MEMOIRS OF A MERCENARY: BEING THE MEMOIRS OF THE MASTER JOHANN DIETZ SURGEON IN THE ARMY OF THE GREAT ELECTOR AND BARBER TO THE ROYAL COURT.

Blue cloth hardback book, gilt title impressions positioned on the top half of the spine, set in block black box. The book is in super good condition, hardly used or read. Normal wear and marks apply consistent with use and age. Comes with nice ivory coloured box, slipcase. 221 pages all intact, all pages, text and illustrations are in beautiful, clean, readable order. Good tight binding. The text of "Memoirs of a Mercenary, or Master Johann Dietz, is taken from the manuscript in the Royal Library of Berlin. It was first published by Dr. Ernst Consentius in 1915, and this translation first appeared in 1923. A number of corrections and revisions have been made to this edition by the present editor. Set in Garamond by Wyvern Typesetting Limited and printed in Great Britain by The Bath Press on Southwark Antique Wove Paper. Another wonderful book from The Folio Society.