SLOWACKI Julius
FATHER OF THE AFFLICTED
With a foreword by Rev. Bishop Bandurski.
Krakow 1909, published by "Pravda", p. 48, frontispiece (color), 8 tables of illustrations (color), format 21.5x29.5 cm.
Juliusz Slowacki's poem - "his most beautiful work, the pearl of our poetry" (from the introduction) - written in the summer of 1838 in Florence, first appeared in print in Paris in 1839.
The jubilee edition on offer was published on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Juliusz Słowacki's birth. The text is preceded by an introduction by Bishop Władysław Bandurski (1865-1932).
Frontispis and eight color plates by Władysław Rossowski (1857-1923) - painter, illustrator, pupil of Jan Matejko
Frontispis and eight color plates by Władysław Rossowski (1857-1923) - painter, illustrator, pupil of Jan Matejko
HARDCOVER PUBLISHER'S CANVAS WITH STAINED EMBOSSING WITH ART NOUVEAU STYLE,IN THE MIRROR OF THE BINDING A COLOR ILLUSTRATION WITH THE BUST OF THE AUTHOR.
Condition DB/ rubbed spine, minor staining and tear of the front cover in the bend, inside condition BDB
