KOSSAK-Szczucka Zofia, Madmen of God. (1st ed.).

God's Madmen.

With 7 color illustrations by Lela Pawlikowska. (1st ed.). Kraków 1929; Nakł. Krakowska Spółka Wydawnicza. 24 cm, pp. [4], 182, [2], 7 color illustrations in the form of pastedowns, illustrations interleaved with tissue guards, decorative initials in blue, psk. period binding.
Some soiling and rubbing of the binding, otherwise good condition. Initials, ornaments and mouldings taken from the resources of 16th century Polish printing houses. "Madmen of God" are stories about saints that grew out of centuries of tradition, not only from literature or hagiographic stories, but also from legends and tales passed down from generation to generation.