Józef Korzeniowski, The Wanderings of an Original [1852]

Size: 18 cm.

Volume: 357, [1], II pp.

Binding: Original period half-leather.

A novel by Józef Korzeniowski, a playwright and prose writer, one of the pioneers of Polish realism. The eponymous “original” views the world with ironic detachment, and his journey serves to portray the nobility and the bourgeoisie of the mid-19th century. Korzeniowski writes with a light touch and without pathos, humorously portraying salon life, social conventions, and human frailties. The first edition was published in Vilnius in 1848; later, the author published a sequel, *The New Wanderings of the Original*. This is the second edition, from Józef Zawadzki’s printing house in Vilnius.

On the first half-title page, there is a stamp reading “From the Library of Xawery Turski.” The paper is discolored. Original period half-leather binding.

An item from the 18th Polish Antiquarian Book Auction.