{"product_id":"golyavkin-v-we-are-playing-antarctica-mi-igraem-v-antarktidu","title":"Golyavkin, V. [We are playing Antarctica] Mi igraem v Antarktidu.","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eGolyavkin, V.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e[We are playing Antarctica] Mi igraem v Antarktidu.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eLeningrad: Detskiy Mir, 1961. 8vo. 14 pp; illustrated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eIn original wrappers; worn, lightly stained, chipped; wrappers discolored in places. Yellowed, foxed. Overall in near good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe first and only edition with these illustrations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eFamous children’s story by \u003cstrong\u003eVictor Golyavkin\u003c\/strong\u003e illustrated by \u003cstrong\u003eVadim Gusev\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNikolai Koshelkov\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003eWe are playing Antarctica\u003c\/em\u003e is a realistic tale about two brothers being left at home alone and pretending to be Antarctica explorers, like their father, who is currently away on an expedition. The dinner table becomes a tent, wardrobe becomes an iceberg, and the family cat takes on the unfortunate role of a whale (and later a penguin) that the boys are trying to hunt down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMasterful illustrations by Gusev and Koshelkov show a mix of real and imaginative - a Soviet apartment and the faraway South Pole, whales and penguins beside pillows and teddy bears. The colors are vibrant: reds, and yellows, and blues, bright lines and simple shapes in a continuous, beautiful conjunction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eVadim Gusev (1931-2008) is a famous illustrator as well as a notable author. Aside from illustrating books, he was also known for his work as a poster artist and was well versed in theatre costume design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eNikolai Koshelkov (1934-1955) is an artist, an illustrator, and art professor. Worked with posters, abstract compositions, and thematic paintings; his works were included in many Russian, Soviet, and foreign exhibitions since 1958.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eGusev and Koshelkov worked on several children’s books together: \u003cem\u003eDevil’s dozen\u003c\/em\u003e (1960), \u003cem\u003eWe are playing Antarctica\u003c\/em\u003e (1961), and \u003cem\u003eDifficult letters\u003c\/em\u003e (1964).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eWe couldn’t trace any copy of this edition in USA or European libraries via OCLC.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biblionne Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52351940362552,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/6511\/0072\/files\/26L-07_1Large.jpg?v=1778577543","url":"https:\/\/biblionnerarebooks.com\/products\/golyavkin-v-we-are-playing-antarctica-mi-igraem-v-antarktidu","provider":"Biblionne Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}