[Russia] Album of Moscow's Imperial Lyceum graduates, 1873-1901

Album of photogr. of graduates of Moscow's exclusive Tsarevich Nicholas Imperial Lyceum (Lyceum Kathov) (1869-1917). The Lyceum, named after Alexander II's son who died in 1865, was a privileged, closed higher education institution for children of noble families. Its most notable graduates incl. a.o. Grigori Kristi, Ivan Kanchine, Pavel Katkov and Boris Petrovo-Solovovo. Each photogr. w. accompanying tissue guard upon which the names of the people are identified, writing in Cyrillic. (Worn) hcl. Obl. folio.

1st tissue guard w. missing corner, sl. affecting text, bookblock detached; otherwise photogr. and tissue guards in good condition.