Gruszecki Artur- W stuletnią rocznice Somo-Sierra [Katowice 1910].

Katowice 1910/TowarzystwoWydawnicze "Polak"/22.5x30cm/s.78/black and white illustrations on separate chalkboards/ half-canvas binding of the period, booklet cover pasted over binding/good condition, rubbing, soiling of binding, front pastedown reinforced with bookbinding tape, inside good condition, minor discoloration/soiling of single pages, small tear in side edge of page 11.

Based on printed diaries and memoirs, a history of the Duchy of Warsaw and the famous Battle of Somosierra, won thanks to the daring charge of the lancers of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard. The plates include portraits of the commanders of the Cavalry Regiment and reproductions of famous paintings depicting the charge.

Includes, among others: In St. Petersburg, Legions, Prussia, Poznan-Warsaw, Formation of the Guards Regiment, Riots in Madrid, Napoleon in Spain, Somo-Sierra.