POLAND at sea + Advertising supplement. 1935

POLAND at sea. Warsaw 1935; Gl. Księg. Military. 4, pp. XIV, [1], 235, plates 16. wraps pp. decorated, wraps + Announcements section. pp . [5], 59 . broch.

Tightly taped overdings of the wraps, supplemented slight loss of the corner of the front cover of the supplement, good condition. Graphic design by Atelier Girs-Barcz. Collective work with very rich illustrative material (at the end a sc index of names of photographers and owners). Contains chapters: Fight for the sea, Poland on the Baltic, Polish seashore, Polish seaports, Polish navy, Polish merchant navy, Population of Pomerania, Sea in Polish art, Fauna and flora, Overseas trade, Polish sea fishing, Research outposts, Maritime and Colonial League, Polish sea sports, Beach and sea bathing. Particularly noteworthy is the not-so-frequent "Appendix" accompanying the book with advertisements and announcements and descriptions of companies, spa towns (Truskawiec, Rabka, Krynica).