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The Ransom of Russian Art
por McPhee, John
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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Sobre este item
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1994. First Edition. Fine in red cloth covered boards with black text stamped on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/4 by 5 3/8 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. Signed without an inscription or date by the author on the title page. 181 pages of text illustrated with four sections of color plates. McPhee's book which examines the unlawful "departure" of underground artist's works during the 60's and 70's in Russia.
Sinopse
The Ransom of Russian Art by John McPhee investigates the plight of "unofficial" Soviet artists and the University of Maryland professor, Norton Dodge, who smuggled their work our of the USSR for nearly 30 years. This book contains 40 color plates.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- TB29492
- Título
- The Ransom of Russian Art
- Autor
- McPhee, John
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Edição
- First Edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1994
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