RZEWUSKI Henryk - The Castle of Cracow. A historical romance of the 16th century [set of 3 volumes in 1 volume] [first edition 1847-8].

St. Petersburg 1847-1848 Edition of the Editorial Board of the Weekly. 14x20.5 cm, pp. XIX, 255, 223, 314 (3 volumes in 1 volume - set), contemporary bookbinding, half-leather with gilt on spine, signed on rear pastedown with sticker of MillaArte bindery. Good condition (rust spots, traces of dampstaining on first few and last few pages, single small paper undercovers).

First edition of the novel The Castle of Cracow by Henryk Rzewuski (1791-1866) - Polish count, freelance writer, novelist and publicist, considered the creator of the gentry storytelling as a literary genre, a member of the so-called "St. Petersburg coterie", an association of conservatives preaching the need to submit to the authority of Russia. In 1850-1856 he was an official for special assignments to Tsarist Governor Ivan Paskevich.