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Dupont & Associés

731 - COLLINGWOOD (George).

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€100 - 150

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COLLINGWOOD (George). A selection from the public and private correspondence of Vice Admiral Lord Collingwood. Interspersed with memoirs of his life. 1 volume, in-8, bound in glossy light brown full calfskin, spine with raised bands and gilt compartments, burgundy morocco title label, triple framing of double gilt fillet, triple blind-stamped fillet, and triple gilt fillet on the covers, combed edges, small interior lace. London: Ridgway, 1829. Frontispiece featuring a portrait of the author. Fold-out plate depicting the Battle of Trafalgar. Copy formerly owned by physicist William Douglas Allen (1914–2008). Hinges slightly rubbed; otherwise, a VERY BEAUTIFUL COPY. An important collection for the maritime history of England and France during the Consulate and the Empire. Collingwood served as Nelson’s second-in-command at the Battle of Trafalgar as early as 1777.

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Auction details

The Pierre Payan Library: Half a Century of Collecting Between Paris and Dinard. Part 2.
Wednesday, November 25
02:15 PM
26 bis, allée Saint-François
29600 Morlaix - Saint-Martin-des-Champs, France

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Dupont & Associés +33 2 98 88 08 39 contact@dupontassocies.com
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 49,000 lots published

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