Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski. *Fading Fires: A Journey Through Palestine, Syria, and Mesopotamia*. 60 illustrations. Poznań, n.d. [1931].

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski. *Fading Fires: A Journey Through Palestine, Syria, and Mesopotamia*. 60 illustrations. Poznań, n.d. [1931]. R. Wegner’s Polish Publishing House, pp. [4], 357, [7], 32 illustrated plates (copperplate engravings), 23.5 cm, cloth binding with embossing and gilt lettering; the cover of the paperback edition is preserved.

An account of Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski’s (1878–1945) expedition to the Middle East in the 1920s, featuring a detailed description of Jerusalem and its inhabitants, as well as noting traces of Polish presence. The route of the journey led, among other places, through Constance, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Jericho, the Dead Sea, the Judean Desert, the Jordan Valley, Shechem, Mount Tabor, Nazareth, Capernaum, Haifa, Tiberias, Lebanon, Baghdad, Babylon, Karbala, Damascus, Palmyra, Baalbek, and Beirut. Cover designed by Teodor Rożankowski (1891–1970), trimmed. On the spine, a bookplate reading: “W.M.” Slight wear on the binding; otherwise, in very good condition.