[NELSON, Lord Horatio (1758-1805), subject]. BEATTY, William (1773-1842). Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson… by William Beatty M. D. Surgeon to the Victory in the Battle of Trafalgar… London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807. 8vo. With engraved frontispiece portrait of Nelson and the engraved plate of the ball that killed Nelson. iv, [1]-99, [1, Directions to the Binder] pp. Bound in modern half blue morocco over marbled boards, burgundy gilt morocco spine label, spine ruled and tooled in gilt in compartments, five raised bands. Text worn, soiled, foxed, with several tears, frontispiece inserted with cloth tape, previous owner’s shelf label on fp. Very good. FIRST EDITION. A first-hand account of the death of Nelson, written by the attending surgeon, who eventually became Physician Extraordinary to King George IV.