Autograph letter, signed ("Alix"), Darmstadt 24 March 1892, to Dr. Sell
by Alexandra, Empress of Russia
- Used
- Condition
- Usual folds (with strengthening to tips inside). Near fine. With transcription and translation
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
In this letter, she acknowledges a letter of condolence from a former tutor and writes that she is determined to carry on, and notes the heavy responsibilities now falling upon the shoulders of her brother Ernst, who succeded to the throne. She signs herself Ihre treue Schülerin und Freundin, your devoted student and friend, Alix.
A very rare autograph. Provenance: Dr. Herbert Ernest Klingelhofer (1915-2015), collector and former President of the Manuscript Society; bought at Stargardt 17 May 1960
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 346388
- Title
- Autograph letter, signed ("Alix"), Darmstadt 24 March 1892, to Dr. Sell
- Author
- Alexandra, Empress of Russia
- Format/Binding
- 4 pages in German on recto and verso of a bifolium of mourning stationery. 1 vols. 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used - Usual folds (with strengthening to tips inside). Near fine. With transcription and translation
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Darmstadt
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- Russian
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Travel & Geography;
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.