8vo. vii, [1], 56pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. A trifle rubbed. Upper hinge partially exposed, contemporary inked ownership inscription to FEP.

The first edition of Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham's (1842-1914) commentary on diplomatic proceedings between the Russian Empire and British government. Drawn from parliamentary papers, the volume covers Russia's movements in Central Asia, Turkey and Quetta.