Arany János: Murány ostroma. Beszély.

Pesten, 1848. Emich Gusztáv. (4)+127+(1)p. First edition. Half-title missing.
In 1847, the Kisfaludy Society announced a competition for poetic works celebrating distinguished women from Hungarian history. Petőfi and Mihály Tompa were among the prospective entrants, but neither Arany nor Petőfi ultimately submitted their works.
Contemporary cloth, spine gilt.
Prov.: With the collection stamp of Rezső Szij; from the library of Dr Zsolt Hajdu.
Szüry: 168.; Borda MM4 59.
 
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