Stefan Żeromski—*Przedwiośnie* [full-leather binding] [first edition]

Stefan Żeromski / *Przedwiośnie* / Warsaw 1925 / J. Mortkowicz Publishing House / first edition / numbered print run, this copy no. 371 / full leather binding / p.[7], 383 / Good condition; slight yellowing in places throughout the text; some soiling; corners of several pages with slight creases; provenance stamp on pp. 51 and 323

Full-leather bookbinder’s binding with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. In the center of the front cover is a gilt, allegorical motif of a young tree; on the back cover is the publisher’s gilt seal. Endpapers lined with decorative paper; edges of the pages are tinted.

First edition of one of Stefan Żeromski’s most important novels. The work offers a penetrating analysis of the social and political problems facing the reborn nation, addressing the disillusionment of the younger generation, social inequalities, and the search for a path to the country’s recovery.