ZEGADŁOWICZ Emil - Night of St. John the Evangelist - Gorzeń Górny 1924 [bound by Robert Jahoda + author's signature + TMK binding exhibition] RRR!

EMIL ZEGADŁOWICZ

THE NIGHT OF SAINT JAN EVANGELIST

Mystery-ballad in seven spheres

Gorzeń Górny 1924

Printed in type: Garmond antiqua in the text, garmond italic in the explanatory notes, Egyptian canon, Egyptian bicero, text antiqua, cicero italic broadside, thirds rom, antiqua and cicero mediated on the title page, petit italic, antiqua in the margins, petit rom. antique verse on p. 58, nonparel verse on the chronicle, completed on January eighteenth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four at the Franciszek Foltin Printing House in Wadowice.

The cover was made by Edward Porządkowski, Exlibris and interlude on the title page by Ludwik Misky, one hundred and seventy pieces numbered and signed by the author were printed on blue handmade paper.

Number 153.

An extremely rare book!

"The prelude, as it were, to "The Olive Lamp" was the ballad mystery "The Night of St. John the Evangelist", carefully published at the time in terms of graphics and typography, with an excellent cover by Edward Porządkowski. In connection with the publication of this book, Zegadlowicz writes that Foltin skinned him, billing him a dizzying sum, but immediately adds, "It is a graphic masterpiece, and that comforts me."

Additionally bound from Robert Jahoda's Bookbinding Company - signed binding, it was exhibited by the Society of Book Lovers at the June/July 1925 Book Binding Exhibition - this is evidenced by a sticker affixed to the back cover.

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Parchment binding, gilt titling on front cover and stamping designed by K.Wójcik - UNIQUE !

Robert Jahoda - born. June 1, 1862 in Bochnia - died February 28, 1947 in Krakow - Master bookbinder, author of many impressive artistic bindings, diplomas, founder of one of the best bookbinding workshops in the Second Polish Republic. He was also involved in the conservation of old prints, archival materials, including Jan Długosz's Annales seu Cronicae Regni Poloniae. He learned the profession in Krakow, Vienna and Lviv. In 1887 he passed the journeyman's exam and established his first atelier at 37 Market Square. In 1912 he bought a tenement house at 4 Gołębia Street where he moved his workshop. He participated in more than twenty international exhibitions in Berlin, Leipzig, Lviv, Paris, Poznan or Vienna. Winner of many honors and awards, in 1914 he was awarded at the All-World Exhibition of Book Art in Leipzig, in 1925 he won a gold medal at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris, in 1929 he also won a gold medal at the General National Exhibition in Poznan. In 1937, an exhibition of Jahoda's works prepared for the 50th anniversary of his establishment was held in Cracow.

Condition of preservation very good.

Number of pages: 58

Format: 19x12 cm

Only for the best collections.

Piece of a single, unique piece.