Warsaw 1938 Tow. Wydawnicze "Rój". 20×14 cm, pp. 227, black and white illustrations (woodcuts), publisher's soft cover. Good condition (minor soiling of the cover).
First edition. Pieces numbered, here ex. no. 486. The signet on the cover was designed by Antoni Wajwód, while the title page was designed by Edward Manteuffel. A set of woodcuts reflected from original woodblocks. The book was created from the works awarded in a literary contest for memories related to the Wedel company and store. In Contents: Introduction (Julian Tuwim). Memories (Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz, woodcut - Janina Konarska). Memoir of the Wedel store (Zofia Krzepkowska, woodcut - Edmund Bartłomiejczyk). A story about two Josephs and chocolate (Pia Gorska, woodcut - Wiktor Podolski). An evening story (Wladyslaw Cykowicz, woodcut - Edward Manteuffel). Sentimental story (Lena Sölm, woodcut - Jadwiga Gladki). Six plush hearts (Szymon Glück-Barylski, woodcut - Stanislaw Ostoja-Chrostowski). The sweetest sin (Waclawa Potemkowska, woodcut - Stefan Mrożewski). Untitled (Anna Krause, woodcut - Bogna Krasnodębska-Gardowska). Drogami natchnienia (Iza Kuźmińska, woodcut - Zofia Fijałkowska). A la Proust (Jadwiga Piasecka, woodcut - Tadeusz Cieślewski).