1909 The Life Of Nelson by Robert Southey - Fine Binding. SOLD

1909 The Life Of Nelson by Robert Southey - Fine Binding. SOLD'The Life of Nelson' by Robert Southey, published by Rickers & Son Ltd, London, 1909. The volume is fully bound in tree calf leather with gilt stamped decoration to both boards and board edges. The spine boasts five raised bands, gilt stamped decoration, a red leather title panel and brown leather author panel. There is shelf wear to the extremities, particularly to the base and spine edges, but both boards remain firmly affixed and the binding

flowers and foliate

and further marked to the half-point

The work is housed in a later glazed gilt foliate frame

Mustard pots

scratches or cracks

housed in its original gilt and wood frame

Width: 17cm

Height: 62cm

The work is unsigned

All 54 full-page plates are present

but remains in a very good condition overall

Provenance: Private collection of a gentleman