Aleksander FREDRO
THREE BY THREE
Memoirs from the Napoleonic Era.
Foreword by A. Grzymała-Siedlecki. Edited, with an introduction and supplements, by H. Mościcki. Warsaw–Lublin–Łódź [1917]. Gebethner and Wolff. Printed by W.L. Anczyca & Co. 8, p. L, 228; format 18.5x25.5 cm
52 illustrations in the text
8 plates [full-page]
One of the finest memoirs of the Napoleonic era, written in exquisite literary language by an outstanding poet and playwright, who was also a participant in the campaigns of 1812–1814 under the banners of the 2nd Uhlan Regiment in the Napoleonic armies. Interesting iconography, chalk paper.
DECORATIVE CONTEMPORARY FULL-LEATHER HARDCOVER, SPINE WITH RAISED BINDING, EMBOSSING, AND GILDING; GILDED NAPOLEONIC MOTIFS IN THE PANELS: A LAUREL WREATH AND “N,” DECORATIVE GILDED BORDERS ON THE END GOVERS, GILDED NAPOLEONIC EMBLEM ON THE INSIDE COVER: AN EAGLE HOLDING LIGHTNING BOLTS IN ITS CLAWS; DECORATIVE END PAPER MADE OF HAND-DYED MARBLED PAPER; PAGE EDGES MARBLED IN THE SAME MANNER. THE INSIDES OF THE COVERS ARE BORDERED WITH A GILDED BORDER.
Condition: Very Good / A Beautiful Piece
