ALEXANDER III: (1845-1894)

ALEXANDER III: (1845-1894) Emperor of Russia 1881-94. Attractive signed printed large folio copy of L´Illustration Journal Universel, French weekly edition, sixteen pages, 18th April 1885, signed by Alexander III, as Emperor, with his initial ` A´ in red indelible pencil to the upper right corner of the front page. The Parisian journal includes multiple and very attractive large engravings, showing to the front page two engravings, one being a landscape of Quetta where the most advanced English military post is established on the north-west of India, and below the second engraving shows the Bolan passage in Afghanistan where an artillery convoy tries to cross it, the whole related with the Anglo-Russian conflict. To the inside showing multiple engravings, including the celebrations of the 50th aniversary of the Belgian King, and many more engravings, portraits, and articles. To a full centre double page showing a large attractive engraving of the charity celebration on April 11th 1885 at the Paris Town Hall. The present copy was originally bound in a red leather folio volume for the Emperor, alongside other additions of the journal. Left edge very slightly trimmed, otherwise VG