Royalty
IMPERIAL RUSSIAN BOOKPLATES
[ALEXANDER II
('The Liberator', 1818-1881, Emperor of Russia from 1855), his brother MIKHAIL NIKOLAEVICH (1832-1909, Grand Duke, Governor General of the Caucasus, 1862-1882), and his son SERGEI ALEXANDROVICH (1857-1905, Grand Duke, assassinated when Governor of Moscow)]
Fine Specimens of their Bookplates,
bearing decorative Cyrillic letters for AN, MN and SA respectively, together in neat window mounts in a glazed frame, 15¼ x 7, no place, no date, circa
Item Date: 1875
Background
Each incorportes a Russian Crown -- Alexander II's in a sun burst, Mikhail's in a 12-pointed star, and Sergei's above a garlanded silver dish.
Stock No. 55150