This is the first edition of three publications in this series (1893-1902). It portrays Czarist Russia including Poland and Finland at the turn of the century. The building of the Trans-Siberian Railway was started in 1891, (completed in 1904). Issued c.1893. First edition. xlvi, 451pp, 11 maps, 16 plans, map of St. Petersburg on p. 85 detached but intact, previous bookseller's label on free endpaper at rear, crayoning on blank endpapers at rear; publisher's red cloth gilt, slightly bumped at edges, faded at spine, gilt lettering bright; overall a very good copy. Hinrichsen F210