Nelson. A Dream of Glory [with] The Sword of Albion
( Horatio NELSON ) SUGDEN, John
[Mixed Impressions.]
THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS: FIRST VOLUME SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
Published: Jonathan Cape [and] Bodley Head, 2004[-2012]
Stock code: 51185
Price: £270.00
2 vols., 8vo., Mixed Impressions, with numerous plates and maps; black cloth, gilt backs, navy endpapers, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper.
With personal bookplate on front free endpaper of first volume. FIRST VOLUME SIGNED [WITHOUT DEDICATION] BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. The set comprises: Nelson. A Dream of Glory (second impression, 2004); Nelson: The Sword of Albion (first edition, 2012). Complete set of Sugden's acclaimed biography, more than twenty years in the making and virtually certain to become the definitive account. COMPLETE SETS OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.