Polish and Ruthenian Songs of the Galician People and Music for Polish and Ruthenian Songs... [Lvov 1833][ printed probably in 300 copies.]

Polish and Ruthenian songs of the Galician people. With instrumental music by Karol Lipinski collected and published by Waclaw from Olesko/ Lvov 1833/ Printed by Franciszek Piller/ bookbinding, half leather. Five-paneled spine, gilt underlined gaps, gilt titulature in one field, cover faces and boards covered with marbled paper, stained page edges/ first edition/ 14x21,5cm/s.LIV,516, 183/ good condition, some browning or minor soiling to pages, ownership stamps on p.tyt and 101, minor tears on p.128 and 350, minor loss of edges of pages 129, 351,353 (without damage to text), bottom edge of p.tit , "Music to Songs...". Despite minor flaws, nice piece. Very rare.

The publication was highly praised by reviewers (including Konstanty Slotwinski and August Bielowski) and was the first and most comprehensive collection of folk songs published in Poland before Oskar Kolberg's "Songs of the Polish People".

The piece consists of two volumes: the first is a collection of 1,496 pieces divided into female and male songs (arranged thematically, including : wedding, hunting, warrior, thugs [!], feast, dance, love), the second is a score of 160 melodies orchestrated by Karol Lipinski - a Polish violinist, composer and pedagogue.

Very rare (printed probably in 300 copies!).

Waclaw Michal Zaleski (1799-1849) was a folklorist, poet, writer, literary critic, translator of Ruthenian dumkas, social and political activist. He made his debut when he was only 19 years old. At the time, he published several political works (including "Othello," "Arousal") and the tragedy "Young Lawyer." In 1824-1832 he collaborated with the Lvov "Rozmaitości", where he published theater reviews and literary reviews.

Karol Józef Lipinski (born October 30, 1790 in Radzyń Podlaski, died December 16, 1861 in Urlov, today Zborov region, Ternopil province) - Polish violinist, composer and pedagogue.