THE TRUMPETER OF KRAKOW; A Tale of the Fifteenth Century
Madras: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. 215 pages. Presentation copy - Signed by the author on the half title page. Black and white photo of the author pasted in on the rear of the frontispiece - also, a New York Times article from May 21, 1944, taped to the rear of the cover, with the title: Famed Polish Bugle Call Heralds Cassino Victory - reporting from the Hitler Line, Italy - re: "A Polish bugler sounded Poland's famous Hejnal call as the battle for Italy moved into a new phase." The author, Eric P. Kelly, was in France in 1918 where he did relief work among the Polish legions. After this experience, he moved to Poland where he traveled and worked for three years. In 1925 he was appointed to teach at the University of Krakow, and it was during this time that the plot of The Trumpeter of Krakow began to take shape. This book was awarded the Newbery award in 1928. Interior clean, boards lightly rubbed at edges. Blue cloth covered boards. Very good. Item #3861
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