SŁOWACKI - KSIĄŻE NIEZŁOMNY Warsaw 1859 First edition on Polish soil.

SLOWACKI Julius

PRINCE UNBROKEN

by CALDERON DE LA BRAKEL

Warsaw 1859, published and printed by S. Orgelbrand the Bookseller and Typographer; pp. 180; format 11.5x15.5 cm

The Unbroken Prince. From Calderon de la Barca. A Tragedy in Three Acts, a free translation of Pedro Calderón's drama El principe Constante by Juliusz Slowacki in December 1843. Published in 1844 in Paris.

First edition on Polish soil!

Very rare!

HARDCOVER FULL CONTEMPORARY LEATHER. COVERS SURROUNDED BY BLIND-STAMPED AND GOLD BORDERING, DECORATIVE GILT LETTERING IN THE MIRROR OF THE COVERS, FLAT SPINE WITH DECORATIVE GILT LETTERING. BACK COVER IN THE FORM OF A DRY-BLOCK. HAND-DYED MARBLED PAPER ON THE COVERSTOCKS, ALL CARD TRIMS GILT. INTERIORS OF COVERS FINISHED WITH INTRICATE GOLD EMBOSSED LINES.

BDB-/ condition with discoloration of paper in places, DECORATIVE pieces