RAKOWIECKI J[gnacy] B[enedykt] - Prawda ruska czyli prawa wielkiego xięcia Yaroslav Vladymirowicza tudzież traktaty Olga y Igor WW. XX. Kiiowskich with the Greek emperors y Mstislav Davidovich X. Smolensk with Riga contained, whose texta, next to the Polish translation precedes the historical rys historyczny zwyczaiów, obyczaiów, religyi, praw y języka dawnych słowiańskich y słowiańsko-ruskich narodow. T. 1-2. Warsaw 1820-1822. druk. XX. Piiars. 8, pp. [8], XVI, [2], 277, [1]; XII, 320, tabl. 1. Binding slightly late fl. stamped.
Slight rubbing of the corners of the covers, very good condition. Owner's signature on front endpapers. On the fold-out board: "Tabella of Slavic-Russian Characters, showing their special meanings and names, and how to read and assemble the words".
I. B. Rakowiecki (1783-1839) - educational activist, Slavist, translator. "The most important was the edition of monuments of Ruthenian law and related lexicographical commentaries [...] and historical-legal commentaries" (PSB).
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