HENRY SIENKIEWICZ
QUO VADIS
A novel from the time of Nero
"It was first published in episodes in Warsaw's "Gazeta Polska" (1895-96) and, with a minimal delay to "Gazeta," also in the Cracow daily "Czas" and "Dziennik Poznański." Soon the novel was published in compact form - its premiere took place in Krakow, in 1896. The novel was a worldwide success and was translated into more than fifty languages." source: wikipedia.org.
2nd Edition Warsaw 1897, Gebethner and Wolff Publishing House, format 115x18.5cm
HARDCOVER IN FULL CONTEMPORARY LEATHER, REFERRING IN STYLE TO THE LUXURIOUS BINDINGS OF THE PERIOD. COVERS SURROUNDED BY BLIND EMBOSSED BORDERS, BLIND EMBOSSED DECORATION IN MIRROR. FLAT SPINE WITH RICH GILDING. HAND-TINTED PAPER MARBLED ON THE ENDPAPERS, ALL CARD TRIMS MARBLED. INTERIORS OF THE COVERS FINISHED WITH INTRICATE FRETTING, EDGES OF THE PAGES EMBOSSED.
BDB-/owner's entry on title page, BEAUTIFUL Piece.
