The catalog of our next auction, which will take place on Saturday, October 6, 2018, includes the Paris edition of "Pan Tadeusz" from 1834.
Physical Description:
p. 253, [2], table 1; 300, [3], size 11X17.5cm
The first edition of one of the most important works in our literature. On the board there is a portrait of Adam Mickiewicz in the steel engraving of A. Oleszczyński after the medallion of P. Dawid. On p. 205 vol. 2 a small woodcut portrait of Napoleon.
Hard binding full contemporary leather stylized as a sleeping, court setting from the era, five -field back, in the fields of gilded gilded with decorative gold -pressed gold and black paint, in the second field a red signs with golden titles, a ridge divided into fields with a groove with a golden strip.
HAS DECORATIVE GILDING AND EMBOSSING ON BOTH SIDES. CARD CUTS COLORED. STICKERS OF HAND COLORED MARBLE PAPER IN THE SO-CALLED "PEACOCK EYE". INNER EDGES OF COVERS FINISHED WITH A GOLDEN TRACE.
GOOD CONDITION/ paraffin on the postmark, a trace of removed seals on the reverse of the postmark, 2 sheets after minor repairs, 3 sheets with slight defects in the corners [no damage to the text], a few cards with slight stains, in places rusty spots [foxing], EFFECTIVE FRAME, NOTICE COPY
How do you briefly summarize this book?
A legend, one of the most important works of Polish literature, a classic, whatever you call it. Or to quote a seller from a well-known marketplace: "Absolute unique" [!].
The buyer of the book can boast that, quoting the Copernican Library, "he also has in his collection the world's first edition of" Pan Tadeusz ", which was published in 1834 in Paris."
There are many epithets, but what are the facts?
And what can be said about the rarity of Tadzio? Is it rare or not?
The first edition of "Pan Tadeusz" had a circulation of 3,000 copies, of which, according to various data, about 300 survived in Poland and around the world, 200 of which remained in the country. At least 2 copies appear on the widely understood antiquarian market in Poland every year, some of them have many lives and, for example, return to the market after conservation and binding.
Much rarer is the unique edition with hounds on the cover, which the poet did not like, so the publisher changed the illustration. The first edition of the epic in Poland is also rarer.
Of course, every bibliophile would like to have a first parsian edition from 1834. The book is not that rare, and yet it is not the cheapest one. On the other hand, is a dozen [maybe more] copies sold in a decade in a country of 40 million a lot?
Is the book valuable from the investor's point of view?
Recalling Tadzio's quotations from the beginning of the 21st century. its value increased several times.
It should also be mentioned about the record and high-profile internet auction, where Tadek was sold for (a trifle) 100,000. zloty.
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