FLATT Oskar - Description of Piotrków Trybunalski in terms of history and statistics [first edition 1850].

Warsaw 1850, at the Printing House of the Daily Gazette. 12x19.5 cm, pp. 62, soft cover. Good condition (small loss of cover, minor soiling of page edges, paper sticker and number notations on cover, ownership entry dated May 6, 1859: Bought at Stabler's today after an old acquaintance for a zloty).

The first broader study of Piotrkow Trybunalski. Contents include the history of the city and its monuments, trade and industry statistics, interesting places in the area, and a chronicle of events starting from 1340. Oskar Flatt (1822-1872) was a sightseer, wrote many studies of history, geography, ethnography and statistics, including the first monograph of Lodz published in print in 1853: Description of the City of Lodz in terms of History, Statistics and Industry, containing the first eight illustrations of Lodz objects and the first city plan. Unique!!!