A. Duncan - The Life of Nelson - 1806

Archibald Duncan - The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Vice-Admiral, including ample and authentic accounts of the brilliant victories in various parts of the world [...] to which is included an official account of the ceremonies of his funeral - London/Liverpool, Cundee/Nuttall, 1806. Contemporary leather binding, endpapers renewed.

According to the index there should be 14 engravings in the book. In the book there are 13 engravings; the index-listed 'Commodore Nelson receiving the swords of vanquished Spaniards' and 'Death of Lord Nelson on board the Victory' are missing. Conversely, there is an extra plate relating to the funeral in the book that is not listed in the index.

Rare biography that appeared in the year of Nelson's death; most works about him are of later date.

See the photos for a good impression.

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