Karol Estreicher, Guttenberg [1900]

Author: Karol ESTREICHER (the Elder) (1827–1908) [Polish bibliographer and librarian; director of the Jagiellonian Library for 37 years; author of *Bibliografia Polska*; co-founder of the Academy of Learning]

Publisher: Drukarnia, Kraków

Year of publication: 1900.

Length: 15 pages

Size: 20 cm.

Binding: Paperback.

In 1900, the 500th anniversary of Johannes Gutenberg’s birth was celebrated throughout Europe. Karol Estreicher (1827–1908), director of the Jagiellonian Library and author of *Bibliografia polska* (*Polish Bibliography*), wrote a short treatise on the inventor of printing to mark the occasion, thereby incorporating Polish book studies into the jubilee celebrations.

Provenance: On the back of the title page is a stamp reading “Tomasz Maczuga, from the collection.”

An anniversary brochure honoring the “father of Polish bibliography,” for lovers of book history.

Title page with damage at the bottom.

An item from the 19th Polish Antiquarian Book Auction.