[At Tyszkiewicz's] Jan GOZDAWA - DAYS OF TRANSFORMATION - Nice 1943 [ + Tyszkiewicz's RRR business card].

JAN GOZDAWA

DAYS OF TRANSITION

ILLUSTRATIONS BY WANDA STEFANOWSKA

AT TYSZKIEWICZ

ANNO DOMINI MDCCCCXLIII

IN NICHE BRANCH OF HIS PUBLISHING HOUSE

Jean Gozdawa actually Jan Małęczyński - 1903 in Kamieńsk - 1980 in Paris - Polish consular official, poet

Samuel Tyszkiewicz - 1889 in Warsaw - 1954 in Castel d'Aiano - Polish typographer, printer and publisher

Konstanty Brandel - 1880 in Warsaw - 1970 in Paris - Polish painter and graphic artist

The XXXth publication of Oficyna Florence, and the tenth in the Nice branch, concludes the first series of publications intended in a time of expectation and hope and brought to breakthroughs amidst difficult living conditions. The continuation of Oficyna's publishing is still covered by the same program, but always uncertain and always anticipating the real days of breakthrough.

The text was assembled by Janina Sliwinska in italic points 12, and Wanda Stefanowska illustrated it with 30 vignettes and four frontispieces. It was reproduced by hand antiqua modo on our own ribbed, pure rag handmade paper with the Oficyna watermark, made at the Favier paper mill in Lagat, Auvergne, completing the printing of three hundred pieces on Easter 1943 at the embossing plant on Boulevard de Cimiez No. 47 in Nice. The print run includes one hundred and twenty-five pieces numbered in words at the pressing plant, twenty-five named pieces for Friends-bibliophiles and 150 pieces numbered from 151 to 300 for the Author, at his sole disposal.

Piece by Konstanty Brandl

Autograph of Samuel Tyszkiewicz

Attached to the item is a UNIQUE VISIT of Samuel Tyszkiewicz !!!

"With best wishes for Easter 1943. "

RRR !!!

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AUTOGRAPH on pre-title page:

Dear Master ... Jan Gozdawa

Entire volume on handmade paper, woodcuts on facing pages - wonderful work of the Master.

Preservation condition: cover with tears on the spine, slight soiling and rubbing - all in good condition!

Number of pages: 44

Format: 18x13 cm

Definitely for the best collections!

Very rare.