A. [Alexander Alexandrovich MOSOLOV]. At the Court of the last Tsar … Edited by A. A. Pilenko (Formerly Professor in the University of Petrograd) and translated by E. W. Dickes.

Name: A. [Alexander Alexandrovich MOSOLOV]. At the Court of the last Tsar … Edited by A. A. Pilenko (Formerly Professor in the University of Petrograd) and translated by E. W. Dickes.
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Author: MOSSOLOV

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MOSSOLOV, A. [Alexander Alexandrovich MOSOLOV]. At the Court of the last Tsar … Edited by A. A. Pilenko (Formerly Professor in the University of Petrograd) and translated by E. W. Dickes. London: Methuen. [1935]. 8vo. Original orange cloth, lettered and decorated in black, with the rarely seen dust-wrapper (not price-clipped) ; pp. vii, 272, [2], plates after photographs; wrapper with a few flaws and light discolouration, otherwise a very good copy. First edition. As a courtier close to the Tsar, Mosolov (1854-1939) was able to report the family life of and tensions within the Romanovs, their conversations and political views. The book contains probably the best description of the court ceremonial. SKU: 2124450

Binding: Hardcover

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