With Fire and Sword by Henryk Sienkiewicz - 2002

Fredonia Books (NL). paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. Softcover. Very Good condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. Used sticker on back cover. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Fredonia Books, 2002. As New condition. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine with no creases. Trade Paperback. 5" wide by 8" tall. No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Volume 1 only. This is the first volume of a trilogy. It is an historical novel, set in the later 17th century, that describes Poland's struggles against Cossacks, Tatars, Swedes, and Turks. Translated by Samuel A. Binion. Henryk (Adam Alexander Pius) Sienkiewicz (1846-1916) also wrote Quo Vadis? (1896). He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905. Original pictorial wraps. . Reprint of the 1884 original. Softcover. As New condition. 424pp..

Fredonia Books (NL), 2002. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The period embraced in this set is "one of the most dramatic and fruitful of results in European Annals - remarkable for work and endeavor, especially in the Slav world," the author writes. Among Western Slavs, the great events were the Hussite Wars and the union of Lithuania and Polant. The Hussite Wars were caused by ideas of race and religion (born in Bohemia.) The period of Bohemian activity began in 1403 and ended in 1434, with the battle of Lipan. Known for their great narrative power and contain vivid characterizations, Sienkiewicz' work includes the great trilogy of historical novels began to appear in 1883. It is composed of With Fire and Sword (1884), The Deluge (1886), and Pan Michael (1887-88). Set in the later 17th century, the trilogy describes Poland's struggles against Cossacks, Tatars, Swedes, and Turks, stressing Polish heroism in a vivid style of epic clarity and simplicity.… Read More

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Amsterdam: Fredonia Books, 2002. Softcover. Fine. Illustrations by M. De Lipman. Historical novel of 17th century Poland at the time of King John III, originally published in 1884. Translated by Samuel A. Binion. Volume I to page 424, Volume II continues to page 821. Reprint of the 1898 edition. Very light cover wear. Sienkiewicz, 1846-1916, was the foremost historical novelist in 19th century Poland and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1905.

Fredonia Books (NL), 2002-11-06. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!