SKARBEK-THE HISTORY OF THE WARSAW PRINCIPALTY vol. 1-2 [in 1 vol.] first edition

FRYDERYK TREASURER

HISTORY OF THE DUCHY OF WARSAW

Vol. 1-2 [in 1 vol.]

First edition!

Poznan 1860, publ. by J. K. Żupański, pp. [X] 234, 290, format: 13x20.5 cm

HARDCOVER SEMI LEATHER FROM EPOCH. EMBOSSING AND GILDING ON SPINE. CARD TRIMS MARBLED.

Two-volume first edition. Contents include: A glimpse of Poland under Prussian rule until 1806, from the Battle of Jena to Napoleon I's first visit to Warsaw. Warfare from the crossing of the Vistula River by the French to the conclusion of the Peace of Tilsit. The Peace of Tilsit, the creation of the Duchy of Warsaw, the constitution. The state of the country until the first Sejm. The Austrian war. War of 1812. The last moments of the existence of the Duchy of Warsaw.

Condition DB+/ minor rubbing of spine, lack of pre-title p. and tit. in vol.1, rust spots [foxing], EFFICIENT GROSS.