Memoirs of Russia: Historical Political and Military. From the Year MDCCXXVII to MDCCXLIV (1727 to 1744). A Period comprehending many remarkable Events in particular The Wars of Russia with Turkey and Sweden.

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With a Supplement containing a Summary Account of the State of the Military the Marine the Commerce &c. of that great Empire. Trans. from the Original Manuscript of General (Christof Hermann) Manstein an Officer of Distinction in the Russian Service. Never before Published. London: Printed for T. Beckett and P.A. De Hondt 1770. 4to. Orig. calf (rubbed). Rebacked retaining orig. endpapers. Raised bands gilt and morocco labels on spine. (viii 432pp.). First English edition. 10 engraved fold maps. Previous owner's bookplate and inscription on inside of front cover. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Offsetting and toning from fold. maps. Small tape repair to fold. frontisp. map. Prelim. pages and last few pages lightly foxed otherwise a very handsome copy. Rare.