Histoire militaire de la Campagne de Russie en 1812 par Boutourlin. Volume I-II.

Histoire militaire de la Campagne de Russie en 1812 par Boutourlin. Volumes I-II.

Paris : Chez Anselin et Pochard ; St. Petersburg : Chez Saint-Florent, 1824.

X, 392 p. ; 459, 8 p. ; 20 cm.

Period binding, half leather. Minor losses to the spine of the bindings. Old, out-of-print ownership marks and record stickers on back covers.

First edition of a work by Dmitry Buturlin (1790-1849) a Napoleonic-era Russian army officer who participated in many campaigns and battles, author of military historical works, later director of the St. Petersburg Public Library.

The piece on offer belonged to Fr. John Scislawski (1842-1910), as evidenced by characteristic ownership stamps, Roman Catholic clergyman, pastor of St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish in St. Petersburg, philanthropist, erudite and bibliophile, See: http://www.polskipetersburg.pl/hasla/scislawski-jan

Rare.