117. GEMBARZEWSKI Bronislaw, Żołnierz Polski. Ubiór, uzbrojenie i oporządzenie (...). From 1939 to 1965.
Warsaw 1965, Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, 368 p., including 157 plates.
First original edition of an exceptionally illustrated compendium on the clothing and armament of the Polish Army. Volume five of a complete series of six covering the period from 1939 to 1965, the date of publication. The volume was the fourth in the chronology of publication, although the last in the chronology of content. The text was authored by Henryk Wiewióra, and the figural illustrations by Tadeusz Lindner. Thevolume contains 157 colored plates depicting individual formations as well as decorations and banners. Low edition of only 5300 pieces.
Publisher's period binding, full cloth in db condition with minimal loss and rubbing, especially at the edges; spine embossed and gilt with title and motifs of military crosses; front cover also embossed and gilded with military banners and cannons; in addition, paper wrapper preserved, but with losses from top and bottom; interior in bdb condition, unblemished; boards in bdb condition; overall condition db.
