KONOPCZYŃSKI Władysław, Konfederacja Barska.

The Bar Confederation.

Vol. 1-2. Warsaw 1936-1938. Wydawn. Kasa im. Mianowskiego - Instytut Popierania Nauki. 8, pp. XVI, 559, [1]; XII, 652, [1], wraps broch. publ.
Heavy staining of binding, dampstains on spine. On title pages own signature, notes in the text in pencil in places and rust spots on pages, copy uncut. The Bar Confederation (1768-1772) - an armed union of Polish nobility formed in Bar, Podolia, on February 29, 1768, with the swearing in of a charter in defense of the Catholic faith and the independence of the Republic, directed against: the tutelage of the Russian Empire, King Stanislaw August Poniatowski and the Russian troops supporting him. The goal of the confederation was to abolish laws imposed by Russia, especially those giving equal rights to dissenters.