[LORD NELSON

[LORD NELSON, TRAFALGAR, AND MORE]LIVES OF ILLUSTRIOUS SEAMEN....TO WHICH IS ADDED A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE BRITISH NAVYOrmskirk, J Fowler, 1806. 4to, numerous engraved plates, 480pp. Containing much information on Lord Nelson and his various battles at sea, with several plates relating to Nelson including an engraved view/plan of the battle of Trafalgar naming and identifying the disposition of the various ships. The book has an appendix continuing the life of Nelson to his (recent) death, and the final page is a poem by T W Fitzgerald entitled '"Nelson's Tomb". Bound following: NAVAL AND MARTIAL BIOGRAPHY...INCLUDING ACCOUNTS OF THE VARIOUS BATTLES, SIEGES, BLOCKADES, CAMPAIGNS AND BRILLIANT VICTORIES. Ormskirk, 1806. 4to, engraved plates, 403pp. Two parts bound in one, internal browning (as usual), occasional staining, contemporary half plum morocco, re-backed retaining original spine, marbled boards, rubbed and worn