Rawson, Geoffrey, Nelson's letters from the Leeward Islands and other original documents in the Public Record Office and the British Museum , 1953
- Title(s):
- Nelson's letters from the Leeward Islands and other original documents in the Public Record Office and the British Museum / edited by Geoffrey Rawson ; with notes by Michael Lewis and engravings by Geoffrey Wales.
- Published/Created:
- London : The Golden Cockerel Press, 1953.
- Physical Description:
- 73, [1] pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsD187.1.N4 R39 1953+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1382419
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- "Christopher Sandford designed, produced and published this book at the Golden Cockerel Press, London. The John Roberts Press handled the composition and press-work. The edition is limited to 300 numbered copies printed on pure rag paper in Perpetua type. Nos. 1-60 are specially bound."--Colophon.
BAC: British Art Center copy is no. 13 of 300, on of 60 copies specially bound in black, cream and dark red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. - Subject Terms:
- Admirals -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century -- Sources.Naval history -- Great Britain.Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758–1805 -- Correspondence.Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
- Form/Genre:
- Private press books (Publishing) -- England -- London.
Wood engravings -- 1953. - Export:
- XML
- Preface. Introduction
- pt. 1. The Shirley-Nelson correspondence
- pt. 2. Recollections of Captain James Wallis
- pt. 3. The court martial on William Clark, able seaman
- pt. 4. Miscellaneous documents.
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