Royal Russia: The Private Albums Of The Russian Imperial Family

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James B. Lovell, Carol Townend. Royal Russia: The Private Albums Of The Russian Imperial Family. A unique compilation of 140 rare or previously unpublished photographs from the Romanovs' albums captures an intimate portrait of their private and public lives. It shows them relaxing within the luxury of their country estates, at work during World War I in the Palace Hospital, the children play acting, mushroom picking, and studying with their tutors. More formal portraits include the ceremony of the Imperial court as well as such important family occasions as the celebration of the birth of the heir-apparent Alexei Nikolaevich.

The photos came from the personal album of the Tsar's daughter Grand Duchess Maria and from Tsarina Alexandra's own commemorative album, both now in the James Blair Lovell Archive. It also draws on the impressive collection of Ian Lilburn, a close friend of Anna Anderson, once the most plausible claimant to being the Grand Duchess Anastasia. With an explanatory text and informative captions often compiled from the original Russian.

 NY: St. Martin's Press, 1997. 128 pages. Purple jacket and cobalt blue endpapers emblazoned with a white double-eagle. Hardcover with dustjacket in a clear protective jacket cover. Text clean, no ownership marks. 1 copy only.