Lot 125
  • 125

Krivenko, Vasily Silovich

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Les solennités du saint couronnement. Ouvrage publié avec l'autorisation de sa Majesté l'Empereur... Traduction française de M.G. Korsow. St Petersburg: Expédition pour la Confection des Papiers de l'Etat, 1899
  • Paper
folio (437 x 310mm.), half-title, numerous plates (including some chromolithographs, some with gold printing) and illustrations (some photographic), decorative initials, head- and tailpieces (some printed in red and gold), many by Samokysh, folding chromolithographed menu by Vasnetsov at end, original pictorial inlaid beige leather with metal portrait medallion at head of upper cover, cloth spine with similar decoration and lettering, gilt edges, half-title reinforced in gutter and starting to tear, binding and medallion rubbed, rebacked retaining original cloth spine

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

First French edition of this lavish publication, on the history of Romanov coronations and the details of the festivities arranged for the coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Federovna on 14 May 1896.