The Soviet Circus: A Collection of Articles
by Lipovsky, Alexander (Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. Cloth in DJ; 234pp; Corners of boards slightly bumped, DJ edgeworn with minor staining & rubbing, small light stain to fore-edge, top corner of pages slightly bumped, decorated front board & endpapers, interior clean & tight, VG-/Good condition. Presents Soviet Circus artists including Oleg Popov, the "Sunny Clown"; trainers Vladimir & Yuri Durov; Valentina Surkova the gymnast; the Volzhanskys tightrope-walkers; the Bubnov sisters known as the "dragon-flies"; Valentin Filatov and his "Bear Circus"; trainer Margarita Nazarova; the magician Kio and others. Illustrated with photos.
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- Bookseller
- Book Happy Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006562
- Title
- The Soviet Circus: A Collection of Articles
- Author
- Lipovsky, Alexander (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Progress Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Moscow
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- soviet circus ussr russia gymnastics clowns culture entertainment
- Bookseller catalogs
- Performing Arts;
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- Tight
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