The Lost Fortune of the Tsars.
Clarke, William.
Place Published: New York, NY, U.S.A.:
Publisher: Saint Martin's Press, LLC,
Date Published: 1995.
Description: FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING. The book is FINE--a tight, bright copy. The dust jacket is in NEAR FINE condition minor shelf wear to cover. NOT price-clipped. NOT remaindered. Comes with BRODART jacket cover. 312 pages with index plus 16 pages black and white photos. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor..and other curious subjects. Dust jacket reads: "At its peak before the first world war, the fortune of the Romanovs of Russia has been calculated at over 45 billion dollars. It included fabulous state jewels, exquisite Faberge eggs, the palaces in and around St. Petersburg and the Crimea, the royal yachts and trains, and millions in Tsarist bank accounts in London, New York, and elsewhere. Since the secret murders of Nicholas and Alexandra and their family in 1918, and the subsequent, and controversial, discovery of their remains, the mystery persists: What happenedd to all that wealth? Questions surrounding the lost fortune are inevitably tied up with the issue of just who was killed that terrible summer's night in 1918 at Ekatinberburg. William Clarke goes to the heart of the Romanov story, to the Central State Archives in Russia, which for three-quarters of a century had been filed away in secrecy, and is only now open to investigation. The result of over twenty years of research, Clarke's quest reveals the truth behind claims to the Tsarist fortune made by the likes of Anna Anderson and Michel Goleniewski, and sheds new light on this most intruiging of historical mysteries."
Edition: First editionBinding: Hard Cover
Condition: Fine in Near Fine dj
ISBN: 0312131186
Book Id: 9944
Price: $25.00
