KOPERA FELIKS
HISTORY OF PAINTING IN POLAND
T.1-3 (complete in 2 volumes)
Warsaw-Krakow 1925-1929; druk. Narod. 4, pp. VII, [1], 250, [2], plates 24; [4], 345, plates 52; XII, 572, plates 103; format 20x27.5cm
More than 1,000 reprod. in text and on 179 plates (including 92 color rotogravures and chromotypes)
Vol. 1: Medieval painting in Poland,
t.2:
To the 18th century,
Vol.3: Painting in Poland of the 19th and 20th centuries.
One of the best works on the history of painting in Poland.
Hardcover in full contemporary leather with gilt embossing and gilding, modeled after an edition bindings of the epoch designed and made by F.J. RADZISZEWSKI'S workshop; the edges of the pages are stained;
"Radziszewski was the greatest Polish master of leather bookbinding". Source: W. Łysiak, "Empireum" vol. I. p. 102, Wyd. Nobilis, Warsaw 2004
Condition BDB-/ in one volume a small trace of stamp removal,, overall a NICE, COMPLETE piece
Interior photos are from another piece.
