WAŃKOWICZ Melchior
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A BOOK ABOUT THE POLISH ECONOMIC MARCH
Krakow 1939, Publishing House Biblioteka Polska, Drukarnia Narodowa, pp. XVI + 527, format 16.5 x 25 cm
FOUR MULTICOLORED BOARDS , 386 ILLUSTRATIONS AND 19 CARICATURES
Graphic design, photomontages by Mieczyslaw Berman ; caricatures by Wladyslaw Daszewski ; photos by aut. et al.
The famous picture of the creation of the Central Industrial District by a literary master in the original pre-war edition.
Melchior Wańkowicz's book about the Polish economic march, which was passed over in the People's Republic.
"Relay" is a colorful reporter's panorama of the interwar period about the reconstruction of the Second Polish Republic. In preparing to write it, Wańkowicz gathered dozens of pieces of information and conducted hundreds of interviews, ranging from the president, deputy prime minister, ministers to sailors, miners and teachers.
Melchior Wańkowicz (1892-1974) - an outstanding Polish writer, called the king of Polish reportage, one of the greatest individuals of Polish literature of the 20th century. In 1943-46 he was a war correspondent for General Anders' Second Corps. In 1949-58 he stayed in the USA, then returned to the country. In 1964, he was arrested and politically prosecuted for sending material defaming People's Poland, which was reported around the world.
HARDCOVER LUXURY PUBLISHER'S BINDING OF THE PERIOD, FULL LEATHER, GILT ON THE FACE AND SPINE, ON THE SPINE, IN ADDITION, A COLORFUL SIGNBOARD WITH GILT TITLING. TOP EDGE OF PAGES GILDED.
Condition DB+/ minor rubbing of spine edges, title page duplicated with paper [after removal of entry] nevertheless a NICE, EFFECTIVE piece.
