Łoza, Stanisław. The History of the Order of the White Eagle. Illustrated by Bohdan Marconi. Warsaw, 1922. Published by Galewski and Dau, pp. [8], 136, 21 illustrations in the text, 29 cm, contemporary binding, leather with embossing and gilt lettering, preserved paperback cover, slipcase.
Published in an edition of 670 copies, 70 of which were printed on Mirkowski handmade paper; the copy offered here is number 48. A monograph by Stanisław Łoza (1888–1956), an art historian, bibliographer, and lieutenant colonel in the Polish Army, concerning Poland’s highest decoration, containing both a chronological and an alphabetical index of the 1,168 individuals awarded this order between 1705 and 1831. Included are lists of knights decorated with the Orders of the Golden Fleece, St. Andrew of the First Calling, St. Catherine, and the Black Eagle. Illustrated by Bohdan Lucjan Marconi (1894–1975), a painting conservator and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The text on the history of the Order of the White Eagle is also in French. Untrimmed piece. Outdated stamp, some dirt on the paper; otherwise in good condition. Elegant binding and slipcase. Rare.
