GOŁĘBIOWSKI, Łukasz - Domy i dwory przy tem opisanie apteczki, kuchni, stołów, uczt, biesiada, trunków i pijatyki; łaźni i kąpieli; łóżek, pościeli, ogrodów, powozów i koni; błaznów, karłów, wszelkie zwyczajów dworskich i różnych obyczajowych szczegółów. Warszawa 1830, nakł. autora, druk N. Glücksberg. 25 cm, pp. [4], 296, [2], f. folding plates. [1] with illustrations (copperplate); co. binding: psk., raised wraps.
1st ed. The work of one of the fathers of Polish ethnography, Łukasz Gołębiowski (1773-1849) - participant in the Kościuszko Uprising, historian, researcher of old Polish (noble and folk) customs, traditions and material culture. Beautifully preserved copy, rebound on thick, handmade paper (without the slightest blemish!), very wide margins preserved. On the plate engravings with images of superb objects and equipment of noble residences, ex-libris on the front page, errors in pagination. Exceptional copy!
