Crown of Thorns: The Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria by Stephane Groueff A fascinating biography of Bulgaria's tragic monarch, Boris III, based on private correspondence and extensive interviews with members of the Bulgarian royal family. The son of King Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Boris became king after the first World War. Noted for defying Hitler wishes for Bulgaria's Jews, the popular king died mysteriously in 1943 after a stormy meeting with Hitler. ITEM #7205 PUBLISHED: 1987 Hard Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 411 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 50.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Erin's Blood: The Gaelic Noble Dynasties of Ireland by Peter Berresford Ellis Is your family name O'Callahan? O'Carroll? O'Donoghue? O'Donovan? O'Long? MacGillycuddy? O'Brien? O'Grady? O'Connor? O'Kelly? MacDermot? O'Rourke? O'Neill? O'Dogherty? O'Donel? MacMorrow? Maguire? McCarthy? Is it any variation on these? If so, you are probably related to one of the great Gaelic noble dynasties of Ireland, dynastic clans that ruled that country until Henry VIII ended their reign and forced their obedience to the English crown. In another fascinating book from Peter Berresford Ellis, the history of Ireland is traced through the genealogy of its noble families from ancient times to the present day. While writing Erin's Blood Royal, Ellis had the cooperation of the heads of the nineteen dynasties, families that are given a "courtesy recognition" and play a highly influential role in Irish cultural life. This invitation to Ellis from the families, however, also has allowed him to look at the notorious flip side of the story - pretenders to Irish royal position. When this book was first published in the United Kindom, the scandalous "MacCarthy Mr Affair" erupted, exposing a false Irish royal in the process. Ellis chronicles the scandal and its aftermath, giving readers an interesting contemporary viewpoint on the importance of this royal rank and what some will do to achieve it. In Erin's Blood Royal, Peter Berresford Ellis charts the struggles an victories of one of the most ancient aristocracies in Europe, looks at their present day relevance and provides a fascinating guide for anyone interested in the history of Ireland, its ruling families and the lost world of Celtic royalty. ITEM #7201 PUBLISHED: 1999 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 340 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 35.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Fall of the House of Savoy by Robert Katz "The House of Savoy arose as a powerful family in about the year 1000. It remainded so until its inglorious fall in 1946. Counts, then dukes, then princes and kings, and at last king-emperors of all Italy and her ill-won foreign lands, the Savoys in the fullness of their reign laid legitmate claim to being the oldest ruling house in Europe. ...longer than the Shang Dynasty in China, longer than the pharaohs of the Old Kingdom, and, by the calculations of the Book of Kings, longer than the House of David." The book spends particular attention on Victor Emmanuel III "the truest symbol of the house of Savoy" "earthbound cunning, parsimony, phlegmatism, fragility, incredible selfishness, and all the other foxy qualities nature gives to little things." ITEM #7198 PUBLISHED: 1971 Hard Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 439 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 55.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Italy and its Monarchy by Denis Mack Smith Written by one of the world's leading historians of Italy, this provocative and highly readable book is the first major study of the Italian monarchy and its impact on Italy's history, from Unification in 1861 to the foundation of the Italian republic after the Second World War. 'Mack Smith is the leading writer in English on nineteenth and twentieth century Italian history ... He has now written a study of the Italian Monarchy that subjects the four kings of united Italy to a debunking treatment. He shows how indispensable the monarchy was for the working of the Italian political system, but also how it was ultimately disastrous. ITEM #7202 PUBLISHED: 1989 Hard Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 402 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 45.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance King of Mercy: A Biography of Boris III of Bulgaria by Pashanko Dimitroff Traces the life of the Bulgarian king who refused to send Jews to Hitler's death camps, kept Bulgaria out of World War II, and died under mysterious circumstances. ITEM #7200 PUBLISHED: 1986 Hard Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 282 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 40.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance A King's Heritage: King Peter II of Yugoslavia Autobiography At 30, Peter is a young king who has faced an old man's trials. There is a boy-like sincerity, often a nostalgia as he writes of his youth and the very pleasant life at home and in England- marred by the assassination of his father when Peter was 11. At home again, his uncle Paul was regent and while still a boy Peter witnessed the pact with Axis powers and the last ditch stand of the Army that came to his aid to fight and lose to the Germans. In exile in England, Peter had to watch while history went its ironic way and while Mihallovich whom he always trusted, was branded by Tito's Communism, that started as a national movement, and then when the combination of greater forces played into its hands, was able to gain control. Left permanently in exile by Tito's victory, King Peter still hopes the ideals of western democracy will gain another footing in his wronged land. Sympathetic and sentimental, this has the quiet strength of firm convictions and the pathos of an era that has passed. ITEM #7206 PUBLISHED: 1954 Hard Cover Edition Condition: Dust jacket worn, binding and contents solid. VERY GOOD COPY 282 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 45.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Lines of Succession: Heraldry and the Royal Families of Europe by Jiri Louda and Michael MacLagan This book is very unique. It combines history, geneology and heraldry. Historically each royal family is described country by country. It is probably the only book published that combines individual coats of arms-beginning in the 11th century-with the geneology of the royal houses of Europe. The 150 tables combine these two elements showing the hearldic shields in full color of many of the family members. The book covers the past 1000 years of the royal families of Europe descent and makes some references to earlier time and leaders, such as the Franks and Charlemagne. The book has been a great help to my research on the European Royal Houses, and helps indicate the inter-relatedness of the princely families of Europe. It has some tables showing such relationships and connections between the noble families. It has impressive detail considering the extensive scope of the book and serves as an excellent base for more detailed and extensive research on particular individuals and families. It is a well developed book and useful to quickly trace the descent and hearldry of the European Royals. ITEM #7105 PUBLISHED: 1981 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 308 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 60.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Ludwig II of Bavaria: The Man and the Mystery by Katerina von Burg Ludwig II of Bavaria with his strange lifestyle and even stranger death, has baffled and intrigued since 1886. For many years it has been fashionable to dismiss him as "Mad King Ludwig," largely due to the successful efforts of his enemies to defame him. Over the past few years, however, attitudes have changed and he has come to be regarded once more as the sane and civilised man he was. His three castle - Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee - annually attract millions of tourists to Bavaria. His patronage of Richard Wagner enabled the world to enjoy that composer's musical genius. Generous and open-minded, his shyness, his pacific nature and his artistic vision proved to be his downfall and, although he was far from being the "raving lunatic" so often portrayed, all Europe stood by and watched his undignified demise. "He was not mad," said one of his servants after his death, "but only cleverer than all the rest put together." ITEM #7199 PUBLISHED: 1989 Hard Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 340 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 25.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Ludwig II: The Mad King of Bavaria by Desmond Chapman-Huston Ludwig II was born in 1845 and succeeded to the throne in 1864 and was king for just over twenty years. He was patron to Richard Wagner and built the theatre at Bayreuth where the first complete performance of "Der Ring des Nibelugen" was staged. In 1886 he was declared insane and soon after was found drowned in Lake Stainberg. Chapman-Huston brings us this story of his life; he was given complete freedom of the secret Archives of the Royal House of Wittelsbach with access to all documents, diaries, memoranda and letters to and from King Ludwig II and was allowed to use them as he wished. This is a definitive biography on Kind Ludwig II, based on first hand material ITEM #7207 PUBLISHED: 1990 Hard Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 314 Pages, Language: English PRICE: 20.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Mad Monarch: The Life and Times of Ludwig II of Bavaria by Werner Richter Ludwig II became King of Bavaria in 1864, in the turbulence of Bismarck's efforts to unify the German states under Prussian domination. Ludwig's first act as King, characteristically, was to send his chancellor to summon Richard Wagner to Munich, whose "Lohengrin" had so affected him as a fourteen-year-old boy that he was forbidden to hear it again. Twenty years later he died by his own hand, a broken man, whose efforts to escape the realities of 19th-century Germany into a royal world of fantasy had led to bankruptcy and madness. But for all that, he was King: he was one of the last of a great and noble tradition. The author has made use of new material, and illuminate with sympathy and skill a critical and fascinating period of European history. ITEM #7212 PUBLISHED: 1954 Hard Cover Edition Condition: Bookplate on inside cover, otherwise an EXCELLENT COPY 280 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 25.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Margherita of Savoy, Late Queen Mother of Italy by Vahdah Jeanne Bordeux A biography of Margherita of Savoy, the Queen consort of the Kingdom of Italy during the reign (1878–1900) of her husband, Umberto I. ITEM #7221 PUBLISHED: 1929 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NO DUST JACKET, VERY GOOD COPY 411 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 30.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Marie 1865-1909: A French Princess in Denmark by Inger-Lise Klausen and Ted Rosvall An unusual Princess, Marie of Orléans married into the Danish Royal Family and became the sister-in-law of Europe. Her husband, Prince Valdemar, was the brother of Queen Alexandra of England, Empress Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) of Russia, King Frederik VIII of Denmark, King Georg I of Greece and of Thyra, would-be Queen of Hanover. Unique pictures of an almost forgotten Princess and an interesting text, which involves a lot of Danish, European and Asian history. The short life of a gift, impulsive and independent Princess. ITEM #7179 PUBLISHED:2012 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 144 Pages, 140 B&W Photos Language: English PRICE: 50.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Marie of Roumania: The Intimate Story of the Radiant Queen by Mabel Potter Daggett Mabel Potter Daggett was a personal friend of Queen Marie of Roumania. Her intimate biography on Roumania's beloved queen offers the reader a rare insight into the private world of Marie, her Court and her family. ITEM #7055 PUBLISHED: Reprint of the 1926 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 240 Pages, 23 Black & White Photos Language: English PRICE: 5.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Olav V: 30 år på tronen by Annemor Møst A large pictorial dedicated to Norways favourite king, Olav V (1903-1991). Text in Norwegian, richly illustrated with more than 300 colour and black and white photos, including a wonderful selection of vintage photos of his parents, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud, as well as his beloved wife, Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901-1954). ITEM #7106 PUBLISHED: 1981 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: Inscribed on inside front page, but otherwise an EXCELLENT COPY 308 Pages, Illustrated Language: NORWEGIAN PRICE: 25.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Queen Victoria and the Bonapartes by Theo Aronson This account of Queen Victoria's relationship with Napoleon III and, more specifically, his wife Empress Eugenie is filled with the types of details that make history so fascinating. The disparity between the two women's looks and sense of dignity, for example, speaks volumes. ITEM #7209 PUBLISHED: 1972 Hard Cover Edition Condition: Inscription on inside page, otherwise a VERY GOOD COPY 260 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 20.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance A Royal Recluse, Ludwig II by Werner Bertram A sympathetic biography published to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the ill-fated King Ludwig II: 13th June 1936. Written in deepest reverence and devotion. ITEM #7208 PUBLISHED: 1936 Hard Cover Edition Condition: Note by former owner on inside page, otherwise a VERY GOOD COPY 266 Pages, Illustrated (including colour) Language: English PRICE: 15.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Sostrenes Slot, Hvidores historie geenem tiderne by Hans Neerbek A history of Hvidore, the home of the Dowager Empress Marie of Russia (nee Princess Dagmar of Denmark). Text in Danish. ITEM #7218 PUBLISHED: 1990 Soft Cover Edition Condition: USED, GOOD COPY 266 Pages, Illustrated Language: Danish PRICE: 10.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Twilight of the Habsburgs: The Life and Times of Emperor Francis Joseph by Alan Palmer No ruler in modern times reigned in full sovereignty for as long as Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, and Slavonia. Titular master of central Europe from 1848 until 1916, he was center stage in Europe throughout the dramatic era in which Italy and Germany emerged as united nation states. His personal decisions were vital both to the outcome of the Crimean War and to the onset of World War I, sixty years later. Far more than a biography of a great ruler, Twilight of the Habsburgs is a social, cultural, political, and military history of Europe from the end of the Napoleonic era to the assassination at Sarajevo. ITEM #7144 PUBLISHED: 1994 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 388 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 35.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Uncrowned Queen: Life of Lola Montez by Ishbel Ross A daring, captivating woman--mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Dumas and Liszt--whose travels as actress-dancer brought her to the United States, where she died, almost penniless, at forty-three. ITEM #7197 PUBLISHED: 1972 Hard Cover Edition Condition: VERY GOOD COPY 349 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 50.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Louisa Lady in Waiting Compiled and Edited by Elizabeth Longford The personal diaries and photo albums of Louisa, Lady in Waiting to Queen Victoria and Queen Alexandra. Richly illusted with hundreds of photos of the royal families of Britain, Europe and Russia. ITEM #7122 PUBLISHED:1979 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: A VERY GOOD COPY 216 Pages, Richly illustrated with Black & White Photos Language: English PRICE: 50.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Queen Mother by Helene McGowan A large over-sized book of photographs of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1900-2002). Richly illustrated with nearly photographs in both colour and black and white. ITEM #7016 PUBLISHED:1997 Hard Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 112 Pages, 86 Colour and 69 B&W Photos Language: English PRICE: 10.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Queen Victoria's Children by John Van der Kiste Queen Victoria and Albert, the Prince Consort, had nine children who, despite their very different characters remained a close-knit family. Inevitably, as they married into European royal families their loyalties were divided and their lives dominated by political controversy. This is not only the story of their lives in terms of world impact, but also of personal achievements in their own right, individual contributions to public life in Britain and overseas, and as the children of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort. John van der Kiste weaves together the lives of each of these children and shows how their mother was the thread that kept the family together. It is a refreshing insight into one of history’s most popular royal families. ITEM #7080 PUBLISHED:1990 Soft Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 182 Pages, 74 Black & White Photos Language: English PRICE: 15.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Anastasia's Album by Hugh Brewster The last Tsar’s youngest daughter tells her own story. She was the family comic, full of fun and pranks. She was also the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaievna, fourth daughter of the Tsar of Russia. Anastasia loved to take photographs of all her family’s activities and paste them inside hand-decorated albums. Published here for the first time, Anastasia’s drawings and letters tell a story that will enthrall readers of all ages. ITEM #7062 PUBLISHED:1996 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 64 Pages, 140 Colour and Black & White Photos Language: English PRICE: 20.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance BIALOWIEZA: An Imperial Residence by Swietlana Czestnych and Karen Kettering Built on a grand scale, Bialowieza was an Imperial hunting palace in Poland. The authors have reconstructed through a profusion of original photographs and informative text the history of the palace and the daily lives of Emperors Alexander III and Nicholas II and their families at this Imperial residence and hunting lodge. This book contains 124 pages, and offers more than 250 photographs. Of importance is An Album of Photographs by Z. Karasik made for Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, which shows the interiors of this unique Gothic-style hunting palace. Also of interest is The Bialowieza Railroad, a section containing archival photographs of the Imperial train. Overall, the quality of this books is very impressive. The text of each book is written in three languages: English, Polish and Russian. Many of the photographs will certainly be new to readers. The selection of photographs of the interiors of this Imperial residence is exceptional to say the very least! Sadly, Bialowieza has not survived. However, we must be grateful that the outstanding collection of photographs published in this magnificent volume has. They allow us to have a more comprehensive appreciation for this Imperial residence that was cherished by the last two Russian sovereigns and their families. ITEM #7184 PUBLISHED:2010 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 124 Pages, 250 Black & White Photos Language: English/Polish and Russian PRICE: 95.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Cossacks by John Ure The word "Cossack" conjures up different images to different people. To some, these ruthless riders from the steppes of Asia -- with their spectacular fur hats and flashing sabres -- are the romantic embodiment of dash and daring; to others, they are horsemen from hell -- alternately rebels against the Romanovs and vicious instruments of Tsarist repression. Both images are equally true. ITEM #7211 PUBLISHED:1999 Hard Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 255 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 25.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Diary of Emperor Nikolai II (1894-1918) Volume 1: 1894-1904 (Text in Russian) Edited by Sergei V. Mironenko This is the first volume of the first complete publication of the diaries of Emperor Nikolai II. The first volume covers the years 1894-1904, and includes more than a thousand people he was in direct communication with. Nikolai started to keep diaries at the age of thirteen; it was a cultural norm of the Russian Imperial family and members of the nobility at that time. Only fifty diaries of Emperor Nikolai II survived, from the years 1882-85 and 1887-June 1918. Nikolai showed his diaries to no one, but made an exemption for his bride and then wife Aleksandra Fedorovna. The first volume of this set of diaries preserves the original orthography and is provided with comments and translations where necessary. The diary has been edited by Sergei Mironenko, author and historian, Director of the State Archive of the Russian Federation (GARF) in Moscow. ITEM #7187 PUBLISHED:2012 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 1,101 Pages, 48 Black & White Photos Language: Russian PRICE: 95.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Emperor Nicholas II: His Life & Reign by Sergei Oldenburg - IMPORTED FROM RUSSIA Originally published in 1939, this biography is still one of the most comprehensive and detailed studies of the life and epoch of the last Russian emperor. ITEM #7028 PUBLISHED:2010 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 429 Pages, 2 Colour and 71 B&W Photos Language: Russian PRICE: 15.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Emperors on Holiday in Finland (Text in Russian) by Jorma & Päivi Tuomi-Nikula After becoming part of the Russian Empire in 1809, the Grand Duchy of Finland became one of the favourite summer vacation spots for the Russian Emperors Nicholas I, Alexander II, Alexander III, and Nicholas II. Here they found rest and relaxation from the Russian capital. They and their families cruised the Finnish archipeligo in their yachts, taking time for picnics, fishing and other activities. Alexander III who was a great lover of nature built his beloved Imperial lodge at Langinkoski. Nicholas II shared many happy memories cruising amongst the Finnish islands with his family. In 1905, he wrote a letter to his mother stating that "in St. Petersburg I feel constant prey to terrorists, while in Finland I can truly relax". During his reign, Nicholas II spent over 300 days in Finland. This book offers a very unique selection of more than 200 rare photographs from the Russian State archives and foreign sources. Much of this book and the photographs are devoted to Nicholas II and his family. ITEM #7188 PUBLISHED:2003 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 286 Pages, 205 Black & White Photos Language: Russian PRICE: 75.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance EMPRESS ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA IN PHOTOGRAPHS (Text in Russian) NA This is the first album entirely devoted to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. It includes many previously unpublished photos from the personal albums of many of her contemporaries, including Anna Vyrubova, Pierre Gilliard and Sydney Gibbs, Sophia Karlovna Buxhoeveden, Colonel Alexander Nikolayevich Grabbe among others. The book is designed like that of a family album, in which the photos depict the private world of the last Russian Empress. The photos are large (one per page) and show the Empress during happier times at home, on outings with her family and friends, tea parties, picnics, hunting, playing, traveling on the yacht Standart, etc. The photographs were taken at Livadia, the Finnish islands, the Alexander Palace, the Lower Dacha at Peterhof, and more. The photographs cover the period from 1906-1917, and many may be new to readers. Published in 2009, the book is a large hard cover edition of superb quality. The 158 photographs are printed on fine quality glossy paper. There are only 2 pages of text, which is written in Russian. ITEM #7189 PUBLISHED:2009 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 160 Pages, 158 Black & White Photos Language: Russian PRICE: 125.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The End of the Romanovs by Victor Alexandrov Victor Alexandrov was born in Czarist Russia, in St. Petersburg. Today he is an American citizen situated in Paris, writing in French for periodicals here and abroad. His reading of the Ekaterinburg tragedy rests in part on hitherto ""unpublished"" and ""neglected"" material. In a fast-paced narrative, he presents the plight of the Romanovs in the context of Rasputin's then Revolutionary Russia (Rasputin predicted, ""If Russia goes to war, it will be the end of the monarchy, of the Romanovs, and of Russian institutions.""). First there was the influence of the staretz on the Tsarina and hence the Tsar; then after his death and Nicholas' abdication, that of Kerensky who wanted to bring the Tsar and Tsarina to trial for purposes of clarifying an epoch (this according to an interview with the eighty-two-year-old principal himself); finally the coup de grace dealt by Lenin and his court. The author quotes from the Gutek file, which contains the executioner Voikov's story, to prove that Anastasia indeed perished with the rest of the family. In a final thrust he implies that if a Dr. Stanislav Lazover, the ""third man"" at Rasputin's assassination, would talk, our opinions of certain pre-World War I events might radically change. Mr. Alexandrov manipulates his material with a certain journalistic flair that reads with a deceptive ease which may belie its historical validity. Interesting collection of photographs from the Sokolov collection. ITEM #7216 PUBLISHED:1966 Hard Cover Edition Condition: Minor wear to dust jacket, otherwise an EXCELLENT COPY 255 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 55.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Eyewitness in Tobolsk by Olga Belisle The story of Hulda--youngest daughter of a German Lutheran farming family, residents in Tsarist Russia during the First World War, then exiled to Siberia. During the Bolshevik Revolution, they lived in Tobolsk across from the dethroned Tsar Nicholas II and his imprisoned family. The 16-year-old Hulda saw them daily, and met the Commissar in whose hands lay the fate of the Imperial Romanovs, and who also decided her own family's future. Great love abounds in this story of two parallel religions, and of the millions who fled Russia to America, Canada and other lands. Written with accuracy and feeling, unbiased, this 1914-1921 historical drama is a collector's treasure--and a reading experience. ITEM #7217 PUBLISHED:1982 Soft Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 196 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 25.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Faberge: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by David Park Curry A richly illustrated guidebook to the collection and history of Faberge at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. ITEM #7136 PUBLISHED: 1995 Soft Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 120 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 20.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Faberge Case: From the Collection of John Traina Introduction by Archduke Geza van Habsburg The House of Faberge created magnificent objects for the Russian czars in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While the exquisite, bejewelled Imperial Easter Eggs are world famous, less well known are these sumptuous, individually designed cigarette cases. Specially commissioned photographs reveal the beauty of the cases. Each is flawlessly handcrafted, unique in size and shape, and made from a dazzling array of materials: precious metals and gemstones, a rainbow of enamels, nephrite, wood, glass, crystal, and leather, to name a few. Presented here for the first time, the Faberge cigarette cases and related accessories are from the collection of John Traina, the largest such collection in the world. The photographs are illuminated by expert commentaries, informative essays, and technical details on crests, hallmarks, insignia, and Faberge workmasters. ITEM #7079 PUBLISHED: 2002 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 192 Pages, 136 Colour Photos Language: English PRICE: 35.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Faberge: Imperial Jeweller by Geza von Habsburg and Marina Lopato This splendidly illustrated volume is the catalog of the most comprehensive exhibition of Faberge eggs, jewelry, and art objects ever assembled. Including dozens of fabulous items never before seen by the public, it illuminates the legacy of Carl Faberge (1846-1920), Imperial Jeweler to the Russian court. Richly illustrated with 460 Illustrations, 360 in Full Colour! ITEM #7083 PUBLISHED:1993 Large Soft Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 476 Pages, 360 Colour and 100 Black & White Photos Language: English PRICE: 50.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Fall of the Romanovs by Mark D. Steinberg and Vladimir M. Khrustalev The compelling and poignant story of the arrest, captivity, and execution of the last tsar of Russia and his family during the revolution of 1917-1918 has been recounted—and romanticized—for decades. Now a new book explores the full range of events and reveals the thoughts, perceptions, and judgments of the individuals involved—Nicholas and Alexandra, their children, and the men who guarded and eventually killed them. ITEM #7038 PUBLISHED:1995 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 444 Pages, 49 Black & White Photos Language: English PRICE: 15.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Five Empresses: Court Life in Eighteeth-Century Russia by Evgenii V. Anisimov From the untimely demise of the 52-year-old Peter the Great in 1725 to nearly the end of that century, the fate of the Russian empire would rest largely in the hands of five tsarinas. This book tells their stories. Peter's widow Catherine I (1725-27), an orphan and former laundress, would gain control of the ancestral throne, a victorious army, and formidable navy in a country that stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Next, Anna Ioannovna (1730-40), chosen by conniving ministers who sought an ineffectual puppet, would instead tear up the document that would have changed the course of Russian history forever only to rule Russia as her private fiefdom and hunting estate. The ill-fated Anna Leopoldovna (1740-41), groomed for the throne by her namesake aunt, would be Regent for her young son only briefly before a coup by her aunt Elizabeth would condemn Anna's family to a life of imprisonment, desolation, and death in obscurity. The beautiful and shrewd Elizabeth (1741-61) would seize her father Peter's throne, but, obsessed with her own fading beauty, she would squander resources in a relentless effort to stay young and keep her rivals at bay. Finally, Catherine the Great (1762-96) would overthrow (and later order the murder of) her own husband and rightful heir. Astute and intelligent, Catherine had a talent for making people like her, winning them to her cause; however, the era of her rule would be a time of tumultuous change for both Europe and her beloved Russia. In this vivid, quick-paced account, Anisimov goes beyond simply laying out the facts of each empress's reign, to draw realistic psychological portraits and to consider the larger fate of women in politics. Together, these five portraits represent a history of 18th-century court life and international affairs. Anisimov's tone is commanding, authoritative, but also convivial—inviting the reader to share the captivating secrets that his efforts have uncovered. ITEM #7133 PUBLISHED: 2004 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 375 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 25.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna 90th Anniversary - Photo Album (Text in Russian) NA This album was published in 2007 by the Novosspassky Monastery in Moscow to mark the 90th anniversary of the death of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna in 1918. This hard cover album is of the finest quality, bound in soft brown leather. The book is designed like a photograph album and the photographs are reproduced on glossy paper for the highest quality. The book contains a brief introduction (in Russian). The album is richly illustrated with 185 photographs. The life and world of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna unfolds in five parts: Childhood (1864-1878), Youth (1878-1884), Married Life (1884-1905), Widow (1905-1908), Nun (1908-1918). Many of the photographs in this collection have never before been published and are seen here for the first time. NOTE: As we will have a limited number of copies available, there is a limit of one copy per person. Don’t miss your chance to own a copy of this beautiful album! ITEM #7190 PUBLISHED:2007 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 136 Pages, 185 Black & White Photos Language: Russian PRICE: 150.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance GRAND DUKE SERGEI ALEXANDROVICH Diaries, Letters and Documents, 1884-1894 (Text in Russian) Volume IV This volume offers a unique mix of biographical materials (diaries and letters) about Grand Duke Sergei Aleksandrovich Romanov (1857-1905), a son of Aleksander II and a brother of Aleksander III. He married Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna (nee Princess Elizabeth of Hesse) in 1884. He was assassinated in 1905, like his father by terrorists. This is the fourth volume of documentary materials for the biography of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (1857-1905). It covers the 10-year period of his life from 1884 to 1894. It begins with a joyous event - the marriage of the grand duke June 3, 1884 to the 19-year-old Princess Elizabeth of Hesse, and ends with one of the saddest events in his life - the death of his elder brother, Emperor Alexander III on October 20. It was Alexander III who appointed Sergei as governor general of Moscow in 1891. Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich is one of the most misunderstood and maligned of the Russian grand dukes. He had numerous responsibilities and achievements: founder and chairman of the Royal Palestine Society, the chairman of the several committees for arrangement of arts and sciences museums, societies, academies, etc. He and his wife were favourites of Emperor Alexander III. This volume of memoirs include diaries and letters of the grand duke, as well as archival documents covering the years 1884-1894. Many of the materials in this volume are published for the first time from the archives in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Illustrated with many rare photographs of the grand duke and his family. Includes name index. Quality design. ITEM #7191 PUBLISHED:2011 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 672 Pages, 48 Colour and Sepia Language: Russian PRICE: 75.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Great Catherine: The Fascinating Story of the Empress of Russia by Carolly Erickson Great Catherine reveals the complexities of this great ruler's nature, her craving for love, her insecurities, the inevitable sorrows and disappointments of a strong empress who dared not share her power with any man yet longed to be led and guided by a loving consort. Great Catherine is a fresh portrait of an infamous historical figure, one that reveals how Catherine's flawed triumph guaranteed her posthumous fame and enhanced the might and renown of Russia for generations to come. ITEM #7204 PUBLISHED:1994 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 392 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 25.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Lacquer Miniatures: Kholui by A. Kamorin Folk arts are an essential aspect of folk activity in Russia. The famous School of icon painting from Kholui, conjoined with the art of the lacquer miniature is renowned well beyond the borders of our country. We are delighted to present this exceptionally fine and celebratory book which will introduce you to the sweeping range of Kholui miniature painting in all its forms. You can see artifacts that are on display in museums, and held in private collections, and the volume has approximately 200 illustrations. The inimitable style which preserves the traditional spirit of the Kholui School will delight you with the astonishingly delicate craftsmanship, colorful images and variety of views. ITEM #7160 PUBLISHED:1995 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 152 Pages, 159 Colour Photos Language: English PRICE: 35.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Life and Times of Grigorii Rasputin by Alex DeJonge "Contradictions, what of them, for you they are contradictions, but I am me, Grigorii Rasputin, and that's what matters: look at me, see what I have become!"(De Jonge 124). This one statement made by Grigorii Efimovich Rasputin is the window to his soul. Every part of his complex personality is exposed in it, but it takes the 350 page book by Alex De Jonge to realize it. "The Life and Times of Grigorii Rasputin" is an in depth and well researched biography not only on "the mad monk" but also on all of the lives that he touched. Through this book one can successfully throw away the many Russian rumors that have become Rasputins's legacy to formulate a better objective view of what is closer to the truth. De Jonge is not forceful with his own opinion; he is more like a tour guide who presents all the information and then allows the "tourist" to believe what he likes. ITEM #7213 PUBLISHED:1982 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 363 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 15.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Life on the Russian Country Estate: A Social and Cultural History by Priscilla Roosevelt From the reign of Peter the Great, Russia's country estates were oases of barbarian splendour and personal freedom in a vast, sparsely settled and authoritarian land. This work explores the vanished world of the Russian country estate. It examines the aristocratic dwellings, discussing their origins, their design and decoration, the social, family, and cultural life within their walls, and their physical demise after the 1917 revolution. In these enclaves, newly acquired European habits competed with age-old Russian tradition. The nobility owned legions of serfs from brickmakers and gardeners to gilders and portrait painters whose labour made possible a unique way of life. On some estates, serf theatres and harems reflected the owner's unrestrained personal fantasy; on others, relations between lord and serf echoed the patriarchal values of the Russian elite. Throughout the empire, the sights, sounds and realities of country life inspired both plans for political and social reform and much of Russia's great art, literature and music. The emancipation of the serfs in 1861 altered the dynamics of this life, but the cultural significance of the estate remained strong to the end of the old regime. The Bolshevik revolution destroyed both the world of the estate and much of the evidence about it. To recreate this lost world the author draws on sources including the physical remains of once grand manor houses (many photographed for this book), the diaries and memoirs that chronicle a way of life that was to perish, and the Russian art and literature that estate life produced and in which it was portrayed. Juxtaposing images from art and from the novels of such literary giants as Turgenev and Tolstoy with the real milieu that inspired them, this text is a portrait of Russian country life. ITEM #7147 PUBLISHED: 1997 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 384 Pages, 72 Colour and 158 Black & White Photos Language: English PRICE: 95.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Lost Fortune of the Tsars by William Clarke At its peak before the first world war, the fortune of the Romanovs of Russia has been calculated at over 45 billion dollars. It included fabulous state jewels, exquisite Faberge eggs, the palaces in and around St. Petersburg and the Crimea, the royal yachts and trains, and millions in Tsarist bank accounts in London, New York, and elsewhere. Since the secret murders of Nicholas and Alexandra and their family in 1918, and the subsequent, and controversial, discovery of their remains, the mystery persists: What happened to all that wealth? Questions surrounding the lost fortune are inevitably tied up with the issue of just who was killed that terrible summer's night in 1918 at Ekaterinburg. William Clarke goes to the heart of the Romanov story, to the Central State Archives in Russia, which for three-quarters of a century had been filed away in secrecy, and is only now open to investigation. The result of over twenty years of research, Clarke's quest reveals the truth behind claims to the Tsarist fortune made by the likes of Anna Anderson and Michel Goleniewski, and sheds new light on this most intriguing of historical mysteries. ITEM #7203 PUBLISHED:1994 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 363 Pages, Illustrated Language: English PRICE: 25.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Michael and Natasha: The Life and Love of the Last Tsar of Russia by Rosemary and Donald Crawford The unknown story of the last Tsar of Russia set against backdrop of wealth, love, sex, royalty, war, revolution and murder. The relationship and subsequent marriage of Michael and Natasha was one of Greatest scandals in Russian History. It lead to Michael's disgrace, humiliation and banishment. Michael and Natasha is the first full account of this magnificent love story. But it is also more than that : It charts the decline of the last age of elegance and provides a fascinating insight into the daysleading up to the Russian Revolution. This is an outstanding romance, a Royal scandal and a compelling historical drama with a supremely tragic ending. ITEM #7076 PUBLISHED: 1997 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 448 Pages, 60 Black and White Photos Language: English PRICE: 15.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Paul Petrovich: Grand Duke & Emperor IMPORTED FROM RUSSIA The life of the Emperor Paul I of Russia. Richly illustrated with 200 images, copies of letters, etc. ITEM #7030 PUBLISHED:1996 Soft Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 128 Pages, 200 Sepia Photos Language: Russian PRICE: 10.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Quest for Anastasia: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Romanovs by John Klier What really happened on the night of July 16, 1918, when the Romanovs, the Russian Imperial family, was assassinated? Can it now be established that it was Nicholas's son, Alexei, and youngest daughter, Anastasia, who were missing when the mass grave was excavated in Ekaterinburg? In The Quest for Anastasia, Dr. John Klier attempts to clear the fog of misinformation that has surrounded the Romanovs for the past 80 years. ITEM #7037 PUBLISHED:1995 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 246 Pages, 37 Black & White Photos Language: English PRICE: 15.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Rasputin and the Fall of the Romanovs by Colin Wilson Colin Wilson takes a good look at one of the most reviled and mis-understood people of the 20th century from the perspective of a historian, philosopher and psychologist. Far from being an illiterate drunk, Wilson shows us a man of great talent and sincere faith, generous and trusting to a fault (and thus easy to assassinate), who could size up people and situations in an instant. He also makes a valiant attempt to explain Rasputin's powers over the ailing Czarevitch, and the nature of his relationship with the Romanovs. When I finished reading this book I couldn't help but view Rasputin, in spite of all his faults, as an innocent victim of the revolutionary furvor gripping the country at the time. ITEM #7214 PUBLISHED:1964 Soft Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 363 Pages, Language: English PRICE: 10.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Rasputin: Neither Devil Nor Saint by Dr. Elizabeth Judas Perhaps no man in history has had the fantastic lies told about him as has Father Grigory Rasputin. A healer and holy man of great repute—one who tended to the health of the wealthy classes as much as the poverty-stricken, Rasputin has emerged in history as part devil and part mesmerizer. Nothing could be further from the truth, according to Dr. Elizabeth Judas, one who knew Father Rasputin personally and the authoress of this important work. Rasputin: Neither Devil Nor Saint, first published in 1942, about 25 years after the Russian Revolution that saw the destruction of old Russia, then the largest and most devout Christian nation on the planet, this book is the fulfillment of a promise made by the authoress to her beloved husband on his death bed. He too knew Rasputin and was witness to many of his feats of accurate prophecy and medical healing. Dr. Judas's husband—a member of the Czar's secret police—wanted the truth to be known about Father Rasputin and the historical record set straight about this influential religious and political figure who stood at the heart of Russian politics for a decade. Far from the "mad monk" he has been portrayed by establishment historians, Rasputin was a complex character whose true history is in desperate need of accurate revision. ITEM #7215 PUBLISHED:1965 Hard Cover Edition Condition: VERY GOOD COPY 216 Pages, iLLUSTRATED Language: English PRICE: 25.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Rasputin: Satyr, Saint, or Satan by Douglas Miles Perhaps even more than Stalin or Gorbachev, the Russian name that still captures the Western imagination is that of the illiterate Siberian peasant and alleged holy man Rasputin (1872-1916). His apparent ability to restore health to Czar Nicholas II's hemophiliac son and the immense political influence he thereby won, leading to his assassination by jealous nobles, helped precipitate the Russian Revolution. Myles combines elements of titillating romance, imagined stream-of-consciousness narrative and dialogue with his facts--much of the last based on the diaries of Rasputin's daughter Maria. Some of this amalgam is unabashedly melodramatic. Without seeking to rehabilitate his subject, the author cites the Byzantine tradition of itinerant seers, whose sexual excesses, like Rasputin's, were as notable as their miraculous healing powers. ITEM #7219 PUBLISHED:1990 Hard Cover Edition Condition: Publisher Review copy. EXCELLENT COPY 320 Pages, iLLUSTRATED Language: English PRICE: 20.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Rasputin: The Saint Who Sinned by Brian Moynahan Grigory Efimovich Rasputin—drinker, thief, womanizer—arrived in St. Petersburg in 1903 as if from the medieval past . . . tattered, black-clad, muttering. By the time of his sensational murder thirteen years later, the peasant was the ”beloved Friend” of Czar Nicholas and Empress Alexandra, with a seemingly supernatural power to stop the bleeding attacks of their hemophiliac son, Alexis. How could it have happened? As on society lady of the time asked, "How could so pitiful a wretch throw so vast a shadow?” Drawing on confidential police reports, cabinet meeting memos, and many documents only now available, Moynahan sheds new light on Rasputin’s life and disputes some of the widely held details of his death. The Washington Post Book World called the book "balanced and well-researched” hailed its "shrewd analysis of the ways in which Rasputin’s manipulative abilities meshed with the emotional needs of isolated, superstitious members of czarist aristocracy." It is an unforgettable portrait of an age as well as of a man. ITEM #7220 PUBLISHED:1997 Hard Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 400 Pages, iLLUSTRATED Language: English PRICE: 25.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Rostov Enamels by V. Borisova A brief history of Rostov enamels is followed by over 200 pages of colour photographs of items ranging from religious plaques and paintings to decorated boxes and jewellery. A quite magnificent work. ITEM #7159 PUBLISHED:1995 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: VERY GOOD COPY 145 Pages, 203 Colour Photos Language: English PRICE: 35.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Russia and Europe: Dynastic Ties: Second Half of the 19th Through the Beginning of the 20th Centuries by Galina Korneva, Tatiana Cheboksarova I have several copies with minor damage to one or more corners of the book cover. The binding is solid, and contents in excellent condition. Richly illustrated with more than 500 black-and-white photographs. The book includes fascinating stories of the life and tragic end of one of the most powerful and wealthy dynasties of the Romanovs (1613-1917) with more than 500 photographs collected from the main archives of Russia and European countries. The vanished world of the Russian Imperial Family is still attractive in many of its aspects. Magnificent residences of the Romanovs, which were built by the best architects, and the extraordinary collections of fine arts they contained continue to attract authors and readers. For 80 years Russian archives, which could be compared with undiscovered treasure mines, were closed to a wide range of specialists around the world. Foreign archives in turn were not available to Russian researchers. The authors of Russia and Europe worked in archives in Russia, Denmark, Germany, England, and the USA, identified previously unrecognized photographs contained in Russian resources and introduced them to the reader with extensive commentary on their origins. The “language” of original photographs is sometimes able to tell more than pages of texts about the special world of royalty and the circle of nobility. The authors also used information from Russian and foreign periodicals, memoirs and special literature. Readers will find new and well-structured materials about the main events in the lives of the Romanovs and their relatives in Europe, the masters in all kinds of art who worked on commission of the sovereigns, the state and family visits of members of European dynasties and the prominent companies that started their businesses thanks to the support of rulers. Two chapters about Germany and Denmark and their princesses who became Russian Empresses during this period. A few chapters are devoted to the descriptions of the two-way influences between Russia and Greece, Wuerttemberg, and Mecklenburg-Schwerin, countries where Russian Grand Duchesses lived as spouses of sovereigns. ITEM #7222 PUBLISHED:2012 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY with bumped/damaged corner(s) 364 Pages, more than 500 Black & White Photos Language: English PRICE: 125.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Russia in the Age of Peter the Great by Lindsey Hughes This magisterial book is a history of Peter the Great and the Russia he governed. It not only investigates Peter's life and legacy but also explains the impact of the Tsar Reformer on Petrine Russia's foreign policy, economy, governing institutions, society, culture and educational system. 'The most comprehensive study of Petrine Russia available in English.' Richard Pipes, The New Republic 'Thanks to Hughes's beautifully written book, for the first time the English-speaking reader is provided with a sufficiently full and just account of the events and institutions of Peter's reign ... Her work will without doubt long remain the standard text.' Nikolai Tolstoy, Literary Review 'A balanced and absorbing account of Peter and his times.' Robin Buss, Independent on Sunday 'A superbly comprehensive survey of the Petrine era ... Hughes writes in a crisp, factual, scholarly manner ... She has a fine eye for significant detail, as well as grand themes.' George Walden, The Daily Telegraph 'Hughes has produced such a comprehensive, scholarly and fluently written study of this horrific, complex man and his fascinating times that no one will need to revisit the subject for decades to come.' Andrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday. ITEM #7210 PUBLISHED:1998 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 602 Pages, iLLUSTRATED Language: English PRICE: 50.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Russia's Rulers Under the Old Regime by Dominic Lieven The author probes deeply into the lives and politics of the most important members of Tsar Nicholas II's government-the 215 men appointed by Nicholas to his State Council. His book tells us a great deal about the last ruling elite of Russia, about the balance of power between bureaucrats and their monarchs, about the role and personality of Nicholas II, and about the coming of the Russian Revolution. ITEM #7040 PUBLISHED: 1999 Soft Cover Edition Condition: EXCELLENT COPY 407 Pages, 36 Black & White Photos Language: English PRICE: 15.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance SPALA: An Imperial Residence by Swietlana Czestnych, Karen Kettering and Michal Sloniewski Spala was an Imperial hunting lodge in Poland. The authors have reconstructed through a profusion of original photographs and informative text the history of the palace and the daily lives of Emperors Alexander III and Nicholas II and their families at this Imperial hunting lodge and residence. This book contains 144 pages and is divided into two parts, one for the Emperor Alexander III, the other for the Emperor Nicholas II. More than 200 photographs show each sovereign with his respective family in residence at Spala. Overall, the quality of this books is very impressive. The text of the book is written in three languages: English, Polish and Russian. Many of the photographs will certainly be new to readers. The selection of photographs of the interiors of both Imperial residences is exceptional to say the very least! Sadly, Spala has not survived. However, we must be grateful that this outstanding collection of photographs published in this magnificent volume have. They allow us to have a more comprehensive appreciation for this Imperial residence that was cherished by the last two Russian sovereigns and their families. ITEM #7183 PUBLISHED:2011 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 144 Pages, 200 Black & White Photos Language: English/Polish and Russian PRICE: 95.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs: Treasures from Tsarskoye Selo by Emmanuel Ducamp (Editor), Marc Walter (Photographer) Specially commissioned photographs by Marc Walter and fascinating archive images capture a bygone age of Romanov splendor that will captivate art lovers and historians alike. This magnificent book was originally published in Russian and French editions in 2010 to mark the tercentenary of the palaces of Tsarskoe Selo. This NEW ENGLISH EDITION printed on high quality paper, contains a prolific selection of photographs of the interiors of the Catherine and Alexander Palaces, as well as the surrounding parks and pavilions, that are truly representative of Imperial Russia. Many rare photographs from the museum archives and unknown to the general public, depict the splendour of the palaces and the intimacy of the Russian Imperial family. The book is enclosed in a handsome slipcase. The Tsarskoe Selo State-Museum Reserve, in cooperation with the French publisher Emmanuel Ducamp, with financial support from Madame Paula Cussi, issued the album Tsarskoye Selo. The Imperial Heritage, which became a magnificent gift on the 300th anniversary of the world famous residence of Russian Emperors. The ten chapters of the album describe the Tsarskoye Selo parks, palaces, pavilions, interiors, and the best items from the collections, with the illustrations made by the talented photographers Marc Walter and Gaspar Walter. Their lenses masterly captured the beauty and uniqueness of the monuments and objects which passed down from Russian emperors. The photographers, whom the Museum staff referred to as their French colleagues, personally selected the objects and perspectives by themselves, and that is why this album shows Tsarskoye Selo “through French eyes.” The album attempts to take a new look at Tsarskoye Selo and see the parks and palaces at times when regular visitors usually do not see them — at dawn or late sunset or on a cold winter’s day when their beauty feels particulary vivid. The vintage photographs in the album allow us to feel as if we are in the presence of the crowned sovereigns and their consorts at Tsarskoye Selo, while the contemporary photographs allow us to appreciate their exquisite taste by looking at the works of precious stones, marble, bronze, porcelain, glass, carved and inlayed wood, amber, ivory, mother of pearl, which were part of the Russian monarch’s everyday life and filled it with warmth and joy. Each chapter is opened with an introductory article by the scientific employees and curators of the Tsarskoe Selo State-Museum Reserve. The illustrations are provided with comprehensive captions and annotations. Intended for everyone who loves Tsarskoye Selo and its history and monuments, this book pays homage to the talents of the architects and artists who created the unique beauty of the palace-and-park ensemble, and the masters who realized all their designs. NOTE: This book was originally published in 2010 in French and Russian language editions. This new English edition will be a welcome addition to the personal libraries of those who share a fascination with this beautiful and historic palace complex. Thank you for your book order! ITEM #7185 PUBLISHED:2012 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 360 Pages, 340 Colour and Black & White Photos Language: English PRICE: 125.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Tragic Dynasty: A History of the Romanovs by John Bergamini The Romanov dynasty assumed control over Russia in 1613 and ruled uninterruptedly for the next three centuries. Never in history has one family wielded so much power. John Bergamini's classic work captures and conveys their ruthlessness and religiosity, their political acumen and wild extravagance. In so doing he offers profound character studies of some of history's most intriguing figures. Stirring, provocative and chastening, the history of the Romanov dynasty is in a very real sense the history of Russia itself. ITEM #7077 PUBLISHED: 1999 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 512 Pages, 41 Black and White Photos Language: English PRICE: 15.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Treasures of the Czars Exhibition Catalogue The catalogue from the exhibition held in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1995. This book features many of the remarkable works of art housed in the former armoury and other museums of the Moscow Kremlin, including Peter the Great's coronation crown, and Faberge's Tricentennial Easter Egg commissioned in 1913 by Nicholas II to celebrate 300 years of Romanov rule. ITEM #7041 PUBLISHED:1995 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 256 Pages, 250 Colour Photos Language: English PRICE: 25.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Tsesarevich: Documents, Memoirs, Photographs Imported from Russia A stunning album that depicts the short life of the Tsarevich Alexis, son of Tsar Nicholas II and heir to the Russian Empire through a rich collection of documents, memoirs and photographs. The text includes excerpts from his letters and diaries. An introduction by Olga Barkovets and Alexander Krilov on the life of Alexis Nicholayevich and six full page colour reproductions of paintings Alexi made compliment this collectors volume. This album is beautifully illustrated throughout with black & white photographs from the State Russian Archives in Moscow and St. Petersburg, including many full page portraits of Alexis at various ages.This book was published in 1998 to mark the burial of Tsar Nicholas II, his family and retainers at the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg. ITEM #7073 PUBLISHED:1998 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY 190 Pages, with 8 Colour plates and 71 Black & White Photos Language: Russian PRICE: 65.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance War Diaries of Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich 1914-1917 IMPORTED FROM RUSSIA Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich - the younger brother of Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich - husband of the famous ballerina Mathilde Kshesinskaia. Diary of a recording made by the Grand Duke in the army in the North-Eastern Front (1914-1915), in Petrograd (1916-1917). Detailed description of the murder of Rasputin, as well as the process of abdication of Nicholas II. The text is published in the most complete version, preserved in GARF, accompanied by notes, detailed comments. The book contains pictures of the Romanov dynasty and the military high command of the Russian army, which narrates the author of the diary. Includes 55 illustrations. TEXT IN RUSSIAN. ITEM #7161 PUBLISHED: 2008 Hard Cover Edition Condition: NEW COPY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION 446 Pages, 55 Black & White Photos Language: RUSSIAN PRICE: 15.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance The Golden Age of the Country House by Christopher Simon Sykes An extraordinary collection of photographs that capture the private, social and intimate features of life in the country houses of Britain of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Richly illustrated with more than 300 photographs. ITEM #7120 PUBLISHED:1980 Large Hard Cover Edition Condition: A VERY GOOD COPY 224 Pages, with more than 300 Black & White Photos Language: English PRICE: 75.00 CAD + Shipping, Handling & Insurance Thank You for Your Order! Спасибо за ваш заказ!