Gamaston [Gustaw Kamieński], *A Leopard’s Life*. A Short Story Based on Student Memories [1894]

Year of publication: [1894].

Format: 18 cm.

Volume: [4], 494, [4] pp.

Binding: Period half-leather with visible wear.

Gustaw Kamieński (pen name Gamaston), a process engineer born in Siedlce and a graduate of the St. Petersburg Institute of Technology, combined writing with his professional career. “A Leopard’s Life” is his second novel, published a year after it appeared in serial form. It tells the story of Polish students in St. Petersburg: their revelry, poverty, and grand ideas, which he ironically calls “a leopard’s life.” It was published by K. Grendyszewski, who ran a Polish bookstore in St. Petersburg.

A signature on the half-title page. Minor soiling. Half-leather binding.

Item from the 18th Polish Antiquarian Book Auction.