1883 Służba Boża Polish Catholic Prayer Book – Wilno Józef Zawadzki – Antique

Rare antique Polish Catholic prayer book titled Służba Boża, czyli Nabożeństwo domowe i kościelne, printed in Wilno (Vilnius) in 1883 by Józef Zawadzki, one of the most respected 19th-century Polish publishers. This work is written in Polish

This devotional manual was used by Roman Catholics for home and church prayer, containing prayers, moral instruction, confessional guidance, and hymns (Pieśni nabożne). Books like this were printed during the partitions of Poland, when religious expression in the Polish language was often restrictedmaking this a precious cultural and spiritual artifact.

The book is in fragile antique condition with edge wear, foxing, and binding separation from age, but all pages remain present and legible. Title page features a devotional illustration of the Madonna and Child. A remarkable survivor over 140 years old, carrying deep historical and devotional value. This would be considered good condition for an antique book, leather flakes with use, as seen in pi