CORONATION OF NICHOLAS II V pamyat’ sviashchennogo koronovaniya ikh imperatorskikh velichestv Nikolaya Aleksandrovicha i Aleksandry Fedorovny 14 maya 1896 goda [In memory of the sacred coronation of Their Imperial Majesties Nicholas Alexandrovich and Alexandra Feodorovna on 14 May 1896]. St Petersburg: G. Goppe, 1896.

[10], 100, [2], 210, IV pp.: ill.; 40 × 30 cm. With numerous illustrations, portraits and maps in the text and on plates included in the pagination. Contemporary half leather binding, original illustrated wrappers preserved. Good condition. Some wear to the spine, minor soiling to the binding, splitting along the endpaper joints, library stamp. The first part provides a historical overview of earlier coronations of the Romanov dynasty. The second part offers a detailed account of the coronation of Nicholas Alexandrovich and Alexandra Feodorovna. Included are official documents relating to the coronation, as well as historical essays on Russian coronation rites and regalia by noted historians E.E. Golubinsky, M.I. Pylyaev and I.N. Bozherianov. The chronicle of the festivities describes a wide range of events, including the tragic Khodynka Field celebrations. The rich illustrative programme depicts participants in the ceremonies, imperial regalia, views of Moscow, balls, festive illuminations, the imperial procession, and more.