1904. SOKOŁOWSKI August, The post-partition history of the Polish nation illustrated (...). Volume II. Part II. [1825-1831].

123. SOKOŁOWSKI August, The post-partition history of the Polish nation illustrated (...). Volume II. Part II. [1825-1831].

Warsaw 1904, Towarzystwo Akcyjne Drukarsko-Wydawnicze "Wiek", 410 p.

Exceptionally illustrated classic post-partition history of Poland by August Sokolowski (1846-1921). Volume two of the series, part two of four in a set dealing with Congress Poland, that is, the period from Nicholas I's assumption of the throne in 1825 to the defeat of the November Uprising in 1831 .Theillustrations supplementing the text are from the most prominent Polish historical painters of the period :Jan Matejko, Wojciech Gerson, Michał Stachowicz, Jan Rozen, Józef Ryszkiewicz, Juliusz and Wojciech Kossak . These are paintings of mansions, cities, but above all of lesser and more famous figures such as Franciszek Koss, who in 1812, on orders from Napoleon himself, was said to have tried to blow up the walls of the Moscow Kremlin. Edition including, table of contents and engravings, drawings and copies from paintings, and 2 color plates of Polish troops under Alexander I and Nicholas I .

Period binding, dark brown ¾ leather, medium condition with minimal loss and rubbing, especially at edges; front cover gilt title and initials "W.W."; spine stamped and gilt with title and initials "W.W.".; interior in db condition, flawless, only one folder slightly loose; beautiful green cloth cover with bordering and coat of arms of Poland from the January Uprising period; illustrations in db condition; overall average condition.