SZUMSKI Stanislaw, In battles and prisons. Memoirs from the years 1812 - 1848. published by Henryk Moscicki. Vilna 1931. published and printed by Jozef Zawadzki. Pp. VI, [2], 216, f. plates 17 (rotogravures); 23.5cm.
Hard cloth binding with gilt on spine. Good condition.
Memoirs describe events from 1812 to 1851 (including theNapoleonic campaign of 1812; the November Uprising, Konarski's conspiracy, and exile).
Pieces from the book collection of Janusz Dunin Horkawicz (ex libris on the front paste-down) and his father Victor Dunin Horkawicz (stamp).
Stanislaw Szumski (1790-1871) - marshal of the nobility of the Vilna province, November insurgent, participant in the Konarski conspiracy.
Janusz Dunin-Horkawicz (1931-2007) - literary scholar, bibliologist, bibliophile, librarian, academic teacher, social activist.
