CHODŹKO Leonard, La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustree, de scénes historiques, monuments, médailles, costumes, armes,...

La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustree, de scénes historiques, monuments, médailles, costumes, armes,...

Rédigée par une Société de Littérateurs sous la direction de... Sixieme edition. Paris 1846-1847. Au Bureau Central, 4, pp. [4], 472, 42 plates with illustrations (intaglio), (including 1 color typeset map) bound in period cloth, with gilt and embossing on spine and front cover.
Traces of non. Rust stains and browning of a few pages. Binding: brown half cloth, gilt lettering and ornaments on the spine of the book. Good condition. Contains extensive information on Poland, including our history, literature, monuments, culture, folklore, description of cities and historical seats, numismatics, and biographies of prominent Poles. Figures preface portraits, views of cities and places associated with Polish history. 1 double-page spread of Polish coins drawn by Joachim Lelewel and text on numismatics by J. Lelewel. Leonard Chodźko (1800-1871), historian, émigré publicist; publisher of, among other things, works of A. Mickiewicz and Polish documents, which he collected; his collections and studies became the basis of the Museum of the Polish Nation in Rapperswil.