WÓJCICKI - ŻYCIORYSY ZNAKOMITYCH LUDZI. vol. 1-2 [complete in 2 vols.] publ. 1850-1

(WÓJCICKI Kazimierz Władysław)

BIOGRAPHIES OF ILLUSTRIOUS PEOPLE

FAMOUS IN VARIOUS PROFESSIONS

With engravings

Volumes 1-2 [set in 2 vols.]

Warsaw, by j. Bernstein bookseller, 1850-1, pp. [10] 528; [10] 374; 72 engravings including: 68 lithographs; 4 woodcuts; format16x24.5 cm

Volume one contains 35 biographies, volume two contains 38 biographies.

Volume one contains: Alighieri Dante, Auber D. F.; Bajron, Bandtkie I. S. Bandtkie I. W.; Berenger P. J.; Bielski M.; Bohomolec F.; Borkowski J. D., Brodziński K., Burger B. A., Dobrowski J., Guizot F. P. W., Hugo W., Jakubowski J., Jaraczewska E. From Krasinski Fr., Karpiński Fr., Kerner T., Knia¼nin Fr. D., Krasicki I, Krasinski Fr., Kraszewski J. W., Łubieński Wł. Alex., Moore T., Nikuta M., Orlowski Alex., Pushkin Alex., Rej M., Siarczyński Fr., Święcicki T., Shakespeare W., Szymonowicz S., Thiers L. A., Trembecki S., Vernet H. Volume II includes: Arciszewski z Arciszewa K., Aryost L., Birkowski F., Bogusławski W., Bronikowski A., Drużbacka E., Falkowski J., Feliński A., Gawarecki W. H., Gołębiowski Ł., Hanka W., Kalderon de la Barca, Kamiński J. N., Kamoens L., Karamzyn M., Klonowicz S., Kollar J., Kornell P., Korzeniowski J, Kropinski L., Kruszyński J., Lakorder J. Baptist, Lubomirski E., Łojko F., Maciejowski W. A., Milton J.,Minasowicz J. D., Molski M., Oleśnicka Z. of Pieskowa Skała, Osiński L., Sand J., Skarga P., Śliwicki P. H., Stryjkowski M., Szymanowski J., Tasso T., Walter-Skott, Węgierski T. K.

Very rare with complete set of engravings!

HARDCOVER FULL LEATHER CONTEMPORARY IN STYLE REFERRING TO THE LUXURIOUS BINDINGS OF THE ERA, FLAT SPINE WITH RICH EMBOSSING AND GILT COVERS SURROUNDED BY GILDED BORDERS, DECORATIVE CORNERS, IN THE MIRROR OF THE COVERS IMPRESSIVE GILT EMBOSSED ROSETTE. MARBLED PAPER COVERS, PAGE EDGES MARBLED. IN ONE VOLUME BOTH PUBLISHER'S BOOKLET COVERS PRESERVED

BDB condition/ rusty spots [foxing] and minor stains in places, one of the pieces of paper is torn, a NICE piece of work.