Jan Bułhak. Vilnius. Warsaw-Vilnius, 1924. Published by J. Mortkowicz. Published by the Polish Teachers’ Association in Vilnius and the Publishing Society in Warsaw, p. [2], 20 plates, 28.5 cm, cloth-bound with embossing, preserved paperback cover with illustrations.
Cover title: “Vilnius in the Photographs of J. Bułhak.” An album of twenty high-quality photoprints depicting the monuments and alleys of Vilnius, based on photographs by Jan Bułhak (1876–1950), the doyen of Polish artistic and landscape photography. On the back of the title page is a list of illustrations, including: General View, the Gate of Dawn, the Vilnia and Antokol Rivers, Bekieszowa Hill, Bernardine Alley, the University, and View from Konrad’s Cell Window. The cover was designed by the distinguished Vilnius graphic artist Jerzy Hoppen, a professor at the University of Vilnius. Some discoloration on the pages and binding. In good condition.
