SYROKOMLAWladyslaw (1823-1862) [owner: Ludwik Kondratowicz].
BORN JAN DĘBOROG
the history of his family, head and heart, told by himself, and written down with rhythm
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St. Petersburg 1854, Mohilev : Boleslaw Maurycy Wolff, pp [8], 131; format 13x18 cm.
First edition!
The author's most famous storytelling, depicting a dispute between two families over boundary mounds, which ends thanks to the love of the young (the motif of a family dispute was common in literature of the time, cf. Alexander Fredro's The Revenge).
HARDCOVER DECORATIVE LINEN BINDING OF THE PERIOD, FLAT SPINE DIVIDED INTO FIELDS BY GOLD LINES, DECORATIVE BLIND-STAMPED BORDERS AND GILT LETTERING ON THE COVERS
Condition DB/ scuffs/ rubbing of cover, spine glued to block; single entries, scout troop stamps on covers, rust spots [foxing], discoloration of pages
