SZAJNOCHA - JADWIGA AND JAGELLA vol.1-4 [complete] 1861.

SZAJNOCHA Karol

JADWIGA AND JAGIELLO

1374-1413

Vol. 1-4 [complete in 2 vols.]

Second revised edition

in Lviv 1861, published by the author, pp. 386 + 402 + 384 + 396; format 14.5x22 cm

The author's greatest work, its first three-volume edition was published in Lvov in 1855-1856; the second, which the author considered only correct, four-volume edition was accompanied by an "Introduction" - in 1861. "The impression made by this work and its readership were extraordinary. It was read with interest and sometimes outright delight by both scholarly people and the widest circles of the less sophisticated public. Szajnocha's popularity in the field of history resembled that of Henryk Sienkiewicz in the field of literature." Source: wikipedia.org.

HARDCOVER FULL CONTEMPORARY LEATHER COVERS SURROUNDED BY GILDED BORDERS, FLAT SPINE WITH DEEP EMBOSSING AND GILDING. HAND-DYED MARBLED PAPER ON THE ENDPAPERS, ALL CARD TRIMS COLORED IN THE SAME WAY. THE INTERIORS OF THE COVERS FINISHED WITH INTRICATE GILT EMBOSSING.

BDB-/ condition in places pale trace of dampstaining of margins and underlining; on p. tit. of vol. 1 trace of removed stamp, BEAUTIFUL COMPLETE.