FELDMAN W. - Polish writing 1880-1904. cover broch. proj. by S. Wyspianski.

FELDMAN Wilhelm - Polish writing 1880-1904. vol. 1-4 (in 2 vols.). 3rd ed. Lvov 1905. bookseller. H. Altenberg. 8, pp. [12], 292, fol. 2; [4], 251, fol. 2; [4], 243, fol. 4; [4], 454. bound in 2 vols. with period half leather binding.
Preserved 2 booklet covers at beginning of each volume. Minor soiling internally, good condition. Owner's signature. Vol. 4 was published with the subtitle "Contemporary literary criticism in Poland". On the plates color reproductions of works by. J. Malczewski, A. S. Procajlowicz, J. Bukowski, S. Wyspianski. Numerous illustrations in the text. Booklet cover designed by Stanislaw Wyspianski - the only example in his decorative work where he consciously refers to the Renaissance bordures of the outhouse of F. Ungler (J. Sowiński "Sztuka typograficzna Młodej Polski", Wr. 1982, p. 130). A classic textbook on the history of Polish literature of the period being a good example of Young Poland ornamentation.