[Caption title:] Bulletins of the campaign 1798.
[London].
[Printed by A. Strahan], [1798].
First edition.
8vo.
[2], 255pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, chipping to spine and lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of politician and connoisseur of the arts Sir Charles Long (1760-1838) to FEP, scattered spotting.
A collection of articles extracted from the London Gazette relating to the continuing conflict against revolutionary France and Napoleon in 1798. Comprising letters and dispatches of both the army and navy, these bulletins relate foreign actions, victories, defeats, and casualties. These annual volumes began in 1793 and ceased in 1815.
Cf. ESTC P6497.
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref: 28107