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928 - RUSSKAYA LETOPIS’ [RUSSIAN CHRONICLE] [COMPLETE COLLECTION]
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Estimate €850 - €900
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RUSSKAYA LETOPIS’ [RUSSIAN CHRONICLE] [COMPLETE COLLECTION] Paris: Russkiy Ochag, 1921–1925. Vol. 1–7. Vol. 1. 1921. 206, [2] pp.: ill.; 11 plates; Vol. 2. 1922. [4], 184, [2] pp.: ill.; 4 plates; Vol. 3. 1922. 220, [2] pp.: ill.; 5 plates; Vol. 4. 1922. 248 pp.; 4 plates; Vol. 5. 1923. 292 pp.; 3 plates; Vol. 6. 1924. 221, [2] pp.; 3 plates; Vol. 7. 1925. VIII, 251, [2] pp.; 5 plates; 26.5 x 18 cm. All volumes (except Vol. 2) in the publisher’s original binding. Spine repaired with paper (Vol. 1), tears and losses to the cover and spine (Vol. 3), front cover missing, book block coming apart into several parts (Vol. 2), spine largely missing, book block coming apart into several pieces (vol. 4), ownership stamps, page edges worn. Inscription ‘Comte Schulenburg’ on the covers of vols. 3, 4 and 5; numerous pencil annotations by the owner in the margins of the same volumes. The publication recounts the historical events of the early 20th century as seen by witnesses and participants: the life of the imperial family, the civil war and the revolution. It describes the collapse of the Russian state, the terrible suffering of the Russian people in the early years following the revolution, and the ‘manifestations of unprecedented madness, treachery and villainy on the part of those in power during the years of Russian turmoil’. Contributors include: P. Gilliard (on the imperial family), P. Krasnov, V.M. Rudnev, V.I. Gurko, V. Petrushevsky, Baroness Wrangel, P.S. Botkina and others. Provenance: Count Vladimir Eduardovich von Schulenburg (1870–?), colonel, officer in the Guard Uhlans Regiment, head of the Home for Disabled Soldiers of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and of Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich’s medical train. In exile in Switzerland. Member of the Monarchist Union and a propagandist within the circle of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich. A member of the Society for the Memory of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, he published a book of memoirs about her. From 1926 to 1928, he lived in Nice. Very rare as a complete set. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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