frederick george netherclift (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Frederick George Netherclift (illustrator). Cloth fading, front hinge started, light tone, random foxing, front free endpaper creased, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover. ; Bound collection of the twelve (Nos. 1-12) 1863 monthly issues of The Autograph Souvenir, with green front and rear wrappers of all 12 bound in rear. Each part contained six lithographic facsimiles printed by Netherclift, thus 72 total included; with "A concise description or explanation, with occasional transcriptions and translations of each letter, (when deemed necessary,) will be given in letter-press. This department has been kindly undertaken by Mr Richard Sims, of the British Museum." Red, blue and gold printed decorated title page and dedication page to HRH Albert Edward, Prince of Wales as preliminaries. Pleasing Victorian Era autograph collector's pictorial.

Folio. 11.75" x 9.75". Folded bi-folio tipped-in on heavy card and bound into a 19th century folder. Crimson straight-grained morocco. Gilt title to front board: "Autos. &c. - Lord Nelson." Edges lightly rubbed and bumped. Carefully re-backed in matching calf and gilt title: "Nelson's Last Letter. 19. Oct. 1805." Marbled endpapers. Engraved bookplate to verso of the front board: " Ex Libris Frank Fletcher, Vita Sine Literis Mors Est" . Small binder's label to recto of the rear board: "B. F. Hardwick, Stationer Bookbinder &c. Bradford." Clean facsimile with later explanation: "On the morning of the 19th of October 1805, the combined fleets of France and Spain, lying in Cadiz harbour began to get under weigh. At half past 9 a.m. a signal was made that the Enemy's fleet were coming out of port. At 3 p.m. Nelson received the long wished for intelligence that they were at sea. It was then, that rejoicing at the near approach of that moment he had ardently awaited, Nelson penned the interesting document of which (by the kind permission of the Trustees of the British Museum) we here present a facsimile. it was found open on his desk, together with one addressed to his daugher Miss Horatia Nelson Thompson, now in the possession of Mrs H. N. Ward. To the last writing of Nelson, Lady Hamilton has added: "this letter was found open on his desk and bought to Lady Hamilton, by Captain Hardy. O miserable wretched Emma, Oh , glorious and happy Nelson." The envelope containing these leters is superscribed "The enclosed letters were found after the action, and sealed up in the prescence of the Revd. Mr. Scott, signed T. M. Hardy".