ZAYDLER, Bernard. History of Poland to the Last Times. Florence: Batelli, 1831. First and only edition of this richly illustrated history of Poland by jurist and historian Bernard Zaydler, a member of the Royal Polish Society of Friends of Science. The plates, largely by the Italian engraver Antonio Verico, depict traditional costumes and urban views; particularly squares and monuments of Warsaw and its surroundings; as well as historical and battle scenes such as the Siege of Vienna (1683) and the Battle of Leipzig (1813). Portraits include emblematic figures from Polish history, including Kings John III Sobieski and Casimir III the Great, and the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. The work includes two city plans of Warsaw and Krakow and two hand-coloured folding maps of Eastern Europe showing the geography of Poland before the First Partition of 1772 and its state in 1831. 2 volumes, 4to (225 x 150mm). Two text volumes and one volume of plates, containing 107 plates of maps, portraits, views, and costumes, many folding, internally in good condition. Bound in contemporary half vellum, gilt lettering-pieces to spines, spines gilt, yellow edges. (2)