- The Russian Diary of an Englishman: Petrograd, 1915-1917

New York, Robert M. McBride and Company, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this scarce first edition detailing the life of an English man in Russia from 1915 to 1917. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and nine plates. Collated complete. The life of an anonymous Englishman in Russia in the lead up to the Russian Revolution, with commentary on the Palace of the Grand Duke Dmitri, an interview with Sazonov, an interview with the Emperor, the disappearance of Rasputin and his murder, firing on the crowd, the annihilation of the police, and the new government. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and the odd spot. Pencil mark to the front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Good.

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