La Pologne Historique, Litteraire, Monumentale et Illustree
Bureau Central, 1845. 5th Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 472pp. Contemporary 1/2 calf binding over mottled paper boards. Marbled endpapers. Corners with wear. Joints worn but still quite firm and strong. Elaborately tooled contemporary spine on what appears to be slightly worn straight-grained morocco. This work contains 20 steel engraved portraits of historically significant Polish personalities, 18 steel engravings both scenic and explicative as well as 5 hand-colored steel engraved charts and maps. A fascinating overview of Polish history up to 1845. This 5th impression was printed in a limited run of 1000 copies. IN FRENCH LANGUAGE. Good. Item #12595
Price: $225.00