KLUCZYCKI J.[akub] F.[ranciszek] - Polish souvenirs in Vienna and its environs...1835

KLUCZYCKI J[akub] F[ranciszek]. Pamiątki polskie w Wiedniu i jego okolice : jakoteż inne wiadomości tyczące się Polaków, szczególniej mieszkańców Galicyi. Cracow 1835, published by the author. Pp. [4], X, 353, [4] vignettes (woodcuts) in text, f. plates 2 (including 1 fold-out); cm.

Hardcover cloth binding with gilt and embossing on spine, retained booklet covers. Good condition.

Contains information on Polish memorabilia in the Vienna collections and on the Polish colony and Polish institutions there (among others: News about builders in Vienna Danzigans and Cracovians; Participation of Hieronim Lubomirski in the relief of Vienna; The march of the Polish army at the relief of Vienna;King Sobieski's reception in Vienna; Thegreat Prophet's banner and Sobieski's pałasz; National souvenirs after the public collections in Vienna; Sources of Polish writing in the Vienna bookshops; Polish souvenirs around Vienna) .

The copperplate (signed: "Tyrowicz rysow.") depicts an obelisk commemorating the meeting between Emperor Leopold I and John III Sobieski; the fold-out panel shows the formation of the allied troops on the day of the Battle of Vienna, September 12, 1683