ORŁOWSKI Antoni - Encyclopedia humoru i satyry polskiej [1914].

Warsaw, 1914, circulation of the weekly newspaper Mucha. 16.5x24 cm, pp. (4), 416, (2), 352, (4), 448, 3-338, XIII [4 volumes in 2 volumes], contemporary half-leather bookbinding, case. Good condition (lacks pre-title page, title page, and 1-2 in volume IV, single small paper underlining of pages).

An anthology of humorous and satirical texts from Polish literature, presenting various forms of comedy - from the epigram and the epigram to the moral and political satire. Author Antoni Orłowski (1869-1921) was a Polish journalist, publisher, humorist and satirist, publishing under the pseudonyms Krogulec and Fortunat, among others. He was associated for many years with the satirical weekly Mucha, in which he criticized social reality and the partitioning authorities with sharp humor and irony, exposing himself to repression. The author of numerous satirical works, he was one of the most important figures in Polish satire at the turn of the 20th century.