PRUS Boleslaw
CHILDREN
Warsaw 1909; Gebethner and Wolff. 11x18.5 cm, pp. (4), 384, 12x18 cm format
HARDCOVER CONTEMPORARY LEATHER. COVERS SURROUNDED BY BLIND-STAMPED BORDER. SPINE WITH RAISED SCROLLS, EMBOSSING, GILT AND TWO CONTRASTING SIGNBOARDS, DECORATIVE GOLD STAMPING IN FIELDS. LINERS MADE OF HAND-MARBLED PAPER, PAGE EDGES DECORATED WITH THE SAME MARBLED PATTERN
First edition.
The author's last novel.
Kazimierz Swirski, a brave and noble young man, establishes the Union of Knights of Freedom to fight for independence. The novel combines political drama with psychological themes, portraying the young generation during the 1905 Revolution.
BDB condition/ A BEAUTIFUL piece in an EFFECTIVE binding.
