The Warsaw Gazette.

The Warsaw Gazette.

Warsaw. (Publisher/printer: Tadeusz Włodek).
- 1815. Nos. 52–99 (Nos. 54, 56, 59, 64, 67, 72, 76, 80, 85, 95, 96) along with supplements (the second supplement is missing for Nos. 81, 86, 93; missing 2 supplements to Nos. 67, 85, 95, 96; missing 3 supplements to Nos. 53, 56, 59, 72, 80). 8, p. [1], 960–2010 (continuous pagination), bound in a period Pskov-style binding. Jointly bound.
Pages 969–972 missing, 1883–1886. Significant damage to the spine, loosening, signs of bookworm damage, heavy scuffing and soiling of the binding. Trimming of the top margins, signs of water damage and soiling on the pages (heavy in places), several loose pages, significant loss on pp. 1187/1188, losses of several pages and the lower margins of some pages. In good condition. Includes, among others: Notices regarding those traveling abroad; Reports on military operations; Treaty of Friendship between the Emperor of Russia and the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia; Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the Emperor of Russia and the King of Saxony; Domestic news; Foreign news from, among others, Russia, France, and Germany. Gazeta Warszawska—one of the first Warsaw newspapers to be published regularly over a long period. It was founded in 1774 by the Jesuit Stefan Łuskina following the dissolution of the Jesuit Order. The newspaper was published under various names until 1935 (including “Warsaw News”). It was one of the most important publications of the Duchy of Warsaw and later the Kingdom of Poland, exerting a powerful influence on public opinion. "Gazeta Warszawska" was the oldest daily newspaper and was published twice a week.