Paszkowski Lech- Poles in Australia and Oceania 1790-1940 [London 1962].

London 1962/ B. Świderski/ first edition/ publisher's binding, cloth, gilded title on spine/ 16x24cm/ p.344/ black and white photos outside text/ very good condition, minor rubbing of spine

With a foreword by Jerzy Zubrzycki

Combining the history of emigration with a biographical dictionary of prominent Poles who left their mark on the Antipodes. In addition, the book is a chronicle of Polish events in Australia. The author records visits of Polish artists to galleries and museums, performances of people of music, theater, ballet and opera. In addition, he notes the presence of people connected with the Australian continent briefly, such as Bronislaw Malinowski or Witkacy, who visited Australia in search of artistic impressions or with lectures. A great merit of the study is also the meticulous description of Polish institutions - school, social, cultural and religious - that operated in places of Polish settlement since the early 19th century.