ŻUŁAWSKI, Jerzy, *Poems*, Volumes 1–4. Published in 1908 by H. Altenberg’s bookstore in Lviv; printed at the National Printing House in Kraków.
Cloth binding with labels on the spine, gilt lettering. All volumes bear provenance stamps on the pages, as well as a handwritten dedication by another person dated October 28, 1929. Colored top edges. Number of pages: Vol. I—282, Vol. II—286, Vol. III—288, Vol. IV—308. Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 14.7 cm. Pages are clean; slight soiling visible on the covers. Condition of all volumes is more than good.
Jerzy Żuławski (1874–1915) was a writer of the Young Poland period and one of the first authors of popular science literature. The pages of the books bear the maxim “Tuum fac nec respicias finem,” meaning“Do your part and do not look to the end” (follow your calling and do not worry about the consequences or the opinions of others); this was Jerzy Żuławski’s life motto.
Jerzy Żuławski is the author of the so-called “Lunar Trilogy.” This pioneering series of novels, published between 1903 and 1911, served as precursors to Polish science fiction literature.
