RASPLATA (THE RECKONING). His Diary During the Blockade of Port Arthur and the Voyage of Admiral Kojestvensky's Fleet

London:John Murray. 1909.xv+489pp. Hardcover. Blue boards with label to front cover and title in gilt on spine strip soiled, rubbed and shelfworn, with wear to edges, spine ends and edge points worn to boards. Top page edges gilt but quite faded with soiling to fore-edge and bottom edges. Internally, end pages age toned with a previous owners name inked to inside front board and light foxing to first and last few pages, as well as occasionally scattered throughout. The binding is tight with hinges intact. A good solid copy.