ZAYDLER Bernardo - Storia della Polonia fino agli ultimi tempi. T. 1-2. Firenze 1831. v. Batelli e Figli. 8, pp. 439, [1]; 732, XII, [8]; total plates, maps and plans 105 [including 18 in color]. Gilt pperg. binding, period.
Banach 197. 2 plates missing in vol. 2 ("Giovanni Sobieski alla battaglia di Vienna del 1683" and "Due medaglie reppresentanti Augusto II, la statua di Sobieski in Lazienki, non che le veduta di Cracovia"). Cover slightly rubbed, paper with characteristic browning in places, otherwise good condition inside. Ex. uncut. One of the most beautifully published books about Poland in the 19th century. The engravings (copper engravings) feature portraits, city views, clothing, battle and genre scenes. Among the plates, a black and white plan of Krakow "Pianta di Cracovia" and Warsaw "Pianta di Warsavia", two color maps of Poland "Situazione geografica della Polonia" and "Situazione attuale della Polonia", fair "Fiera polacca".
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