Vintage USSR Book: 'Heart of Bonivur' by Dmitry Nagishkin, 1J121

Experience the soul-stirring poetry of N.A. Nekrasov with this vintage USSR book titled '??????' (translated as "Lyrics"). Published in Moscow in 1978, this book encapsulates the profound lyricism and emotional depth that defined Nekrasov's poetic works. Within the pages of this vintage book, you will discover a collection of Nekrasov's poetic verses that evoke a range of emotions and touch the depths of the human experience. Each line is crafted with exquisite beauty and resonates with the social consciousness and cultural landscape of the Soviet Union. Despite the passage of time, this vintage book remains a cherished testament to Nekrasov's contributions to Russian literature...

Set sail on a timeless literary voyage with this captivating vintage book, featuring the beloved work "Crimson Sails" by Alexander Green, from the USSR. Circa 1980, this book stands ...

The quintessential distillation of American Pop culture in the eighties, "Pictures" by Herb Ritts, circa 1988. The book is in very good vintage condition and measures 11.25" x 14.5". A must have! #4282 Herb Ritts was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits in the style of classical Greek sculpture. Consequently some of his more famous pieces are of male and female nudes in what can be called glamour photography. Ritts was born in Los Angeles, California to a prosperous family. His parents, Herb and Shirley Ritts, owned a successful furniture business. He received an economics degree from Bard College in upstate New York in 1974 and soon after returned to Los Angeles to work as a sales representative for his family's business. He came out as gay to his parents while in college; they were accepting and supportive. However, Ritts started taking night classes in photography and decided to dedicate himself to the art in the late 1970s. His first break into the business occurred as a result of taking portraits of his actor friend Richard Gere. These photos gained national exposure on the covers of many magazines. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he worked with magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and Vogue on portraits of famous people and artistic photos of models. Subjects of his black-and-white celebrity portraits included Kofi Annan, Cindy Crawford, Tenzin Gyatso (the Dalai Lama), Madonna, Jack Nicholson and Elizabeth Taylor. In 1981, Ritts took photos for the album cover of Olivia Newton-John's Physical. He started his long term collaboration with Madonna in 1984, when he shot the ad for her movie Desperately Seeking Susan. In 1984, he photographed Eagles drummer and vocalist Don Henley for his second solo album Building the Perfect Beast. In 1986, Ritts shot the cover photo of Madonna's True Blue album. He later ventured into the world of music video at a suggestion of Madonna and filmed her video "Cherish". In 1988, he photographed Steve Winwood for his Roll With It album. In 1989, he photographed Belinda Carlisle...

Title: A Treasury of Gilbert and Sullivan The words and music of one hundred and two songs from eleven operettas Edited: Deems Taylor Publisher...