Stanisław Baliński. Talismans and Divinations. Short Stories. London 1965. Polish Cultural Foundation, p. 155, [2], illustrations, 18 cm, cardboard cover.
First edition. On the half-title page, a handwritten dedication by the author: “To Mr. and Mrs. J. Krzyżanowski, I present this volume of older and newer stories with a request for your remembrance and with expressions of deep respect and devotion, Stanisław Baliński, London, May 1967.” Stanisław Baliński (1898–1984), a member of the Skamander poetry group, a diplomat during the interwar period, and in exile after 1945 (a contributor to Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, and Stanisław Grydzewski’s *Wiadomości*). Cover and illustrations in the text by Danuta Laskowska. Julian Krzyżanowski (1892–1976), literary historian, professor, and university lecturer. Very good condition.
