MICKIEWICZ Adam
POEZYE
t.2.
Poznan 1828; Property of the Author. Printed by Wilhelm Decker & Sp., pp. 211, [1], format 10.5x13 cm
Volume 2-th contains: Grażyna, A Lithuanian Novel; Epilogue by the publisher; Hist. footnotes to Grażyna; Dziady. Poem; Upiór. Dziady, part two; Dziady, part four; Explanations of some words.
Layout of the 1823 edition.
Rare!
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BDB condition/ stamp on title page, BEAUTIFUL pieces