Przyjaciel Ludu, Vol. VI, Nos. 1–2 [1839–1840]

Volume: Complete year, issues 1–52 (Volume 1 and Volume 2 in a single block).

Size: 27 cm.

Binding: Contemporary half-leather in a period style, with gilded title lettering and decorative embossing on the spine.

“Przyjaciel Ludu” (Friend of the People), published in Leszno by Ernest Günther from 1834 to 1849, was the first Polish illustrated weekly magazine to popularize historical, geographical, and natural science knowledge under Prussian rule. The complete Volume VI, edited by Józef Łukaszewicz, contains essays on the history of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, descriptions of historical monuments and castles in the borderlands, biographies of scholars and statesmen, as well as natural history and technical articles, with numerous woodcuts within the text and on full pages.

A complete annual volume in a beautiful leather binding, for collectors of vintage Polish periodicals.

The volume is intact; the pages are generally clean, with no tears or missing sections, and feature natural rust-colored spots; the text and illustrations are legible. The binding is in excellent condition; the leather is smooth, with no scuffs or cracks.

An item from the 19th Polish Antiquarian Book Auction.