MIZWA S. - Nicholas Copernicus. A Tribute to Nations. Ex. no. 231. dedication by the author

MIZWA Stephen P. - Nicholas Copernicus. A Tribute to Nations. Edited by ... New York 1945; The Kosciuszko Foundation. 4, pp. XIX, [1], 268. o.b. pp.
Covers soiled, otherwise good condition. Author's handwritten dedication " [...] to Tadeusz Giza in memory of our efforts to honor Copernicus in free America when learned Poles could not do so in their own homeland". The book is a tribute to the brilliant astronomer by the US scientific world. 500 pieces were published, this one No. 231.
"Stefan Piotr Mierzwa, Stephen P. Mizwa (born November 12, 1892 in Rakszawa, died January 16, 1971 in Houston) - Polish economist and publicist living in the USA, Polish activist, popularizer of history, founder of the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York." (Wikipedia).