A celebrated, fast-paced biography of Admiral Horatio Nelson, commissioned as a patriotic manual for young sailors. It highlights Nelson’s rise from a frail boy to a brilliant, courageous leader, covering his key victories at Aboukir, Copenhagen, and his death at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Provenance: This book is the personal copy of Rear Admiral D.A. Dunbar Nasmith, who served in WW2 before joining the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic. He was also Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod. The inscription on the front flyleaf states "D.A. Dunbar Nasmith, 2nd Prize, December 1933." The book was bound excusively for Lockers Park preparatory school for boys, and features its crest on the front cover.
8vo pp. xi, 370. Brown leather boards with gilt detailiing to spine and front cover. Rubbing to edges of spine and slight bumping to corners. Gilt top edge. Inscription to front flyleaf. Binding tight.
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