Tsar The Lost World of Nicholas and Alexandra
by Peter Kurth
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/poor and tattered
- ISBN 10
- 0316507873
- ISBN 13
- 9780316507875
- Seller
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About This Item
*Tsar The Lost World of Nicholas and Alexandra --Little Brown and Company, 1995. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good/poor and tattered. this thing is huge, weighs a ton pprobably almost 5 pounds; First Edition; 1st Printing; 12.20 X 11.20 X 1.20 inches; Oversize hardcover, blackboards gold titling spine has dust jacket dust jacket is not in very good shape as numerous tears folding,subject matter Also has some grease stains see pictures, cover ,Jacket..,"This splendidly illustrated volume evokes the world of pre-revolutionary Russia on every page and tells the story of the last Romanovs as never before. Peter Kurth, author of Anastasia: The Riddle of Anna Anderson, recreates the private life of the imperial family with great clarity and new insights. He begins the story in 1913, a year of celebrations marking 300 years of Romanov rule, but also the last year before the onset of the Great War, which would bring a shattering end to the dynasty. From there he returns to the childhoods of Nicholas and Alexandra and follows them through their courtship, marriage and coronation to the Siberian cellar where their lives ended." "The narrative is effectively complemented by archival images from the imperial family's personal albums and private collections, many of them never before published, matched with present-day color photographs of the palaces and places the Romanovs knew. A special visual section, The Imperial Year, documents the family in their palace outside St. Petersburg, at their seaside retreat in the Crimea, on board the royal yacht in the Gulf of Finland and visiting their hunting lodge at Spala, deep in the forests of Poland." "Photographer Peter Christopher also followed the path of the imperial family, and his color photographs range from the splendors of Tsarskoe Selo to the remains of "The House of Special Purpose" in Ekaterinburg. The many questions still surrounding the murders that took place in that house are examined by Peter Kurth, and in the book's final chapter he details the recent discovery of the Romanov bones and the DNA tests used to determine their authenticity. The fascinating saga of Anna Anderson, the woman who claimed to be Anastasia, the tsar's youngest daughter, is also included along with a candid picture of the Russian aristocracy in exile."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.. Tsar: The Lost World of Nicholas and Alexandra A Madison Press book Author Peter Kurth Edition illustrated Publisher Little, Brown and Company, 1995 ISBN 0316507873, 9780316507875 Length 229 pages Subjects Biography & Autobiography Political Biography & Autobiography / Political. ..Ruth Reaser LAX Vespa Books and rags- dropkick packed in foam core, 7 Days Coast to Coast, faster if you're closer *
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- Bookseller
- Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1030
- Title
- Tsar The Lost World of Nicholas and Alexandra
- Author
- Peter Kurth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- poor and tattered
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, as stated
- ISBN 10
- 0316507873
- ISBN 13
- 9780316507875
- Publisher
- Little Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Tsar: The Lost World of Nicholas and Alexandra A Madison Press book Author Peter Kurth Edition illustrated Publisher Little, Brown and Company, 1995 ISBN 0316507873, 9780316507875 Length 229 pages Subjects Biography & Autobiography Political Bi
- Bookseller catalogs
- biography autobiography;
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