Bidspirit auction | Dugonics András: Etelka, egy igen

Dugonics András: Etelka, egy igen ritka magyar kis-aszszony Világos-váratt, Árpád és Zoltán fejedelmink’ ideikben. I-II. könyv. - Posonyban és Kassán, 1788. Füskúti Landerer Mihály. 1pl(s).+(6)+351p.; 1pl(s).+(2)+394p. With two-colour printed title pages and intertextual engravings. The first edition of the work is considered the first original Hungarian novel. The Piarist author completed the work as early as 1786, which could only be published in 1788 due to censorship. Set in the Árpád Era but conveying a current message against the court's Germanization policy, the book became a huge success, especially popular among ladies. As a result, two further editions were published within a short time (in 1791 and 1805). Contemporary leather. Spine richly gilt, slightly damaged. Szüry: 1024.