KORZON Tadeusz
HISTORY OF WARS AND MILITARISM IN POLAND
With illustrations, made according to the monuments by Bronislaw Gembarzewski, and map.
Volumes 1-3 [set in 3 vols.]
Lwow-Warszawa-Krakow 1923, Wydawnictwo Zakładu Narodowego im. Ossolińskich; pp. 388 [14 illustrations]; map 1+ 518 [18 illustrations]+ 399 [12 illustrations] + index; format 16x23.5 cm
T. 1-2: Pre-partition era; vol. 3: Completion of the Pre-Partition Era, Post-Partition Era. The chapter on weapons and armaments and the post-partition era was compiled by Bronislaw Gembarzewski.
A monumental work by Tadeusz Korzon - a leading historian of modern history and co-founder of Polish military historiography. A pioneering synthesis of the subject, richly illustrated, embellished with anecdotal material.
HARDCOVER FULL LEATHER CONTEMPORARY IN STYLE WITH REFERENCE TO THE LAVISH COURT BINDINGS OF THE ERA. COVERS DECORATED WITH BLIND-STAMPED LINES, SPINES WITH DECORATIVE EMBOSSING AND GILDING. HAND-DYED MARBLED PAPER ON ENDPAPERS, ALL PAGE TRIMS STAINED WITH THE SAME PATTERN. RETAINED BOOKLET COVERS IN ALL VOLUMES
BDB-/ condition, no. notation on publisher's covers, a few minor underlinings, a VERY BEAUTIFUL piece