Childhood of Heir Tsesarevich Alexei Nicholaievich ---1913

[nena]

See here:
http://www.kabinet-auktion.com/auction/8531/71/?print=print

25.000 rubles.

Детство наследника Цесаревича Алексея Николаевича

Childhood of Heir Tsesarevich Alexei Nicholaievich

It is actually a album of heir Alexei I didn't know where to put it.  It is held at GARF.
SeeL
http://www.rusarchives.ru/evants/exhibitions/rgakfd80_kat/39.shtml

Book like this is, published in 1914, a honour to his 10th birthday, see:
http://www.bukinist23.ru/catalog/?action=item&id=705

[Grand Duchess Jennifer]

How many dollars equal 25.000 rubles?

[Sarushka]

At the moment, approximately $690.

(The exchange rate is currently around 36 rubles to the dollar.)

[Ortino]

I wish it were in better condition--I would have seriously considered buying it. It looks like a very beautiful book.

[Grand Duchess Jennifer]

Where does it say its in bad condition?

Even if it were in good condition, I wouldn't spend almost $700 for a book unless it had rare pictures, was said to be good by others, and had a LOT of pages.

[Ortino]

Where does it say its in bad condition?

Even if it were in good condition, I wouldn't spend almost $700 for a book unless it had rare pictures, was said to be good by others, and had a LOT of pages.

Click on the link. It's rather torn around the edges. And how exactly is this not worth it? It from 1913--a real piece of history. All the secondary sources in the world can't make up for that.

[Grand Duchess Jennifer]

I'm not saying that it's not worth it, just that I think the price is a bit too expensive. I think it should be lowered down to at least $550. But that's just my opinion.

[clockworkgirl21]

I don't know of any book I'd spent $700 on, no matter how rare the photos or how many pages it had.

But then again, I'm very cheap.