first edition
1914 · London
by STEVENI, W. Barnes
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1914. First Edition. First impression; wrappered issue. Small octavo (19cm). Pictorial gray thick-paper wrappers; 188pp. A sound copy with expected external wear and a bit of toning to spine; text-block edges lightly foxed, text fresh and unmarked; Very Good.
Issued simultaneously with the cloth edition, but considerably less common. An interesting glimpse at the Imperial Army on the eve of the Great War. J.W. Barnes Steveni was the long-time Russia correspondent for the London Daily Chronicle; he resided in St. Petersburg from the 1880s but returned to Great Britain soon after the collapse of the Romanov dynasty. (Inventory #: 83637)
Issued simultaneously with the cloth edition, but considerably less common. An interesting glimpse at the Imperial Army on the eve of the Great War. J.W. Barnes Steveni was the long-time Russia correspondent for the London Daily Chronicle; he resided in St. Petersburg from the 1880s but returned to Great Britain soon after the collapse of the Romanov dynasty. (Inventory #: 83637)
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