Żeromski Stefan- Ashes [illustrations by Antoni Uniechowski].

Warsaw 1951/ Spółdzielnia Wydawniczo-Oświatowa Czytelnik/14.5x20.5cm/s.277,288,321/ color and black and white illustrations outside the text/ binding, full leather,spines with convex bindings, gilded titles, decorations on the face, pasted original publisher's covers/ very good condition, few minor soiling

Cover was designed by Jan S.Miklaszewski

Illustrations by Antoni Uniechowski

Antoni Uniechowski - an outstanding illustrator and painter. He studied art in 1924-29 at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. He created mainly book illustrations, characterized by light line pen and ink drawings, lavished with gouache or tempera. In 1945-56 he was associated with the weekly magazine "Przekrój". He gained great popularity with his views of old Warsaw and illustrations of the life of its inhabitants, as well as frivolous scenes created with a light line, full of humor and fantasy. He illustrated classics of Polish and foreign literature. He also did theatrical, television and film set design, designed posters