THE JEWELS OF THE ROMANOVS Family and Court by PAPI Stefano

E-324. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Thames & Hudson, New York, 2010. 304 pgs. Illustrated with 295 illustrations. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. An amazing collection of images of the Romanovs, their world, and their fabulous jewels bring the last golden years of the dynasty to life. The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917, when the Revolution brought their reign to an abrupt end. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a time of particular elegance and extravagance for the tsars and the wealthy families with whom they were linked by marriage, and nowhere are these lavish tastes more apparent than in the imperial jewels. Every jewel tells a story. Through his work at Sotheby’s and… Read More

Thames & Hudson , pp. 352 . Hardback. New.