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(Illustrations Chronicling the Knight Orders and Decorations of All Sovereign Governments, by His Majesty the King of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm IV), dedicated to H. Schulze, Lieutenant in the Landwehr Artillery, published in Berlin in 1853, in hardcover, the front cover bearing a crown, with various handwritten notations on the page facing the inside front cover and on the title page, containing 46 pages, the edges of the pages in gold leaf, the title page printed in gold-coloured ink, the text in German and French, followed by 45 colour plates illustrating the various orders and decorations with their ribbons from around the world, each of the plates identified in Roman Numerals and titled in German and French (in order of appearance: Anhalt, Baden, Bavaria (2 plates), Belgium, Brazil, Brunswick, Denmark, France (2 plates), Greece, Great Britain (4 plates), Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, Hesse, Hohenzollern/Lippe-Detmold/Schaumburg-Lippe/Lucca/Malta, Papal States, Mecklenburg-Schwerin/Nassau, Luxembourg/Netherlands (2 plates), Austria (2 plates), Parma/Reuss/Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen/Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt/Persia, Portugal, Oldenburg, Prussia (2 plates), Russia (2 plates), Saxony, Saxe-Weimar, Saxe-Meiningen/Saxe-Altenburg/Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Sardinia, Sweden, Two Sicilies, Spain (3 plates), Switzerland/Hanseatic Cities of Bremen, Hamburg and Lubbeck/Tuscany, Tunisia/Turkey, Wurttemberg, Anhalt/Bavaria/Papal States/Spain Supplements), with four vellum inserts, the other pages missing their vellum inserts, measuring 57.5 cm (w) x 46.3 cm (h), the exterior with contact marks and wear, the title page and plates exhibiting moisture damage, very 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.

