{"product_id":"prince-felix-yusupov-rasputin-his-malignant-influence-and-his-assassination-signed-presentation-copy-paris-1929","title":"Prince Felix Yusupov. Rasputin: His Malignant Influence and His Assassination. Signed Presentation Copy, Paris 1929.","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"168ggzf\" data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"943\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePrince Felix Yusupov\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"bp0nzp\" data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"1005\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1005\"\u003eRasputin: His Malignant Influence and His Assassination\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1455\"\u003eFew figures from the final years of Imperial Russia are as compelling as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1104\"\u003ePrince Felix Yusupov\u003c\/strong\u003e, the aristocrat who orchestrated the assassination of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003eGrigori Rasputin\u003c\/strong\u003e in December 1916. Written during his exile following the Russian Revolution, this memoir offers one of the most important firsthand accounts of Rasputin's extraordinary influence over the Romanov court and the dramatic events that preceded the collapse of the Russian Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1573\"\u003eThis copy is particularly desirable as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"1526\"\u003esigned presentation copy\u003c\/strong\u003e, inscribed by Prince Yusupov in Paris in 1929:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1659\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1659\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1659\"\u003e\"To Mr. Aage Birger Nilsen in Remembrance, from Prince Youssoupoff. Paris 1929.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1661\" data-end=\"1838\"\u003ePresentation copies from Yusupov's years in exile are increasingly scarce and are especially sought after by collectors of Imperial Russia, the Romanovs, and association copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hlyorq\" data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"1871\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"2302\"\u003eMore than a personal memoir, \u003cem data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"1959\"\u003eRasputin: His Malignant Influence and His Assassination\u003c\/em\u003e is an important historical source documenting one of the defining episodes of twentieth-century Russian history. Yusupov's account has shaped popular understanding of Rasputin's influence at the Imperial Court and remains an essential work for collectors interested in the Russian Revolution, the Romanov dynasty, and modern European history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2321\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eCondition\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2323\" data-end=\"2783\"\u003eA \u003cstrong data-start=\"2325\" data-end=\"2343\"\u003every good copy\u003c\/strong\u003e in the original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities, together with slight darkening at the head of the spine, consistent with careful handling over nearly a century. Endpapers lightly browned with characteristic age toning. The text remains clean and well preserved throughout. Portrait frontispiece and photographic plates in excellent condition. Without dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"lxxw8f\" data-start=\"2790\" data-end=\"2816\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eBibliographical Details\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"2850\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"2829\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prince Felix Yusupov\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2852\" data-end=\"2920\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2852\" data-end=\"2862\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"2863\" data-end=\"2920\"\u003eRasputin: His Malignant Influence and His Assassination\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2922\" data-end=\"2950\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2922\" data-end=\"2936\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jonathan Cape\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2952\" data-end=\"2984\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2952\" data-end=\"2977\"\u003ePlace of Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2986\" data-end=\"3000\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2986\" data-end=\"2995\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1929\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3002\" data-end=\"3055\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3002\" data-end=\"3014\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First English Edition, Second Impression\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3057\" data-end=\"3121\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3057\" data-end=\"3069\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered spine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3123\" data-end=\"3138\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3123\" data-end=\"3134\"\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3140\" data-end=\"3211\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3140\" data-end=\"3169\"\u003ePresentation Inscription:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, signed by the author in Paris (1929)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3213\" data-end=\"3237\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3213\" data-end=\"3227\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"2302\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Library of Ideas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65096073904477,"sku":null,"price":2650.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/2760\/7389\/files\/ChatGPT_Image_Jul_2_2026_09_16_57_AM.png?v=1782976694","url":"https:\/\/thelibraryofideas.com\/products\/prince-felix-yusupov-rasputin-his-malignant-influence-and-his-assassination-signed-presentation-copy-paris-1929","provider":"The Library of Ideas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}