Hempel, Christian Friedrich. Life, facts and sorrowful fall of the world-proclaimed Russian count Burchard Christoph von Münnich, were Kayser's First Minister, and General Field Marshal, in Russia. 9 Bl., 352 S. With stung frontispiece and 2 folded tables. 17 x 10 cm. Leather d. C. (breath, infest, and chapters with small flaws). Bremen, Nathanael Saurmann, 1742. Rare first edition. The work tells of the facts and experiences of the German-born Generalfeldmarschall and Russian Prime Minister Burchard Christoph von Münnich (1683-1767). – With small traces of usage otherwise good specimen.