Russia with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking.
Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1914
Poland and Finland are included as well as excursions to Tehran and Peking via the Trans-Siberian Railway. This book was divided into eight sections covering 1. Poland and Warsaw; 2. Western Russia (Baltic Provinces); 3. St Petersburg and Environs; 4. Grand Duchy of Finland; 5. Central and Northern Russia; 6. Southern Russia; 7. The Caucasus; 8. Teheran, Railways in Asiatic Russia. These sections were designed to be detached and carried separately. This copy has the rare publisher's slip which informs the owner about detaching the sections. This copy was issued in c. 1939 just before the outbreak of World War II.
First edition, lxiv, 590pp, 40 maps, 78 plans; publisher's original variant coarse-grained red cloth gilt; a near mint copy.
Hinrichsen E244.
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