Russia's Romanov Dynasty: A Commemorative Album of Portraits and Photographs Celebrating 300 Years of Romanov Dynasty + book
For the Tercentenary of the Reign of the House of Romanov. An album of portraits and photographs of historical paintings located in the Winter and Tsarskoye Selo Palaces, in the Museum of Emperor Alexander III, the Armoury Chamber, the Tretyakov Gallery, etc. Explanatory text for the paintings and a brief outline of the history of Russia since 1613 compiled by Doctor of Russian History N.D. Chechulin with the participation of Prof. S.F. Platonov.Paris; St. Petersburg: I.S. Lapin; Kultura, 1913. Title leaf, [4], 32 pages, 11 leaves of illustrations, 68 leaves of illustrations. 40×32 cm. In the publisher's hardcover folder with polychrome embossing on the top cover. The text part is printed on thick paper, framed in a decorative artistic border. Attached are 53 phototypes on 11 separate sheets and 20 color illustrations on 5 separate sheets. This is followed by the main illustrative part with an individual title page and two paginations. All illustration sheets are printed on coated paper and come with captioned tissue guards.One of the most beautiful and rare editions for the tercentenary of the House of Romanov. It is almost never found complete with the set of prints; typically, it is only presented as a collection of individual illustrations of varying completeness.Sold as seen, no return.