PRZYBOROWSKI-HISTORY OF TWO YEARS 1861-1862 VOL. 1-5 [complete] 1892-6

PRZYBOROWSKI Walery Zygmunt Lucjan (1845-1913)

HISTORY OF TWO YEARS 1861-1862

Vol. 1-5 [complete].

By Z.L.S. [acronym].

Kraków: W.L. Anczyc i Ska, 1892-1896; pp. [6] 365; [4], 521, [2]; [4], 508; [4], 414, [1]; [4], 501, [2], format 15x21.5 cm

A work devoted to the pre-insurrection period in the Kingdom of Poland, consisting of an introductory volume covering the years 1856-1860 and subsequent volumes divided into semiannual cycles dealing with the years 1861-1862; the introductory volume is missing here.

A monumental work based on solid and varied sources, the edition of which was a significant event in Polish historiography.

Rare in a complete set!

HARDCOVER FULL CONTEMPORARY LEATHER. COVERS SURROUNDED BY GOLD EMBOSSED AND BLIND-STAMPED BORDERING. SPINE WITH CONVEX BINDINGS, EMBOSSING AND GILT, TWO COLORED SIGNBOARDS, ,MARBLED BOARDS, PAGE EDGES COLORED WITH THE SAME PATTERN.

Condition BDB-/ trace of removed stamps on title page, some discoloration, a few small underlining in pencil in the text / BEAUTIFUL, CABINET COMPLETE.