HISTORY of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.
According to the teachings of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. With the approbation of the Clerical Authority. Kraków 1861. Nakł. Bookstore Publishing House of Catholic, Scientific and Agricultural Works. With the fonts of Karol Budweiser. 24 cm, pp. [8], 303, plates 24 (lithographs), secondary fl. binding.
On the title page own stamps and signature, on the facing page stamp-exlibris of J. Straus. Few rusty spots on pages in places, on first few pages non. Trace of wetting of upper margin. Good condition. The history of the Old and New Testaments accessibly presented to the reader. Series of very little known illustrations by Bogusz Stęczyński, author of engravings of the Tatra Mountains, Pieniny, Silesia and Galicia (engravings not signed). Banach mentions the book, does not identify the author and does not give the number of engravings - he did not know the book from autopsy. In trade b. rare.
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