The Life of Nelson. The Embodiment of the Sea Power…

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1897. 2 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A superb copy in full navy blue calf by Mudie. With gilt raised bands, a paler blue labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. The boards are framed within twin gilt fillets and a wavy blind roll. Foxing to the preliminaries then clean. First English edition. With all 19 portraits and 20 maps and battle plans. A very fine set of what is still recognised as the great biography of Admiral Lord Nelson.