MICKIEWICZ Adam
MICHAEL
Text based on the first edition
Foreword by prof.dr. Manfred Kridel
With 24 illustrations by E. M. Andriolli
Anniversary edition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of the poem
(1834-1934)
Warsaw 1934, J. Przeworski Publishing House, pp.356, format 15.5x23.5 cm
HARDCOVER IN FULL CONTEMPORARY LEATHER ALLUDING IN STYLE TO THE LUXURIOUS, COURTLY BINDINGS OF THE PERIOD. COVERS SURROUNDED BY GILDED BORDERS, SPINE WITH CONVEX GILT AND GEOMETRIC GILT. HAND-TINTED PAPER MARBLED ON THE ENDPAPERS, ALL PAGE EDGES DECORATED WITH THE SAME PATTERN. THE INTERIORS OF THE COVERS FINISHED WITH INTRICATE GILT EMBOSSED STENCILING.
Condition BDB-/ paraphrase on front cover, small faint dampstain on margin of initial pages, otherwise a BEAUTIFUL piece , BEAUTIFUL BINDING.
