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The Romanovs and Mr. Gibbes. Frances Welch. Sydney Gibbes was the tutor to the children of Tsar Nicholas II from 1908, and over the next six years lived as one of the family in the royal palace. In this biography, Frances Welch draws on unpublished material, including Gibbes' letters and diaries, to help the reader to understand better the tragic Romanov story, telling it from the English teacher's point of view. The catastrophe, when it came, permanently affected Gibbes. He was a vital eye-witness to events - one of the first to gain entry into "The House of Special Purpose" after the assassination - and spent the rest of his life trying to vindicate the Tsar's memory.
London: Short Books, 2002. 1st edition. 12mo hardcover with dustjacket in a clear protective jacket cover. 125 pages. Former owner's name writ large on first blank page, text like new. Pages have tanned somewhat due to paper acidity. Overall about fine. 1 copy only.
