Sales catalogue: Francis Edwards

Date:
1934
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/5/22
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Francis Edwards. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NAVAL AND MARITIME—continued. 652 Lord (W. F.) Enenanp and FRANCE in the MEDITERRANEAN, 1660-1830, Svo., cl., 1901 7s 653 Mahan (A. T.) Inriuence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783, plans, 8vo., cl. (1889) 14s 654 The InFivEencr of Sea Power upon the FRencH REVOLUTION and Em- PIRE, 1793-1812, maps and plans, 2 vols, 8vo., cl., 1893 15s 655 The Lirr of Nretson: the Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain, maps and battle plans, 2 vols, 8vo., cl., 1897 15s 656 SEA Power in its relation to the War of 1812, numerous maps, plans and illusts., 2 vols, 8vo., cl., 1905 657 Manwaring (G. E.) A BreuiogRapny of British NavaL History: a Bio- graphical and Historical Guide to Printed and Manuscript Sources, roy. 8vo., cl., 1930 £1 5s 658 Minorca.—Parers relating to the Loss of Mrtnorca in 1756, edited by Admiral Richmond, 8vo., cl., Navy Records Society, 1913 6s 659 [Murray (Gen.)] SprecuLative Ipras on the PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES of an INVASION on our late ENCAMPMENTS, and on the State of some of the Sea- Ports of England, map, 8vo., hf. cl., 1782 8s 660 “* Naval Chronicle” (The): a GENERAL and BIOGRAPHICAL History of the RoyvaL Navy, with Original Papers on Nautical Subjects, COMPLETE SET, profusely tllustrated with maps, plans and plates, 40 vols, 8vo., calf, 1799-1818, FINE SET 420 661 Nelson (Horatio, Admi. Lord) AurocrapH LETTER SIGNED, ‘* Horatio Nelson,” 14 pp., large 4to., May 22, 1795, to ‘* Dear Pollard,” at Leghorn, with autograph address on fly-leaf 415 . “Weare waiting off Minorque doing nothing waiting for Lord Hood & with continued foul winds tor his Lordship from “the day of our sailing from Leghorn, the moment he arrives we shall be off for Toulon & only have to hope we shall fall in with the Enemies fleet before they do any harm for I must believe they are at sea.” 662 ———— A Fine A.L.S., “* Nelson,” 34 full pp., 4to., May 26th, 1799, to Sir William Hamilton, written after the Battle of the Nile 420 Saying he will heavily punish a case of broken quarantine that happened at Naples in his absence. ‘‘I must admire the Queen Dowgr. so flattering to me but in truth she cannot wish me better than we three wish her, I do not believe the Spanish Fleet will trust themselves in Brest, they may get to Ferrol, but . . . asto.. . the mad plan of the French . . . no reasonable conjecture can be formed. The ‘Lion’ is in sight but no sign of the Earl St. Vt. or Capt. Ball’s Squadron.” Suggests Palermo be fortified against a surprise attack. 663 ———— An Important and Secret Letrer SIGNED, *' Nelson and Bronte,” one p , 4to., The Medusa | Aug.| 14, 9 o’clock, to Se aad Bedford, endorsed ** Secret ”’ #12 *‘ get hold of the flat boat, come over to me at Boulogne instantly. Take the Howitzer boats in preference and make all the haste you can. You will see the ‘ Medusa’ there but no flag flying. I shall be on board her.” ... A pencil note states, ‘‘This letter was given to Capt. Owen by Col. Bedford, 60th Rifles, on his voyage home from Malta.”
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