SLOWACKI Julius
LILLA WENEDA
Tragedy in five acts by...
Warsaw 1859, published and printed by S. Orgelbrand the Bookseller and Typographer; pp. 193, [1]; format 11.5x15.5 cm
Lilla Weneda. A tragedy in five acts - a historiosophical work written by Juliusz Slowacki in 1839 and published in 1840 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