Bentut treshti. Provintsialna khronika (The Dike Thunders. A Provincial Chronicle) [Signed/Inscribed by Author]
first edition
1936 · Sofiia (Sofia)
by Bielev, G'oncho
Sofiia (Sofia): Narodna Kniga, 1936. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 7 x 5; pp. [3], 6-105, [3]; beige wraps, illustrated in black and red; small chips to tips of spine and upper corner of back wrap; minor loss of paper to front wrap, along spine; in about very good condition. Cover art by Veselin Staikov. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page.G'oncho Bielev (1889 - 1963) was a Bulgarian author, editor, translator, and librarian. He was a delegate to the Congress of Slavic Emigration in the US in 1946 and wrote his well-known "What I Saw in America," upon his return. His current work, a stand-alone in a trilogy on the lives of everyday people, preceded another series on the subject, but with an autobiographical slant. The creator of the cover art - Veselin Staikov (1906 - 1970) - was a renowned artist, graphic designer, and Professor of illustration and book design at the National Art Academy. (Inventory #: 002589)