Gryf-Kleszczyński: The Last Rhapsody (on the 100th anniversary of Mieczyslaw Romanowski's birth) 1834-1934

Title: The Last Rhapsody (on the 100th anniversary of Mieczyslaw Romanowski's birth) 1834-1934. A literary and biographical sketch

Author: Gryf-Kleszczyński Tadeusz

Subject description:

Notes: Rare item, only three pieces known in electronic catalogs of Polish scientific libraries, including two pieces in the collection of the National Library in Warsaw.

- Mieczysław (Jan Julian Mieczysław) Romanowski (12.04.1833 Żuków in Horodenka county (Horodenka district) - 24.04.1863 near Józefów in Bilgoraj county) poet and playwright of the Romantic era, participant in the Galician conspiracies, January Uprising insurgent; see Polski słownik biograficzny (PSB) vol. 31 ss. 610-612

Condition:

Piece with very slightly bent corners, binding and block almost flawless, no inscriptions or stamps. Item in nice condition

Grading of state of preservation:

• perfect condition: (6) no defects, no signs of use, like new
• very nice: almost perfect condition (+5), very slight defects, almost like new (unused)
• nice: very good condition (5), very slight, basically insignificant defects
• quite nice: condition - very good (-5), insignificant, insignificant defects
• more than good: condition between very good and good (4/5), quite insignificant, not very significant defects
• at least good: condition at least good (+4), not very significant defects
• good: condition of good (4), fairly significant defects
• less than good: condition -good (-4), significant defects
• more than sufficient: condition between good and sufficient (3/4), very significant defects
• at least sufficient: condition at least sufficient (+3), quite poor condition, extremely significant defects, almost destructive
• Sufficient: sufficient condition (3), poor condition, major defects in the card, basically destruct

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