Churchill, T.O. (fl. circa 1800) The Life of Lord Viscount Nelson.

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Churchill, T.O. (fl. circa 1800) The Life of Lord Viscount Nelson. London: by Bensley, 1808. First edition, large page copy (quarto),illustrated with fourteen plates (of fifteen),of which twelve are hand-colored (including the frontispiece),the two folding plates at the back are uncolored; lacking the facsimile letter from Nelson meant to be found after the preface; bound in full straight grain morocco, with a nautical fore-edge painting of a naval review by George III at Spithead; contents good, final folding plate repaired, 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.
Provenance: The Estate of David Spinney.
Estimate $200-300


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