Manstein C H General (1 results)
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, AustraliaBerkelouw Rare Books
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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.
