The Fabergé Case: From the Private Collection of John Traina; by John Traina; photographs by Fred Lyon; foreword by Mikhail Piotrovsky; introduction by Archduke Géza von Habsburg; essay by Danielle Steel

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998. Hardcover. Fine(-) to near fine(+) with gently bumped boards corners in fine jacket with faintest of wear and sunning (barley noticed). Please see photos. in fine dust-jacket. Small folio in in blue jacket; 192 pages: profusley illustrated in full-color photographs; 29 cm; bibliographical references (pages 186-187) and index. Signed by the author. Contents: Foreword: A Case for Faberge / Mikhail Piotrovsky -- Introduction: Faberge's Cigarette Cases / Geza von Habsburg -- Preface: On Collecting / John Traina -- A Special Word about the Author / Danielle Steel -- Faberge's Russia -- The Making of Faberge's Cigarette Cases -- The Cases in the Collection -- Commentaries. Galina G. Smorodinova, State Historical Museum, Moscow. Marina N. Lopato, The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. Joyce Lasky Reed, Faberge Arts Foundation. Marilyn Pfeifer Swezey, Faberge Arts Foundation. Alice Milica Ilich, Faberge and Russian Art Consultant -- A Collection of Collections: Museums. Christopher Forbes, The Forbes Magazine Collection. John Webster Keefe, New Orleans Museum of Art. Anne Odom, Hillwood Museum. Harry S. Parker III, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Lee Hunt Miller, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Elsebeth Welander-Berggren, Nationalmuseum, Sweden. Henry Hawley, The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Royal Collection, The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. David Park Curry, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts -- Faberge Dealers and Collectors. A. Kenneth Snowman, Wartski. Alexander von Solodkoff, Ermitage Ltd. Fabian Stein, Ermitage Ltd. Mark Schaffer, A La Vieille Russie. Ulla Tillander-Godenhielm, A. Tillander. Andre Ruzhnikov, Private dealer and collector. Workmasters in the Collection. / "The House of Faberge, best known for its magnificent Imperial Easter Eggs, is also world famous for its sumptuous, individually designed cigarette cases. Specially commissioned photos reveal the beauty of each handcrafted case, unique in size and shape, from the largest collection in the world. The book includes an essay by Danielle Steel, former wife of John Traina. 136 color photos." / Cigarette cases -- Russia (Federation) -- Catalogs. Cigarette cases -- Private collections -- California -- San Francisco -- Catalogs. Étuis à cigarettes -- Catalogues -- Russie. Étuis à cigarettes -- Collections privées -- Catalogues -- Californie -- San Francisco. Art -- Private collections. Cigarette cases. Cigarette cases -- Private collections. Bildband Zigarettenetui Sammlung Sigarettendozen. Particuliere verzamelingen. Cigarette cases -- Russia (Federation) -- Catalogs. Cigarette cases -- Private collections -- California -- San Francisco -- Catalogs. Fabergé, Peter Carl, 1846-1920 -- Catalogs. Traina, John -- Art collections -- Catalogs. Fabergé, Peter Carl, 1846-1920. Traina, John. Fabergé, Peter Carl, 1846-1920 -- Catalogs. Traina, John -- Art collections -- Catalogs. Traina, John. Named Corp: Fabergé (Firm) -- Catalogs. Fabergé (Firm) Faberže Firma Fabergé (Firm) -- Catalogs.