For lovers of Warsaw, Prus' novel is a novel about the capital, a literary guide with which, following in Wokulski's footsteps, one can discover details of the appearance and life of the capital of the time. For others, it is a social and moral novel undertaking a critique of the situation in Poland at the end of the 19th century, a novel about great idealists, and for many readers simply a work about great romantic love.
A 3-volume edition, decorated with masterful drawings by Antoni Uniechowski.
Published by the State Publishing Institute, Warsaw 1963.
Format: 210 x 155 mm, 1059 pages.
Complete in hard cloth bindings, with paper wrappers.
Very nice condition, with light scuffs and tears to the wrappers, and soiling to the blocks.