[May 3 Constitution] Government Act of 3 May 1791, print. M. Gröll

Government Act. Prawo uchwalone dnia 3. Maia, roku 1791. w Warszawie, w Drukarni Uprzywilejiowaney M. Gröll, Księgarz Nadwornego J.K. Mci. [Warsaw, after 3 May 1791].
Booklet, pp. 36 [variant with Declaration of the Assembled States on pp. 33-36], format 17.2 x 10 cm.

Condition:browning of former dampstain through all pages at upper spine (decreasing closer to center), traces of removal from block (spine glued with paper), soiling, corner creases, piece of paper glued to center of cover, partially covering vignette, old library note in pencil: Dublet, ownership entry in pen C:Kwasniewski

An early edition of the May 3 Constitution of 1791 (information about this printing appeared in the supplement of issue 39 of Gazeta Warszawska of May 14, 1791, which listed the new books of the Gröll Printing House, as of May 8). The first publications of this legislation were in the form of oblates, four double-sided sheets signed A,A2,B,B2, and quite quickly other studies appeared. Within a year, 14 editions of the Government Act appeared, reprinted by periodicals (Gazeta Narodowa y Obca, Gazeta Warszawska, Kalendarzyk Narodowy i Obcy).

https://crispa.uw.edu.pl/object/files/358131/display/Default - link to digitized issue of Gazeta Warszawska, see page 8 , middle, item 4