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Engraving of the ornate great hall of the Gdańsk town hall with carved fireplace and coffered ceiling, from a Polish 1880 mag

[Wnętrze wielkiej sali ratusza w Gdańsku]

Paweł Boczkowski, 1880

Black and white woodcut bookplate with an open book, musical score, lit candles, and a woman reading in an arched frame.

Ex libris Anny Frelkiewiczówny

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1943

Black and white woodcut ex libris with angular abstract shapes and the Latin phrase Cogito ergo sum.

Cogito ergo sum : ex libris

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1937

Engraving of two tall pines framing a wooden house with a veranda across a river, with a rowboat in the foreground.

[Brzegi nad Świdrem]

Edward Karol Nicz, 1884

Scanned printed page of dense Polish-language text in two columns with a bold headline, no pictorial image.

[Portret Domenica Santagaty]

Bronisław Puc, 1879

Engraved portrait of an elderly churchman in a skullcap and ornate embroidered vestments, mounted on cream card.

[Portret Piusa IX]

Aleksander Regulski, 1878

Woodcut bookplate of an open book with a flaming heart and KB monogram, signed by Tadeusz Cieślewski below.

KB

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1938

Engraved portrait of Karol Mecherzyński, an older man with a moustache in a dark suit, on a page of the weekly Kłosy.

Karol Mecherzyński

Józef Holewiński, 1881

Woodcut print of an elderly woman with closed eyes, framed by a veil and radiating halo lines, titled Saint Anne.

[Św. Anna]

Irena Dybowska, 1930

Engraved oval portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark suit and bow tie, titled Jan Królikowski, 1884.

Jan Królikowski

Aleksander Regulski, 1884

Black and white illustration of two crows by a striped post in snow, with farm buildings and dark clouds behind.

[Kruki, ilustracja do książki "Józef Piłsudski na Syberii" Mieczysława Bohdana Lepeckiego]

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1935

Black and white ex libris bookplate with a sailing ship on rough waves and the inscription Ex Libris Kazimierza Jodzewicza.

Ex libris Kazimierza Jodzewicza

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1931

Woodcut of prisoners walking a dim corridor as a guard's rifle and hand appear in the foreground beside dark stains.

[Bunt w więzieniu w Irkucku, ilustracja do książki "Józef Piłsudski na Syberii" Mieczysława Bohdana Lepeckiego]

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1935

Wood engraving of a night sky with suns, a crescent moon, scattered stars and streaks of falling stars above a horizon.

[Spadające gwiazdy, ilustracja do książki "Myśli wybrane" Artura Górskiego]

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1934

Printed Polish text page numbered 41 with a small engraved vignette of a crossed sword and laurel branch.

[Miecz i gałązka lauru]

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1933

Black-and-white woodcut of rocky cliffs, a hilltop castle, and pine forest under a dark sky.

[Ballada]

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1931

Black circular emblem on cream paper showing a haloed figure with paintbrushes and the text Bractwo św. Łukasza.

[Godło Bractwa św. Łukasza w Warszawie]

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1928

Woodcut of a hand reaching through prison bars holding a dark bundle, signed Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1935.

[Ręka wyciągnięta przez kratę, ilustracja do książki "Józef Piłsudski na Syberii" Mieczysława Bohdana Lepeckiego]

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1935

Woodcut of a man hunched at a desk under an oil lamp, with swirling smoke, a spider web and stacked books around him.

[Ilustracja do "Rady dla literatów, sedentarjuszów i wszystkich, którzy przywiązanemi do urzędu swojego pracami rozum…

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1936

Woodcut frontispiece of a helmeted figure reaching toward a sun above a sleeping winged youth beside a scroll.

[Atena budząca śpiącego Geniusza, frontispis do książki "Onegdaj" Wacława Berenta]

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1933

[Karta tytułowa książki "Twarzą na zachód" Felicji Kruszewskiej]

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1932

Black-and-white engraving of a nude woman standing on a shell above waves, with sun rays, roses, birds and Polish text below.

[Narodziny Wenus, ilustracja do książki "Rada dla literatów i sedentariuszów..." Samuela-Auguste'a Tissota]

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1936

Black woodcut print of a stylized door with angular overlapping shapes and hatched lines on cream paper.

[Drzwi, ilustracja do książki "Józef Piłsudski na Syberii" Mieczysława Bohdana Lepeckiego]

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1935

Wood engraving of helmeted Athena touching a sleeping winged figure with a spear beneath a radiating sun, 1933.

[Atena budząca śpiącego Geniusza, ilustracja do książki "Onegdaj" Wacława Berenta]

Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski, 1933

Engraved oval portrait of a man with mustache wearing fur-collared mantle over chainmail, with caption below.

[Portret Andrzeja Potockiego]

Bronisław Puc, 1883

Scanned page of Polish printed text in columns with a decorative heading and byline.

Dr Henryk Podowski

Edward Karol Nicz, 1890

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded older man in a dark coat, with a printed caption below naming Wacław Szymanowski.

Wacław Szymanowski. Poeta, dramaturg i dziennikarz "Kuryera warszawskiego" ur. w r. 1821-ym + d. 21-go grudnia r. 188…

Bronisław Puc, 1886

Engraved print of a statue of Jędrzej Śniadecki in a long robe, one hand resting on books beside a pedestal.

Posąg Jędrzeja Śniadeckiego w sali posiedzeń Towarzystwa lekarskiego w Warszawie

Julian Schübeler, 1877

Scanned page 380 of a Polish illustrated periodical with dense printed text in three columns and section headings.

Ks. Józefat Szczygielski

Aleksander Regulski, 1883

Engraved print of ancient monuments in Mstów: a rock, a snowy bell tower, and a vaulted hall with arches and stairs.

[Zabytki starożytne w Mstowie] : [Skała, Dzwonnica, Sień]

Kazimierz Piastuszkiewicz, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with long wavy hair and embroidered dark coat, on an 1885 Polish illustrated weekly cov

Jakub Jasieński

Julian Schübeler, 1885

Printed Cyrillic religious text page with red and black type and a woodcut winged cherub head at the bottom.

[Sąd Ostateczny]

AK, 1688

Woodcut Crucifixion scene with Christ between two thieves, mourning figures below, and a skull at the base, within an ornate

[Ukrzyżowanie]

Georgij Ierodiakon, 1636

Karol Hawliczek

Aleksander Regulski, 1879

Black and white print of two glowing hearts with stars inside, radiating lines and a scroll below, on a dark starry backgroun

[Życzenia dla p. Mortkowiczówny]

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1934

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with long hair, wearing a fur collar and an ornate studded belt.

[Portret Jana Krzeptowskiego zwanego Sabałą]

Józef Holewiński, 1886

Scanned printed page with two columns of Polish text, a serialized novel heading, and library stamp marks.

Antoni Edward Odyniec

Bronisław Puc, 1885

Engraved portrait of Henryk Sienkiewicz with mustache and goatee, wearing an overcoat, in an ornate border.

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Aleksander Regulski, 1884

Black and white woodcut of old Warsaw townhouses and church towers under a coat of arms, with a WARSZAWA banner below.

Warszawa

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1943

Printed Cyrillic prayer page with a heart-shaped arrangement of small cross ornaments and a blue library stamp.

[Apostołowie

Józef Goczemski, 1776

Black woodcut ex libris with a white fleur-de-lis, ship sails, waves and lettered banners.

Panta rei : ex libris Elwiry Jerzego Staniewiczów

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1943

Woodcut ex libris with an open book showing city scenes, a large building behind it, and the text Archiwum Miejskiego w Warsz

Ex libris Archiwum Miejskiego w Warszawie

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1938

Black woodcut ex libris bookplate with a heraldic eagle, crown, open book and text reading Ex Libris Ferdinandi Radziwiłł.

Olim 1834, 1926 : ex libris Ferdinandi Radziwiłł

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1942

Black and white bookplate with white linework showing a sailing ship on waves, framed by lettering with the owner's name.

Exlibris B. Ostromęckiego

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1944

Black-and-white print of a crowned bride kneeling before a king and priest at a candlelit church altar.

Zaślubiny

Andrzej Zajkowski, 1893

Engraved oval portrait of Herman Fudakowski, a mustached man in a suit, on a page of Tygodnik Ilustrowany, 1878.

Herman Fudakowski

Aleksander Regulski, 1878

Scanned printed page of Polish text in columns, with a poem section and a weekly chronicle heading, page 199.

Plac "Złotych krzyży" w Warszawie w r. 1809

Aleksander Musiałowicz, 1885

Engraved print of a horse herd grazing in a meadow with figures among them and trees under a cloudy sky.

[Stadnina]

Theodor Knesing, 1900

Black and white print of a standing man in a tricorn hat and sword within an ornate scrolled frame, titled Mandrin.

[Mandrin]

Antoine Valérie Bertrand, 1900

Engraving of the Gothic castle at Opinogóra with a tall pinnacled tower, tree-lined path and strolling figures.

[Zamek w Opinogórze]

Aleksandra Kühlewein, 1877

Engraved print of a neoclassical gymnasium building with a domed tower, columns, and a fenced front lawn.

[Gimnazjum w Mitawie]

Aleksander Malinowski, 1900

Scanned 1882 newspaper page from Tygodnik Powszechny with dense Polish text in columns and a small illustration.

[Gdańska Piwnica]

Bronisław Puc, 1882

Engraving of the University of Kiev, a long neoclassical building with a columned portico, with pedestrians and a carriage in

[Uniwersytet w Kijowie]

B Brochocki, 1879

Scanned printed page of Polish text in two columns with a header reading Kronika tygodniowa.

[Widok Kazimierki na Wołyniu]

Edward Gorazdowski, 1871

Engraved print of an angel pointing to a crucifix above a barefoot woman with clasped hands beside reeds and water.

[Ilustracja do wiersza "Nieszczęśliwa" N. S. Iwanowskiego]

Konstanty Przykorski, 1882

Engraving of a young woman leaning against a tree beside a lake, with a swan among reeds at the water's edge.

[Ilustracja do wiersza "Dziewczę i łabędź" Antoniego Edwarda Odyńca]

Aleksander Regulski, 1878

Oval black-and-white print of a bearded man with a laurel wreath and ruffled collar, gazing directly at the viewer.

[Portret fantazyjny Jana Kochanowskiego]

Józef Holewiński, 1885

Scanned newspaper page from The Illustrated London News, February 1865, with dense columns of printed text.

[The Restored Crypt of St. Stephen’s, the Chapel of the Houses of Parliament]

Mason Jackson, 1865

Engraved print of two bust portraits side by side: a bearded man in a buttoned coat and a woman in a lace bonnet.

[Portret Ludwika i Eleonory Sztyrmerów]

Józef Łoskoczyński, 1892

Engraved bust portrait of a man in round spectacles and high collar, captioned Andrzej Towiański, on a mounted sheet.

Andrzej Towiański : Życiorys podamy w numerze następnym

Jan Styfi, 1878

Engraving of a wooden crucifixion sculpture in a gothic arch, with kneeling mourners and soldiers, printed on a Polish journa

[Rzeźba z drzewa w kościele w Münnerstadt w Bawarii]

Aleksander Malinowski, 1886

Scanned printed page of dense text in columns under the heading 'Kronika zagraniczna' by J. I. Kraszewski.

[Ulica Kreszczaticka w Kijowie]

Stanisław Antoszewicz

Woodcut bookplate with angular abstract shapes, a central sunburst, and lettering reading Stępniewskiego Leona.

Ex libris Stępniewskiego Leona

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1943

Engraved oval portrait of a priest, Franciszek Malinowski, on a page of the 1880 Tygodnik Ilustrowany magazine.

Ksiądz Franciszek Malinowski

Aleksander Regulski, 1880