WILNO and the Land of Vilna : monographic outline T. 1. Vilna 1930, Provincial Regency Committee. 34.5 cm, pp.

WILNO and the Land of Vilna : monographic outline T. 1. Vilna 1930, Provincial Regency Committee. 34.5 cm, pp. 334, [2], f. plates [1] illustrated, ca. 370 illustrations in text ; publisher's cover : pp.
Monumental monograph of Vilnius and the Vilnius region. In vol. 1 discusses the role of Vilnius in the Polish military effort (including its importance to Jozef Pilsudski), sightseeing and nature of the region (e.g., On Hunting), most of the vol. includes an extensive ch. titled "Country and People" (history, history of the Vilnius region). "Country and People" (history, Vilna in Polish history, ethnography, Polish language in the Vilnius region, Lithuanians, Vilna as a center of Jewish cultural life, religious beliefs and others) ; vol. 2 was published in 1937. opr. with scuffs, light soiling and a trace of dampstaining of the spine, partial cracking of the covers where they are folded.