KOPERA F. - History of painting in Poland. Vol. 1-3. Blue variant publisher's binding.

KOPERA Feliks - History of painting in Poland. Vol. 1-3. Warsaw-Krakow [1925-1929]. Trzaska, Evert and Michalski, Druk. Narodowa 4, pp. VII, [1], 250, [2], plates 24 [including 7 in color]; [4], 345, plates 52 [including 15 in color]; XII, 572, plates 103 [including 30 in color]. Original binding in 2 vols. richly gilt, card cases.
Cases rubbed and cracked, otherwise very good condition. Blue variant of the publisher's binding. On both dark blue spines gilt floral motifs, crowned eagle and painter's palette. On the front covers gilded palette and painting brushes. On the back covers signature (blind stamp) of the Artistic Bindery. Vol. 1: Medieval Painting in Poland, Vol. 2: Painting in Poland from the 16th to the 18th century, Vol. 3: Painting in Poland of the 19th and 20th centuries. A monumental work by an outstanding art historian, still one of the best studies of the subject in our literature. Very rich illustrative material - a total of 1,259 reproductions in the text and on plates.