First edition. Autographed on the title and numbered (No. 78 of an unspecified edition). Facsimile letters (from Queen Victoria and Countess Tolstoy) inserted. 8vo. Original half vellum, back gilt, very soiled the text foxed. xvii, 243pp. London, Record Press, 1892.
The indefatigable traveller Kate Marsden undertook a remarkable journey across Russia to visit the leper colony, both to offer practical assistance and to shine a light on the deplorable conditions to which the lepers were subjected.
