The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton; with a supplement of interesting letters, by distinguished characters

Barbican: Thomas Lovewell, 1814.

First Edition. Two volumes bound as one. 8vo. pp xii, [2], 4-273, [blank]; viii, [1], 6-264. Two leaves of blanks front and back. Dark half-calf over marbled boards, dark red label to spine lettered in gold, also double gold fillets to spine, ends lightly rubbed, also corner tips. Page edges speckled pink. Text extremely clean, no hint of foxing or any other defects, no old signatures, etc. A lovely copy. This volume focuses on the intimate letters exchanged between the British naval commander Lord Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton, offering insights into their personal relationship during a tumultuous period in British naval history.