(GALICIA). DUNIKOWSKI Emil Habdank, Landschaftliche Schilderung von Galizien.

Landschaftliche Schilderung von Galizien.

SonderAbdruck aus dem Werke: "Die österreichisch-ungarische Monarchiein Wort und Bild". (Special reprint from the work: "The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Image.") Wien 1897. Hof und Staatdruckerei in Wien. 4 , pp. [2], 46-110, illustrations (woodcuts), publisher's decorative cloth binding.
On the frontispiece page, handwritten dedication "To His Excellency H.E. Doktor St. Hr. Baden national marshal (...) author". On the title page the coat-of-arms stamp of the Radachowska Library. Unwarranted rubbing of the binding. nice piece. Condition b. good. Description of the landscape of Galicia. Emil Habdank Dunikowski (1855-1924) - a graduate of the Universities of Lviv, Munich and Vienna, is one of the most prominent Polish scientists who specialized in earth sciences, and continued his professional career in Lviv of the Austrian era. Sociable, hardworking and curious about the world, he devoted his time to uncovering the mysteries of geology, actively developing Polish research in Galicia. While carrying out research assignments in various parts of the globe (including North Africa, North America, Europe, the Russian Maritime Country), he satisfied his passion for travel by providing aptly crafted descriptions of nature in its broadest sense.