CHODŹKO Leonard, La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustree, de scénes historiques, monuments, médailles, costumes, armes,...

La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustree, de scénes historiques, monuments, médailles, costumes, armes,...

Rédigée par une Société de Littérateurs sous la direction de... Deuxieme edition. Paris 1842. Au Bureau Central, 4, pp. [4], 472, 44 engravings on separate plates (intaglio, 1 color map. spread, 3 color engravings), dust jacket. period.
Good condition. Traces of unpaginated browning and dampstaining of some pages. Binding: light brown half cloth, gilt lettering and embossed ornaments on the spine of the book. Unw. abrasions of binding including spine. Contains extensive information on Poland, including our history, literature, monuments, culture, folklore, description of cities and historical seats, numismatics, biographies and prominent Poles. Decorated with numerous engravings depicting portraits, medals, historical scenes and views of cities and places associated with Polish history. Fold-out map of Poland colored linearly. Three engravings drawn by Joachim Lelewel. Leonard Chodźko (1800-1871), historian, émigré publicist; publisher of, among other things, the works of A. Mickiewicz and Polish documents, which he collected; his collections and studies became the basis of the Museum of the Polish Nation in Rapperswil.