Letters From Russia

Russell-Cotes, Lady Annie Nelson Clark

Published by Privately Printed, 1914

About this Item

No stated date or publisher but believed to be 1914 and privately published by the author. Presumed first edition. [v], [ii], 50pp., [i], including 51 black and white illustrations from photographs. Lady Annie Nelson Clark Russell-Cotes (1825-1920) was the wife of Sir Merton Russell Cotes (1835-1921). This book is a collection of seven letters written to her daughter, Ella, that describe a journey she made to Russia in 1898. They are written from St. Petersburg, Moscow, Nishni Novgorod, Stockholm, and Goteborg, and are accompanied by many full-page photographic illustrations. The book is bound in the original tan cloth covered bevelled boards with gold titling on the spine and front board and a coloured illustration of the coat of arms of the Russian Empire on the front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with some shelf wear to the boards and bumping with a little fraying to the cloth at the top of the spine. The bottom of the spine is lightly worn. The contents are tight and clean and the front free endpaper has been inscribed by the author thus: "To Field Marshal Earl Haig, with Lady Russell-Cotes' kind regards. 30th October 1919".

Seller Inventory # gRussia22

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Letters From Russia
• Publisher: Privately Printed
• Publication Date: 1914
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: Presumed First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed and Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography
  • European travel/history
  • Russia