The History of the campaign of 1796, in Germany and Italy

Rare first edition (subsequent editions incorporated the successive campaigns, ultimately forming a set of five volumes).

Only two copies of this edition recorded in the CCF (Rouen, Tours).

Nineteenth-century binding in cherry long-grain half morocco with corners, smooth spine ruled in gilt, red paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.

Minor black marks to the spine, a few light spots of foxing.

The attribution to Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch (1748-1843), is traditional; if correct, the work is by a participant in the campaign, who embarked relatively late on his military career: in 1795 he was stationed at Gibraltar, but soon wearied of garrison life and obtained leave to join the Austrian army on the Rhine as a British commissioner.

In this capacity he took part in the 1796 campaign and later assisted Wurmser in the defence of Mantua when it was besieged by the French forces of General Bonaparte.

Provenance: from the library of the Château de Sancerre (Marnier-Lapostolle family), with their ink stamp at the upper right corner of the front free endpaper.