BYSTROŃ Jan St[anisław] - Polish surnames. Lvov 1927. by K. S. Jakubowski. 8, pp. VIII, 243. brochure. Lwowska Bibljoteka Slavistyczna, vol. 4.
Spine with losses, edges of covers slightly chipped, otherwise good condition. Ex. uncut. Stamp and own signature. From the author's preface: "This book is the first more extensive attempt to cover the history of Polish names [...] the only subject of my book is the custom of naming people, its formation and changes over the centuries". Includes chapters: Common Surnames, Pronoun Surnames, Misspelled Surnames, Secondary Surnames, Surnames of the Nobility, Surnames of Spouses and Children, Changes, Foreign Surnames on Polish Lands, Polish Surnames in Foreign Form, Surnames of Jews, Neophytes, Armenians and Polish Tatars, and appendices: Surnames derived from Godforsaken Names, Proper Names. At the end an index of names.
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