, stab-stitch holes to gutter, minute marginal worm-tracks, scattered spotting.
[Bound with:] Life of napoleon bonaparte, emperor of the french, king of italy, and protector of the rhenish confederation, from his birth to the present time. Hudson [New York]. Published by William E. Norman, 1810. 108pp. With a wood engraved frontispiece.
12mo. Contemporary red half-roan, buff paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities worn and marked, spine cracked, with loss at head and foot. Recent bookplate of Norfolk-based amateur historian, and inaugural member of the Nelson Society, Ron Charles Fiske to FEP, stab-stitch holes to gutter, minute marginal worm-tracks, scattered spotting.
An apt paring of scarce early American imprints of succinct anonymous biographies of Lord Nelson and Napoleon Bonaparte; given the small format likely intended for a juvenile audience.
OCLC and COPAC together record copies of the first mentioned work at four locations (AAS, Cambridge, Michigan, and Temple).
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref: 24433
OCLC and COPAC together record copies of the first mentioned work at four locations (AAS, Cambridge, Michigan, and Temple).
