[GRAND DUCHESS ELENA VLADIMIROVNA] KAKHOVSKY BORIS (1871-1914) Tsarskoye Selo: [poems]

1895-1896 [Tsarskoye Selo]: Tsarskoye Selo. Print. of Annenkova's heirs, 1897. - 56, [3] p.; 16, 5x11 cm. In gift calico binding of the time. Gold stamping on the top cover. Bookends are made of a "peacock feather" like paper. Silk book marks. Collectible condition. The author's gift inscription on the first free page: "To Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna / The most devoted author / 1902 January 6". Provenance: Elena Vladimirovna (1882-1957) - Grand Duchess, daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich and Maria Pavlovna, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; wife of Prince Nicholas of Greece (1872-1938). On her father's side, she was a granddaughter of Emperor Alexander II, a niece of Alexander III, and a cousin of Nicholas II. The first and unique, very limited edition. Rarity.