Lot 256
Napoleonic Wars Interest
Collection of original English newspapers relating to significant events 1805-15
Auction: Books & Manuscripts | 01 October 2026 from 10am | Lots 253 to 285
Description
Collection of 6 broadsheet newspaper issues, each [4] pp. (1 folded sheet) with red halfpenny excise stamp at upper right corners, comprising:
The Times. No. 6572 (7 November 1805). With Vice-Admiral Collingwood's report on the battle of Trafalgar and on the loss of Admiral Nelson and Captains Cooke and Duff, 2 small holes in inner margin of first leaf but text unaffected, edgeworn:
The Times. No. 8677 (12 August 1812). With reports of the French invasion of Russia and internment of British citizens in France, light spotting, edgeworn;
The Times. No. 9553-9555 (21-23 June 1815). With reports of the battles of Quartre Bras and Ligny, Waterloo, with light spotting and small tears but text unaffected;
The Morning Post. No. 13860 (22 June 1815). First report of the battle of Waterloo “Great and glorious news. Annihilation of Bonaparte's whole army, and his own narrow personal escape,” small tears along folds of both leaves (6)