HERALDRY ON WIELĄDKI WINCENTY WOJCIECH
HERALDRY OR DESCRIPTION OF THE FAMILY
BLOOD UNION OF POLAND'S NOBILITY
Y. W. X. LITT: WITH THEIR COATS OF ARMS
T. III [of 5].
Warsaw 1795, pp. [12] 448, format: 13.5x19.5 cm
The entire work includes 5 volumes, which came out individually in 1792-1798 (see W. Lysiak. Empireum, pp. 313-314).
The offered volume includes the names: from Całowanski to Czyżkowski. At the beginning there is a list of subscribers in which, among others, Rev. Joseph Poniastowski.
Wielądko W. W. (1749 - 1822) - Polish nobleman of the Nałęcz coat of arms, herald, historian, poet, playwright, translator, editor of manuscript "editions", lexicographer and cookbook author. Notation of surname also as on Wielądek Wielądek.
HARDCOVER WITH PERIOD BINDING, MARBLED CARDBOARD, STAINED CAT CUTS
DB condition/ scuffs and missing spine of binding [cloth here], some discoloration
Provenance: stamps of the Library of XX. Czartoryski