ŻEROMSKI- PRZEDWIOŚNIE issue 1 of 1925 leather

ŻEROMSKI Stefan

PRZEDWIOŚNIE

publ. 1

Warsaw - Krakow 1925, J. Mortkowicz Publishing House, first edition pressed at the printing house of W. L. Anczyc and Company in Krakow on wood-free mirko paper, piece numbered 3607, pp. 383; format 12x18cm

First edition of this novel by a prominent Young Poland writer who combined positivist postulates with Romantic aesthetics alluding to Romanticism. The novel consists of three parts: "Glass Houses," "Nawłoć," and "Wind from the East." It tells the story of the life of Cezary Baryka, a representative of the young generation, born and raised in Baku, arriving in Poland reborn after World War I.

Rare!

HARDCOVER FULL CONTEMPORARY LEATHER. COVERS SURROUNDED BY INTRICATE GILT AND BLIND-STAMPED BORDERS. SPINE WITH RAISED SCROLLS, EMBOSSING, SIGNBOARDS AND GILT TITLING. MARBLED BOARDS, PAGE EDGES MARBLED WITH THE SAME PATTERN.

DB condition/ Piece slightly clipped [vide foto], browning, paper stains, DECORATIVE EXHIBIT.