Historical and Political Memoir. I-VI 1787.

PAMIĘTNIK Historyczno-Polityczny Przypadków, Ustaw, Osób, Mieysc i Pism, wiek nasz szczególniey interessuiących. Warsaw. [Published by M. Gröll]. 8. bound in period leather, stained trim.
R. 6: I-VI 1787. p. 574, [16], plate 1.
E. 24, 41. Distinctive signs of woodworm in spine, right margin of first page taped, otherwise good condition. Bound with 6 title pages at the end, together with a table of contents to parts 1-6 of the diary. The monthly journal was published from 1782 to 1792, when "the Targowicka Confederacy banned it as a magazine 'sly and rebellious closing words'" (E.). Estreicher writes: "The year 1787: Remarks showing the ease of thoroughness in the opening of the native mines, breweries, manufactories and transports, and giving the way to work a geometrical-geographical and physical-natural map of the Polish countries written by Józef Kromer, a Pole." Includes, among others, articles: "News about the state of the Italian Countries hereby. Common Remarks towards Italy. The unfortunate condition of the Inhabitants. Politics Deficiency of Patricianism, Simplicity, National Hatred, Fearfulness, Inhumanity to Visitors, and Avoidance of Mating"; "Beautiful Crafts, New Inventions, Scholars, Their New Ventures", "Extracts from Travels through the Northern Lands P Cooxe The Fortress of St. Petersburg. Cathedral Church-Tomb and character of PeterI. remarks with respect to the different succession to the throne in Moscow and Poland"; "Political history of various Krai", "History of Frederick the Great", "Peter III. or the continuation of the news of life and the fateful end of him". On the plaque: "Kopersztych, exhibiting various ways of setting Grain in the field so that it does not overgrow from the rains".