SIENKIEWICZ Henryk - Ogniem i mieczem. Vol. 1-3. 1884. 1st ed. for preservation.

SIENKIEWICZ Henryk - Ogniem i mieczem. A novel of the old years. Vol. 1-3 [in 4 vols.]. Warsaw 1884. printed by Wladyslaw Szulc and S-ki. 16d, p. [4], 387, plate 1 [portrait of the author in woodcut]; [4], 411; [4], 450; [4], [451]-756. psk. period binding.
Bindings damaged, blocks cracked, some pages loose, trace of moisture in vol. 2, back cover of this volume somewhat decayed, staining of corner of portrait. In. vol. 2 two pages (pp. 7-10) handwritten in period. The copy requires the intervention of a conservator. signature and stamp. Volume 3 was issued in 2 parts with continuous pagination. Complete first edition of one of the first historical novels by Henryk Sienkiewicz, being the first part of the Trilogy, written "to comfort the heart" and published in 1884-1888. Printing of the novel began in episodes simultaneously in the pages of "Słowo" and "Czas" in May 1883. The work was well received by readers and in time became one of the most popular novels in Polish literature.