JABŁOŃSKI Tadeusz - Żoliborz. The beautiful shore of Warsaw. Historical outline [with plan] [1932].

Warsaw 1932, published by the Society of Friends of Zoliborz. 15.5x23 cm, pp. 64, black and white illustrations and photographs in the text, fold-out black and white plan of Żoliborz at the end of the book, soft cover. Good condition (slight soiling of cover).

Historical outline of the Warsaw district of Zoliborz, with a foreword by Bronislaw Pawlowski. Contents include: The village of Pólków. Development of New Warsaw in the northern direction. The river Drna. The estate of the Holy Spirit Hospital. Marymont - the property of the Sobieski family. Wolczynski family and the establishment of Cuchthauz. Jurydyka - Szymanowska, Inflancka and Radziwill. Forests of the manor and the construction of the Barracks of the Crown Foot Guard. Beneficial for Warsaw reign of Stanislaw August. Żoliborz - the Piarist Fathers' scientific institution for noble youth. Lubomirski's trenches. Canals and cobblestones. Marymont and Bielany. Kosciuszko uprising. The Duchy of Warsaw. King Roman Street in Bielany. Relocation of the Piarist monastery to Zoliborz. Construction of the Arms Square. Marymoncka Street and the relocation of the turnpike. The November Uprising. Demolition of Zoliborz and construction of the citadel.