William Beatty - Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson

  • 1807 RARE Ist Ed THE DEATH OF LORD NELSON by W Beatty TRAFALGAR H M S VICTORY


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    ... leider!!!


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    "AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE


    of


    THE DEATH OF LORD NELSON


    With the Circumstances preceding, attending, and Subsequent to that Event.


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~


    THE


    PROFESSIONAL REPORT ON HIS LORDSHIP'S WOUND.


    And interesting Anecdotes.


    by


    WILLIAM BEATTY M.D.


    (Surgeon to the Victory in the battle of Trafalgar, and now Physician to the Fleet under the Command of the Earl of St. Vincent.)


    ~~~~~~~~~~~


    1807 First Edition.


    Printed by T Davison for T Cadell and W Davies.


    1807
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    Beatty was the Surgeon who attended Nelson, and performed the Autopsy.


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    Slim 8vo. original paper covered boards, with more recent matching canvas spine. Minor judicious professional restoration has been carried out in more recent times.


    Rubbed edges as to be expected, 90pp. including Appendix containing Instructions issued by Lord Nelsonto The Admirals and Captains of his Fleet, several days before the Battle.


    Two plates including engraved portrait frontis of Nelson and engraving of the Representation of the Ball.


    All as called for.


    Frontis mildly foxed, as is usual, the 'Ball' plate beautifully clean as are the pages throughout.


    On the front cover, most certainly contemporary, is the signature, as far as I can make out, is Frank B Hardy.


    I have researched the name, and it may be coincidental being the surname of Captain Hardy! as I can discover no connection.


    A really attractive copy, exceedingly scarce."


    Gibt es aber mittlerweile billiger mittlerweile als PDF.
    https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Lord_Nelson
    https://play.google.com/store/…=book-dDwIAAAAQAAJ&rdot=1


    Die hunderttausendmal erzählten Geschichten von Nelsons letzten Stunden sind hier im Original wiedergegeben, natürlich aus Beattys Sicht, den armen H. verklärend und somit für mich persönlich uninteressant. Höchst interessant sind hingegen seine Berichte zu Gesundheit- und Krankenständen, den Mastreifen und vielen anderen Kleinigkeiten an Bord des Schiffes.


    XXXDAn

  • Jessica Read

    Hat den Titel des Themas von „1807 - Beatty, William - THE DEATH OF LORD NELSON, TRAFALGAR, HMS VICTORY“ zu „William Beatty - Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson“ geändert.
  • Da mir der Titel gestern gerade untergekommen ist: da mittlerweile gutenberg.org in Deutschland wieder zugänglich ist ist auch der Zugang zu einer erfreulichen Menge an maritimen Büchern in der Public Domain wieder vorhanden, u.a. auch dieses Buch:


    Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson by William Beatty auf gutenberg.org


    Und ja, selbst finde ich auch vor allem die Details und Berichte wie oben erwähnt interessant.

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