ISTORIYA ROSSII V PORTRETAKH PO STOLETIYAM [THE HISTORY OF RUSSIA IN PORTRAITS BY CENTURY] Published under the August patronage of His Highness Prince Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg; Pokrovskaya Community of Sisters of Mercy. St Petersburg: N.N. Nikitenko, 1903.

163 pp.: ill., 10 leaves of maps; 21 x 30 cm. In the publisher’s green boards with artistic gilt and colour blocking on the upper board. In good condition. Minor wear and soiling to the binding, endpapers reattached along the spine, ownership signatures on the title page. A richly illustrated album presenting the history of Russia from Rurik to Nicholas II. Each section contains portraits of the rulers and the key events of the period.