Melchior Wańkowicz. Poles and America. [London 1954] Poets and Painters Publishing House [handwritten dedication by the author!]

Melchior Wańkowicz. Poles and America. [London 1954] Publishing House of Poets and Painters in Exile in England. Dimensions: 18.5 x 12.5 cm, 181 pages + [1]. Paperback with dust jacket. Numerous pencil underlines on three pages, a crease on the outer dust jacket; condition: more than good.

In the introduction, the author notes:

It wasn’t the dollar that drove us to this country in its early days. Nor was it a spirit of adventure. In the Wild Fields, we had ample outlet for our pioneering instincts. Franciszek Warnadziewicz, a member of Columbus’s expedition who died from an Indian arrow, was an exception who strayed to the Bahamas instead of the Wild Fields. Nor did those of different faiths need to flee overseas for their religious beliefs. Poland was the “European America” to which the persecuted sought refuge.

Handwritten dedication by the author!