N&A the family albums are almost exclusively informal family photos - all from the Beindeinke (spelt wrong I'm sure) albums which are now available online for free -
You may be confusing The Romanov Family Album with Nicholas and Alexandra: The Family Albums.
The Romanov Family album is indeed comprised entirely of informal photos from the Beinicke albums, accompanied by excerpts from Anna Vyrubova's memoirs. Nicholas and Alexandra: The Family Albums is made up of photos selected from GARF's collection by Prince Michael of Greece
I would have a difficult time choosing between LPT and Prince Michael's book.
Yes , Prince Michael's album is a gem. I eventually got hold of a copy from a library and had photocopies made of some of the most appealing of them. " Rodney_G, you have the right to remain silent..."
This was probably a minor copyright violation, though I can't say I experienced much guilt . On this theme, I should point out that the library copy I borrowed was the second I'd come across. The first was in my local city library, shelved next to The Romanov Family Album, and a third major well -known photo album, TSAR? by Larisa somethingRussian? I thought I'd died and gone to heaven, coming across these three babies by accident, and at a time when I'd seen very little in the way of IF photos. Because I had my arms full of other Romanov books, I literally couldn't carry the three photo albums and decided to return to the library the next day to check them out. I did , but the three albums were gone. I coul;dn't believe it. I doubt they'd been borrowed more than a few times each the entire time the library had them. But they were all taken out within hours of my passing them by.
The only thing that pissed me off more than not snagging them then was fiinding out that they were never returned. Which they were not. I thought I was a Romanov aficionado,but I guess the guy who permanently 'borrowed' them for perusal at his home at his own convenience was willing to steal for his IF fix.
At any rate, as per Sarushka, you can't go wrong with either of the albums mentioned, though maybe you might want to be careful about who you let 'borrow' them.
