Krasicki, I., PAN PODSTOLI, 1784 [1st edition]

Krasicki, Ignacy (1735–1801)
PAN PODSTOLI. Part I. Moribus antiquis. By Privilege.
Warsaw, Published and Printed by Michał Gröll, 1784

300 pp.; 14.5 cm; contemporary half-leather binding with elaborate embossing and gilding on the spine; condition more than good, with the owner’s inscription “Eustachi Kowalski” on a few pages, block intact, slight soiling, one page missing (287/288); rare, 1st edition;

"Pan Podstoli" is one of the most important works of prose from the Polish Enlightenment and is sometimes considered one of the first Polish novels. The title character is portrayed as a model of an enlightened landowner and farmer, and the work serves as a literary exposition of the social and moral ideals promoted by Ignacy Krasicki.