SIEROSZEWSKI Wacław
(JAN-GUJ-TZY)
OVERSEAS DEVIL
With 54 drawings in the text and on the binding - by Gen. Henryk Minkiewicz.
Kraków br. [1909]; "Książka"[6], 246; illus ; format 13.5x20 cm
First edition!
The protagonist of the work is a descendant of exiles who, after participating in the January Uprising, found themselves in Siberia. The story is set in the 1880s and focuses on an expedition through China to Beijing.
PUBLISHER'S PERIOD HARDCOVER, CLOTH WITH TINTED EMBOSSING AND GILT ON THE FRONT, GILT TITLING ON THE SPINE, AND BLIND-STAMPED ART NOUVEAU BACKGROUNDS ON THE BACK COVER
Condition DB/ rubbing and soiling of cover, block heavily polzed, taped in one place
