The Life of Nelson, The Embodiment of The Sea Power of Great Britain, Second Edition, Revised. In Two Volumes by Captain A.T. Mahan, 1907

"The Life of Nelson: The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain" by Captain A. T. Mahan, Second Edition, Revised, published in Boston by Little, Brown, and Company in 1907. This two-volume biography explores the life and naval career of Admiral Horatio Nelson, examining his leadership and the significance of British sea power and naval engagements.

Two complete octavo volumes (6" x 9"), bound in full blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spines, gilt top edges, and black endpapers. Illustrated with 19 engraved portraits of naval officers and leaders and 20 naval plans and maps, including two folding maps, as called for. Both volumes lack their original dust jackets.

Condition shows minor edgewear, bumped and lightly rubbed corners, and ruffled spine heads and feet with tiny closed tears. The boards are lightly soiled, with some light scuffing along the edges.

An appealing historical set for collectors of Admiral Nelson memorabilia, British naval history, maritime strategy, and accounts of the great naval engagements of the Napoleonic era.