![Item #B1660 Memoirs of Russia, Historical, Political, and Military, from the Year MDCCXXVII, to MDCCXLIV. A Period Comprehending many Remarkable Events. In Particular the Wars of Russia with Turky [sic] and Sweden. With Supplement, containing a Summary Account of the State of the Military, the Marine, the Commerce, etc., of that Great Empire. Christoph Hermann von Manstein.](https://alexandremaps.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/B1660.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1646684406)
![Memoirs of Russia, Historical, Political, and Military, from the Year MDCCXXVII, to MDCCXLIV. A Period Comprehending many Remarkable Events. In Particular the Wars of Russia with Turky [sic] and Sweden. With Supplement, containing a Summary Account of the State of the Military, the Marine, the Commerce, etc., of that Great Empire.](https://alexandremaps.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/B1660_2.jpg?auto=webp&v=1646684406)
![Memoirs of Russia, Historical, Political, and Military, from the Year MDCCXXVII, to MDCCXLIV. A Period Comprehending many Remarkable Events. In Particular the Wars of Russia with Turky [sic] and Sweden. With Supplement, containing a Summary Account of the State of the Military, the Marine, the Commerce, etc., of that Great Empire.](https://alexandremaps.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/B1660_3.jpg?auto=webp&v=1646684407)
Memoirs of Russia, Historical, Political, and Military, from the Year MDCCXXVII, to MDCCXLIV. A Period Comprehending many Remarkable Events. In Particular the Wars of Russia with Turky [sic] and Sweden. With Supplement, containing a Summary Account of the State of the Military, the Marine, the Commerce, etc., of that Great Empire.
London: T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, c. 1770. Edition: First edition., Binding: Recent ½ calf with marbled boards, spine in five compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and five. , Notes: “Manstein, a German by birth, served in the Russian army, and was an eye-witness to most of the incidents which he relates. He died a general officer in the Prussian service” (advertisement in the book). An important historical eye-witness account of Russian and Ukrainian history between 1727 and 1744. Manstein served with the Russian army in the Baltic, Siberia and the Crimea., Size: 4to, Illustration: With 10 folding copper-engraved maps and plans, including the frontis folding map of the Russian and Turkish theatre of war (present-day Ukraine)., Provenance: Ex-libris on paste down endpaper., References: Lowndes 1466; Atabey 758., Pages: P. frontis, title, blank, advertisement, blank, authors preface v-viii, 424, index (8)., Category: Book Russia; Book Europe Scandinavia; Book Near East Turkey. A very good copy. Item #B1660
Edition: First edition., Binding: Recent ½ calf with marbled boards, spine in five compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and five. , Notes: “Manstein, a German by birth, served in the Russian army, and was an eye-witness to most of the incidents which he relates. He died a general officer in the Prussian service” (advertisement in the book). An important historical eye-witness account of Russian and Ukrainian history between 1727 and 1744. Manstein served with the Russian army in the Baltic, Siberia and the Crimea., Size: 4to, Illustration: With 10 folding copper-engraved maps and plans, including the frontis folding map of the Russian and Turkish theatre of war (present-day Ukraine)., Provenance: Ex-libris on paste down endpaper., References: Lowndes 1466; Atabey 758., Pages: P. frontis, title, blank, advertisement, blank, authors preface v-viii, 424, index (8)., Category: Book Russia; Book Europe Scandinavia; Book Near East Turkey.
Price: $1,250.00