Skarbek Frederick History of the Duchy of Warsaw 1-3 vol.., With a foreword by Piotr Chmielowski Warsaw 1897 -8 Saturnin Sikorski Artistic Printing House Ser.: Library of Selected Works8 10 158, [II]; 173, [3]; 148, [II] pp. o. half-leaf Card trims marbled pp. bdb- rubbing of bindings and scuffing of inner margin of covers, stamps For. ca: 17.5 x12 cm "Convincingly composed and devotedly filled, the book neatly balances the 'woes and shortcomings' of the Napoleonic era with the inherent 'souvenirs worthy of glory.' With a unique talent for multi-faceted analysis of phenomena, Skarbek's masterpiece has influenced posterity's view of Warsaw for a century, especially in terms of its internal history." |