Aleksandra MENDYKOWA - The Kornovs. [Books About Książka]

Author: AleksandraMENDYKOWA

Title: The Kornows.

• Series: Books About Books
• Place of publication: Wrocław
• Year of publication: 1980
• Publisher: Ossolineum National Publishing House
• Number of pages: 342 , [2]
• Illustrations, maps: 37 illustrations in the text
• Dimensions: 20 cm
• Binding: hardcover with half-cloth
• Condition: very good/very good-
• ISBN: 8304001691

Description:

Aleksandra Mendykowa’s book is dedicated to the history of the Korn family—one of the most important bookselling and publishing families active in Poland. The author presents the history of the Korn publishing house, its development, publishing activities, and significance for 19th-century book culture and intellectual life.

The study traces the successive stages of the family’s activities, including the operation of a printing house, bookstore, and publishing house, as well as profiles of family members involved in the development of the Polish publishing movement. Particular attention is paid to the Korn family’s role in promoting literature, science, and writing, as well as their influence on the development of the book market.

It also includes a bibliography and a genealogy of the Korn family.