VINCENZ Stanislaw
ON THE HIGH PLATEAU
PAINTINGS, PRIDES AND TALES FROM THE HUCUL HIGHLANDS
Warsaw 1936, Towarzystwo Wydawnicze "Rój", pages 720, format 15.5x23.5 cm
Wyd.1.
Printed 2250 copies, here No. 1075
On the High Polonin is a famous series of books by Stanislaw Vincenz devoted to the Hutsul region.
The cycle consists of three parts:
part. 1. Prawda starowieku (Warsaw 1936)
part. 2. new times: book 1 Zwada (London 1970), book 2 Listy z nieba (London 1974)
part. 3. Dyer's Garland (London 1979)
The individual volumes contain legends, songs, beliefs, real and legendary characters, parables, ethnological essays from the Hutsul region.
The series is an example of literature about a specific region, which, however, has universal qualities and deals with themes of history, duration and passing, nature and culture. The author seeks to find in the simple life of shepherds values not destroyed by civilization.
HARDCOVER WITH PERIOD CLOTH BINDING. INSIDE PRESERVED PUBLISHER'S CARDBOARD COVER
DB condition soiling, stains
