Speeches of The Right Hon. Charles Abbot (Lord Colchester,) in Communicating Thanks of the House of Commons to Military Commanders
[ABBOT, (Charles)]
1807-1816: With a Biographical Memoir and Appendix. [Not Published]. Small 8vo. Some light foxing to preliminary and final leaves else very good in contemporary red watered silk, rubbed at the extremties, slightly grubby, rebacked, paper label to spine, a.e.g.. iv, 295pp. Printed by James & Luke G. Hansard & Sons, 1829
Uncommon, COPAC records just BL and Manchester, seven copies on OCLC.
Collection of Abbot's Speeches, probably published for his own distribution. This copy with unsigned presentation inscriptions to "The Most Honble. The Marquis of Anglesey, K.G.C.B." on the front free endpaper and first blank.
The subject matter is arranged chronologically by Battle - Copenhagen to Waterloo - with pp. 1-110 being the speeches and votes of thanks to various Commanders together with their replies; the second half reprints extracts from the London Gazettes Extraordinary on the Battles.
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