Pages & portraits from the past : being the private papers of Sir William Hotham / by A. M. W. Stirling, with 32 illustrations [complete in two volumes]

Hotham, William, Sir (1772-1848)

1919, First Edition. London : Herbert Jenkins. Good copies both in the original title-blocked cloth. Spines slightly sun-toned with extremities worn; minor tears to head on volume 2. Boards slightly scuffed and dust-toned, with joints somewhat rubbed. Minor damp stain to lower corner of volume 2 front panel. Prelims and edges foxed, with scattered marginal foxing throughout. Frontis portraits retain their tissue guards. Remains a well-preserved set overall. Item #453275

Physical description; complete in 2 volumes : fronts., plates, portraits ; 23 cm. Contents; Volume 1: Concerning the writer. Early narrative. Under Hood and Nelson. The mutiny at the Nore. Camperdown and after. Life at the Cape. Portraits under George III. The days of Napoleon. Volume 2: The days of Napoleon. Portraits after Waterloo. Portraits under George IV. Portraits under William IV. The days of Victoria. Subjects; Hotham, William, Sir (1772-1848). Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century. Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century. Great Britain -- Biography.

Price: €35.00