SLOVAK - POEMS, vols. 1–3 [complete set in 1 vol.] Paris 1832, first editions

SŁOWACKI, Juljusz

POETRY

Vol. 1–3 [complete in 1 vol.]

The first collected edition of Słowacki’s poems

Paris 1832–3, T. Barrois, Son, and A. Pinard. pp. [4] 210; [4], 248; X, [2], 144, [2]; vignettes (woodcuts), format 9.5x15 cm

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A set of three volumes of Juliusz Słowacki’s poetry, containing mostly first editions of the works.

Volume I (“Poetic Works”) includes, among others: *Żmija* (first edition), *Jan Bielecki* (first edition), *Hugo*, a novel about the Teutonic Knights, *To Michał Rola Skibicki* (first edition), *The Monk* (first edition), *Arab* (first edition).

Volume II (“Dramatic Poems”): Mindowe, King of Lithuania (first edition), Mary Stuart (first edition).

Volume III: *Lambro* (first publication) and the cycle *Poems Written During the Polish Revolution and After Its Fall*—including *Hymn*, Kulik, “Song of the Lithuanian Legion,” “Ode to Wacław Rzewuski,” “Paris,” “Hour of Reflection.”

The third volume includes the author’s preface, containing Słowacki’s telling words of complaint about the indifference of the Polish public in Paris toward the first two volumes of his work.

“In Paris, he published three volumes of poetry (1832–33), containing early poetic novels, poems, dramas, and lyric poetry. They did not arouse much interest among the émigré community, which was preoccupied mainly with political disputes. Moreover, Mickiewicz, already recognized at that time as the national poet, spoke of them reluctantly, calling Słowacki’s poetry a beautiful church in which there is no God.” Source: culture.pl.

A rare, complete set of the poet’s first editions—fundamental for research into the early period of his work.

A piece from the library of Jarosław Doliński (1881–1971)—an outstanding bibliophile, engineer, and numismatist.

Condition: Very Good (BDB); owner’s stamp; Jarosław Doliński’s zinc-etched bookplate; faint water stain on the lower margin of the first few pages; water stain on the last pages