The 1 edition, published in 1900, has 647 pages[REF] plus an Appendix of 5 pages The first edition includes 300 portraits drawn in ink, from portraits or photographs, by Russian artist Alexander Gribayédoff (possibly a pseudonym for Valerian Gribayédoff).
The 5 edition of 1958, 8 edition of 1992, and 9 edition of 2001 were major rewrites and expansions.