Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich - Генерал-адъютанты Императора Александра I - 1913

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This copy was in the collection of Mikhail Konstantinovich Lemke (1872–1923), a Russian historian of journalism, censorship, and the revolutionary movement.

Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich. *Adjutants General of Emperor Alexander I*. With 47 portraits, 19 of which are in color. St. Petersburg: Expedition for the Preparation of Government Papers, 1913. IX, [1], 188 pp., 47 leaves of plates. 29.7 × 22 cm. Bound in a modern half-leather binding with gilt and blind-stamped decoration on the front cover and spine; edges with a "torchon" (textured/deckled) finish; includes a ribbon marker. The back portion of the original publisher’s wrapper has been preserved. Fragments of the wrapper have been restored. The title page has been cleaned. Traces of stamp removal are present on the page bearing the publisher’s mark, pages 32–33, page 79, page 188, and on virtually every illustration; the tissue guards for several illustrations have been trimmed along the margins. The text block is otherwise largely clean.

It is noteworthy that the entire print run of the book was issued without a portrait of Prince V. Y. Dolgorukov; the publication notes: "We [...] have included portraits of all those favored by the Tsar’s grace, with the exception of one—Prince Vasily Yuryevich Dolgorukov—whose likeness, despite all our efforts, could not be found."

The work consists of two parts. The first provides a general overview of the institution of Adjutants General during the era of Alexander I, along with brief characterizations of some of the most prominent figures. The second—and primary—part contains the biographies of the Adjutants General. Each biographical entry is accompanied by a portrait of the respective Adjutant General. The biographical entries provide essential information regarding the personal and public lives of the individuals featured, with a focus on their professional careers during the reign of Emperor Alexander I and an emphasis on their state and military achievements. The book contains entries on more than 40 generals who attained their rank during the reign of Alexander I.