HISTORY of the Campaigns of Count Alexander Suvorov Rymnikski, Field-marshal-general in the Service of His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of All the Russias: With a Preliminary Sketch of His Private Life and Character. Translated from the German of Frederick Anthing. Vol. 1-2. London 1799. printed for J. Wright. 8, pp. [4], 218, plate 1; [4], 366; 15, [1] - Supplement. Together bound in period leather, with slipcase.
Top right corner of first title page cut off, binding slightly rubbed, plates and title page with traces of moisture, otherwise good condition. Owner's signature. On the plate a portrait of the marshal in copperplate. History of the campaign together with a short biography of Count Alexander Suvorov (1729-1800), Field Marshal-General in the service of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of All-Russia, "famous" for his bloody suppression of the Kosciuszko uprising.
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