Japan. Decorations of Japan by the Bureau of Decoration and Prime Minister’s Office, 1965

(日本の飾り). Decorations of Japan, published in Tokyo in 1965 by The Bureau of Decoration and Prime Minister’s Office, hardcover, with cardboard slipcase, containing 92 pages, with illustrations, in colour, full-page prints of Japanese decorations, with Japanese and English text, slipcase maker marked BOOKS KINOKUNIYA (a Japanese bookstore chain), measuring 30.5 cm (w) x 44 cm (h), presenting mild soiling to the slipcase, and in overall near extremely fine condition.

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This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.