Author: BYSTROŃ Jan St.[anisław].
Title: Comism
- Place of issue: Lviv/Warsaw
- Year of publication: 1939
- Publisher: Ksiaznica-Atlas
- Number of pages: 540
- Illustrations, maps: numerous illustrations in the text
- Size: 31.5 cm
- Binding: hard half-leather with gilt lettering on spine, bookmark in form of ribbon
- Condition: rubbing/soiling of binding, small trace of moisture in margin on first dozen pages, signature on pre-title page, out-of-date stamps
- ISBN: ---
Description:
About 200 illustrations in the text by, among others, St. Wyspianski, L. Wyczółkowski, J. Kossak, F. Kostrzewski, K. Sichulski, M. Berezowska, A.Szyk, C.Norwid. The fruit of many years of the author's research on the essence of comedy.
Includes among others: Deviation from the norm, Impossibilia, Ineptitude, Social confusion, Social types, Regional and national types, Spelling toys, Changes in meaning, Proper names).