[LITHUANIA, BELARUS] - ZWOLSKI Bogumił. Wileńszczyzna, Nowogródczyzna and Białostoczyzna during Sigismund III. An aid to the teacher carrying out the program of the public common school in Vilnius and Novogrudokhchyna. No. 20. Vilna 1936. published by the

[LITHUANIA, BELARUS] - ZWOLSKI Bogumił. Wileńszczyzna, Nowogródczyzna and Białostoczyzna during Sigismund III. Help for the teacher carrying out the program of the public common school in Vilnius and Novogrudokhchyna. No. 20. Vilnius 1936. published by the Official Gazette of the Vilnius School District Superintendency. 44 p., dimensions: 17 x 24 cm. Stapled print.

A rare and valuable study of theGrand Duchy of Lithuania in the time of Sigismund III. The fact that it was intended for the use of the school of that time says a lot about its level. The author presents the purpose of the publication as follows: "many incidents of local importance are noted here: the foundations of temples and schools, the granting of rights and privileges to settlements, matters of trade and industry, the residence of the king or famous personalities in the area under discussion, etc., etc., which a teacher of that era may find useful for introducing local, district and regional moments." Some of the towns and villages described are: Lipsk, Grodno, Filipów, Volkowysk, Krasne Sioło, Stolowicze, Dudy, Ivye, Novogrudok, Savichy, Slonim, Żyrowice, Różana, Ikaźń, Oshmiana, Soły, Bezdany, Troki. The publication also contains a very useful compilation of sources and literature on the subject. - Title page slightly frayed, rust spots, otherwise a nice piece.