Russkii Gosudarstvennyi Orel (Russian State Eagle: The Mystery of 445 Years of Historical Evolution)
Paris: Federation Mondiale des Invalides Russes, [1966]. First edition. Original publisher's wrappers. Item #445
Book measures: 23 x 16 cm. 96 pages: illustrations. Text in Russian. Good copy.
In this first edition, the author, Captain Vyacheslav Savvich Novikov (1889-1964), discusses the alterations made to the Russian state emblem, the double-headed eagle, over 445 years under different reigns. The author suggests that a mystical significance accompanied these modifications.
Price: $100.00
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