discussing The Dynasts and his research on its historical context, thanking him for a copy of Broadley's Three Dorset Captains at Trafalgar and commenting wryly on the Hardy family genealogy found therein ("...The pedigree of the Hardys... is as amusing as all pedigrees are when investigated..."), 8 pages, 8vo, Max Gate, Dorchester, 5 December 1905 to 20 July 1906, remains of guard mounts on final blanks

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate
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Hardy presented Broadley with an inscribed copy of The Dynasts, Part 2, "as a quite inadequate return gift" for Three Dorset Captains (sold in the sale of Broadley's library, Part 2, Hodgson's, 7-8 December 1916, lot 102). For Broadley's own copy of Three Dorset Captains see lot 38.