[RZEWUSKI Henryk]
MEMORIES OF JAN SEWERYN SOPLICY Cześnik Parnawski
"This series of 25 storytelling recreating with discreet irony the lifestyle, way of thinking and speaking of the provincial nobility, at the same time perpetuated for a long time in literature the legend of Ks. Karol Radziwill "Mr. Lover" and the Barskaya Confederation" (PSB).
Volumes 1-8. 2nd ed. Paris: Luxemburg Bookstore [1867], pp. 56 + 72 + 52 + 63 + 84 + 68 + 58 + 44, (complete); format 8x12 cm
Volumes published as part of a series entitled: Biblioteka Ludowa Polska, which was published in Paris by Wladyslaw Mickiewicz, son of Adam. On the back of the title page of each volume an engraving containing an image of Poland with the patriotic slogan: "Freedom Equality Wholeness"
HARDCOVER FULL LINEN OF THE PERIOD, EMBOSSING ON BOTH FACES, PAGE EDGES MARBLED
Condition DB/ minor rubbing of edges, rear movable cover missing, stamps and signature of owner, paper yellowed, few stains