"The best of the best" section, i.e. creme de la creme, "The best of the best" not only from our offer, but the best on the market. Extremely rare things, valuable and sought-after prints, real white ravens.
Most often, these books do not appear on our website and are not available to the general public, but only to carefully selected and wealthy clients.
Due to the fact that we have been operating on the antique market for many years, we have extensive experience in acquiring valuable objects. We will help you obtain the most sought-after works in Poland.
Dziś mamy zaszczyt przedstawić Państwu dwa ogromne woluminy w formacie tzw. Folio, tudzież foliału, a mieszczące w sobie niebagatelną wiedzę z zakresu historii polskiego prawa.
Today we have the honor to present you two huge volumes in the so-called Folio, or folio, containing considerable knowledge of the history of Polish law.
Cum gratia & privilegio S. R. M. Kraków 1637. W Drukárniey Andrzeiá Piotrkowczyká, Królá J. M. Typográphá Roku Pańskiego ... k. [4], s. 940, k. [9], including 2 colored title cards with a woodcut of a coat of arms and 1 full page. woodcut of the White Eagle, vignettes and initials in woodcut; Folio format [20.5x30.5 cm]
An impressive collection of laws, crown and Lithuanian parliamentary constitutions, conscription universals, resolutions, decrees, etc. legal acts, covering the period 1550 - 1637. Chronologically, it covers the reigns of Sigismund Augustus, Henry Valois, Stefan Batory, Sigismund III and Władysław IV Vasa.
Very rare!
HARDBACK, FULL LEATHER BINDING HAND-MARBLED. THE COVERS HAVE A GOLD-PLATED BORDER, DECORATIVE SPINES WITH GOLDING AND BINDS. HAND-MARMORIZED ENDPAPERS.
Very good condition/ 27 initial pages [including the first title page] in a copy on ribbed paper, a few pages after conservation, otherwise a clean, nice copy
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