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Image for [SERGEI MIKHAILOVICH ROMANOV]. Sbornik. First edition, Novyi Sad-Belgrade, 1934. #2

Rare and richly illustrated

Ego Imperatorskoe Vysochestvo Velikii Kniaz Sergei Mikhailovich.. [His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich [...] Reminiscences about His Life and Work, and about the Development of Artillery during His Lifetime]

£375

Rare and richly illustrated
LASHKOV, S.I. Ego Imperatorskoe Vysochestvo Velikii Kniaz Sergei Mikhailovich... [His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich [...] Reminiscences about His Life and Work, and about the Development of Artillery during His Lifetime]
Published/created in: 1934

£375

Scarce émigré work commemorating a prominent member of the Romanov family, active during WWI and shot by the Bolsheviks; first edition, published in Yugoslavia (now Serbia).

Image for [FLOWERS - GAMES - ROMANOVS]. Oracles de Flore. From Tsarskoe Selo library. Paris, 1825 #2

From the Tsarskoe-Selo palace library

DEL., C. F. P. [Charles-François-Paul DELANGLARD or Charlotte de LATOUR]

Oracles de Flore

£1,950

From the Tsarskoe-Selo palace library
DEL., C. F. P. [Charles-François-Paul DELANGLARD or Charlotte de LATOUR]. Oracles de Flore.
Published/created in: 1825

£1,950

A fine example of this lovely edition, here in fresh, attractive condition with Russian imperial provenance. With 36 flowers on 6 plates, with original hand-colour.

Image for L.-J. de JONGH. L'Huile de foie de morue... First edition, red morocco bound for the Tsar, Paris, 1853. #2

Disgusting, but so healthy!...

JONGH, Lodewijk Joseph, de

L'Huile de foie de morue envisagée sous tous les rapports comme moyen thérapeutique

£1,850

Disgusting, but so healthy!...
JONGH, Lodewijk Joseph, de. L'Huile de foie de morue envisagée sous tous les rapports comme moyen thérapeutique.
Published/created in: 1853

£1,850

Lovely copy of the first edition of the definitive treaty on cod liver oil and its medical properties. Attractively bound in red morocco with the arms of Russia.

Image for [ROMANOVS] P. LEBEDEV. Historical album; Portraits of the Royal House of the Russian Land. First edition, very rare. St. Petersburg, 1875. #2

Early photographic album

[ROMANOVS] – P. LEBEDEV (artist)

Istoricheskii albom tysiacheletiia Rossii. Portrety tsarskogo doma zemli russkoi s 862-1862 g [The Millenium of Russia Historical Album. Portraits of the Royal House of the Russian Land 862-1862]

£3,500

Early photographic album
[ROMANOVS] - P. LEBEDEV (artist). Istoricheskii albom tysiacheletiia Rossii. Portrety tsarskogo doma zemli russkoi s 862-1862 g. [The Millenium of Russia Historical Album. Portraits of the Royal House of the Russian Land 862-1862]
Published/created in: 1875

£3,500

Very rare: no copy traced on the Russian market, no copy traced oustide Russia. A luxury celebration of the Russian rulers, with the use of photography, and fine chomolithography. In an impressive full-leather binding.

Image for BENNER. Portraits of the Romanovs. First edition, complete copy. Moscow & St. Petersburg, 1817. #2

Fine stipple-engraved portraits

[ROMANOVS] – Henri BENNER

Sobranie 24-kh portretov imperatorskoi familii. Collection de vingt-quatre portraits de la famille impériale

£12,500

Fine stipple-engraved portraits
[ROMANOVS] - Henri BENNER. Sobranie 24-kh portretov imperatorskoi familii. Collection de vingt-quatre portraits de la famille impériale.
Published/created in: [1817]

£12,500

Attractive example of these famous portraits, kept here in their original portfolio and complete with both titles and subscribers' lists. Possibly from the Duchesse de Berry collection.

Image for G. SHVETSOV. Three works on Tsar Alexander II and Russia, inscribed to Olga Aleksandrovna. St. Petersburg, 1884-87. #2

Inscribed by the liberated serf to the Tsar's natural daughter

[ROMANOVS – ALEXANDER II] – SHVETSOV, Gordei Mikhaïlovich

Sochineniia russkogo poeta prostoliudina [Title on cover] [Works of the Russian Common-Man Poet]

£4,750

Inscribed by the liberated serf to the Tsar's natural daughter
[ROMANOVS - ALEXANDER II] - SHVETSOV, Gordei Mikhaïlovich. Sochineniia russkogo poeta prostoliudina [Title on cover]. [Works of the Russian Common-Man Poet]
Published/created in: 1887, 1884 and 1885

£4,750

A fascinating volume concentrating various aspects of Tsar Alexander's II legacy, with poems celebrating his achievements, written by a former, freed serf and inscribed to the tsar's daughter with his mistress. An exceptional copy.

Image for ALEXANDER I. Grand Manifeste. First edition in French; Paris, 1816. #2

In copper-gold wrappers

[NAPOLEON] – ALEXANDRE I

Grand manifeste d'Alexandre 1er, Empereur et Autocrate de toutes les Russies

£350

In copper-gold wrappers
[NAPOLEON] - ALEXANDRE I. Grand manifeste d'Alexandre 1er, Empereur et Autocrate de toutes les Russies.
Published/created in: 1816

£350

First edition in French of this political speech by the Tsar who vanquished Napoleon. Attractively bound.

Image for [ROMANOVS] Childhood, Education and Young Years of the Russian Tsars. First edition, in the original Russian. Skt. Peterburg, 1914. #2

With the gilt cover in fine condition

[ROMANOVS] – Ivan Nikolaevich BOZHERIANOV

Detstvo, vospitanie i leta iunosti russkih imperatorov [Childhood, Education and Young Years of Russian Emperors]

£4,250

With the gilt cover in fine condition
[ROMANOVS] - Ivan Nikolaevich BOZHERIANOV. Detstvo, vospitanie i leta iunosti russkih imperatorov. [Childhood, Education and Young Years of Russian Emperors]
Published/created in: [1914]

£4,250

Pleasant and attractive example of this great book, a luxurious, richly illustrated production presenting the childhood of the Romanov tsars over 200 years. First edition, scarce in such condition.

Image for K. R. [Konstantin ROMANOV]. Poems and New Poems, in the original Russian, bound together. St. Petersburg, 1889. #2

The most august of Russian poets

K. R. [pseud. for Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich ROMANOV]

Stikhotvoreniia K. R.: 1879-1885 [bound with] Novye stikhotvoreniia K. R.: 1886-1888 [Poems of K. R.: 1879-1885, bound with: New Poems of K. R.: 1886-1888]

£1,450

The most august of Russian poets
K. R. [pseud. for Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich ROMANOV]. Stikhotvoreniia K. R.: 1879-1885 [bound with] Novye stikhotvoreniia K. R.: 1886-1888. [Poems of K. R.: 1879-1885, bound with: New Poems of K. R.: 1886-1888]
Published/created in: 1889

£1,450

Two volumes in one of the lyrics of Grand Duke Konstantin Romanov. A friend of Tchaikovsky and key patron of the arts in the last decades of the Russian Empire, the Grand Duke concealed his poetical activities behind the initials "K. R.". A fine example of these rare editions.

Image for N. CHAKIROV. Tsars' coronations & history of the Russian empire. First edition, New York, 1971. #2

In bright condition

CHAKIROV, Nikita (editor)

Tsarskie koronatsii na Rusi iz Istorii Derzhavy Rossiiskoi XVI-XX vv. The history of the Russian Empire

£950

In bright condition
CHAKIROV, Nikita (editor). Tsarskie koronatsii na Rusi iz Istorii Derzhavy Rossiiskoi XVI-XX vv. The history of the Russian Empire.
Published/created in: 1971

£950

Fine, fresh example of this luxurious book, which covers the Romanovs' dynasty with an impressive array of illustrations. First edition.

Image for S. COLLINS. Present State of Russia. First edition, London, 1671. #2

Drunk "very unhandsome" Circassian ladies and Russian mushrooms

[COLLINS, Samuel]

The Present State of Russia, in a Letter to a Friend at London, written by an eminent person residing at the great czars court at Mosco [sic] for the space of nine years

£3,000

Drunk "very unhandsome" Circassian ladies and Russian mushrooms
[COLLINS, Samuel]. The Present State of Russia, in a Letter to a Friend at London, written by an eminent person residing at the great czars court at Mosco [sic] for the space of nine years.
Published/created in: 1671

£3,000

Great (if often negative) early account of pre-petrine Russia, with an important portrait of Tsar Alexei and a famous chapter on mushrooms - among many other remarks and anecdotes. Attractive example of the first edition.

Image for A. MALINOVSKII. Pozharsky, first edition in the original Russian. Moscow, 1817. #2

Pozharskii two centuries later - an early historical work

Biograficheskie svedeniia o kniaze Dmitrii Mikhailoviche Pozharskom [Biographical Essay on Prince Dmitriy Mikhailovich Pozharskii]

£1,750

Pozharskii two centuries later - an early historical work
MALINOVSKII, A. Biograficheskie svedeniia o kniaze Dmitrii Mikhailoviche Pozharskom. [Biographical Essay on Prince Dmitriy Mikhailovich Pozharskii]
Published/created in: 1817

£1,750

First edition of this historical book on one of the early heroes of Russia. Rarely found oustide Russia, complete with its portrait frontispiece.

Image for WEYDEMEYER. Tableaux...de l'Empire de Russie. First edition, St. Petersburg, 1828. #2

Mapping Russia's history and development for an international audience

WEYDEMEYER, Alexandre de

Tableaux historiques, chronologiques, geographiques et statistiques de l'Empire de Russie, avec une carte généalogique

£3,250

Mapping Russia's history and development for an international audience
WEYDEMEYER, Alexandre de. Tableaux historiques, chronologiques, geographiques et statistiques de l'Empire de Russie, avec une carte généalogique.
Published/created in: 1828

£3,250

First edition of this impressive wide-ranging work, finely printed by Pluchart in St. Petersburg. A scarce publication, with a wealth of information on the Russian empire up to Pushkin's time.

Image for Gd Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich ROMANOV. Musical Sketches, Potpurri. Manuscript, 1888. #2

La Marseillaise, European operas, and romantic Russian songs

[ROMANOV, Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich] – TSVETKOV M. and Vasilii KITAEV (artist)

Muzykalnyia stsenki. Popuri [Musical Sketches. Potpourri]

£8,750

La Marseillaise, European operas, and romantic Russian songs
[ROMANOV, Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich] - TSVETKOV M. and Vasilii KITAEV (artist). Muzykalnyia stsenki. Popuri. [Musical Sketches. Potpourri]
Published/created in: [8 November] 1888

£8,750

An interesting compilation of various international and Russian music, all manuscript, with a lovely watercolour title page and all kept in a refined master binding: a very attractive imperial portfolio made for the Grand Duke. Very rare.

Image for COLLINS, S. Estat présent de la Russie. Edition originale en français, Paris, 1679. #2

Account of 17th-c. Russia from a 'cabinet de lecture'

[COLLINS, Samuel]

Relation curieuse de l'estat present de la Russie

£2,000

Account of 17th-c. Russia from a 'cabinet de lecture'
[COLLINS, Samuel]. Relation curieuse de l'estat present de la Russie.
Published/created in: 1679

£2,000

Great (if often negative) early account of pre-petrine Russia, here in an unusual, uncut copy of the first French edition, from a private lending library with the label detailing its lending conditions. Includes the famous illustrated chapter on mushrooms - among many other remarks and anecdotes.

Image for TUMANSKII, F. Peter the Great. Rare first edition, St. Petersburg, 1788. #2

Peter's early days: a scarce, illustrated edition

TUMANSKII, Fedor

Polnoe opisanie deianii ego velichestva gosudaria imperatora Petra Velikago [A Complete Description of the Deeds of Peter the Great]

£5,950

Peter's early days: a scarce, illustrated edition
TUMANSKII, Fedor. Polnoe opisanie deianii ego velichestva gosudaria imperatora Petra Velikago. [A Complete Description of the Deeds of Peter the Great]
Published/created in: 1788

£5,950

An early Russian biography of Peter the Great, illustrated and noted for its rarity. Pleasant example in contemporary binding.

Image for FOSSATI & BARATTI. Currus triumphales..., First edition, in colour; Venice, 1782. #2

Russians in Venice, celebrated with merchants, peoples of the world and bullfighting

FOSSATI, Giorgio and Domenico, [with] Antonio BARATTI

Currus triumphales ad adventum clarissimorum Moschoviae principum Pauli Petrovitz et Mariae Theodorownae conjugis regali orandum spectaculo in Divi Marci venetiarum foro die 22 Januarii anno MDCCLXXXI

£22,500

Russians in Venice, celebrated with merchants, peoples of the world and bullfighting
FOSSATI, Giorgio and Domenico, [with] Antonio BARATTI. Currus triumphales ad adventum clarissimorum Moschoviae principum Pauli Petrovitz et Mariae Theodorownae conjugis regali orandum spectaculo in Divi Marci venetiarum foro die 22 Januarii anno MDCCLXXXI.
Published/created in: [1782]

£22,500

Fine and scarce Italian "livre de fêtes" with beautiful contemporary colour - with an added suite of prints related to the same event, the Venitian reception of the future Tsar of Russia.

Image for SYTIN, Lubki. Moscow, 1880s. #2

Striking 'lubki' in great condition

SITINE [Ivan SYTIN] (publisher)

Images et dessins populaires russes jusqu'a 1860 [Title on cover]

£4,750

Striking 'lubki' in great condition
SITINE [Ivan SYTIN] (publisher). Images et dessins populaires russes jusqu'a 1860 [Title on cover].
Published/created in: 1887-89

£4,750

Some great imagery in a rare volume of 85 plates - mostly military but only, with many themes strikingly depicted. A rare item of Russian folk art, here in fine condition.

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