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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 56 Drawings In B/W, 4 In Color (illustratore). 1st Edition. 31 Cm. Red Card Covers Printed In Black And Grey. Text In Russian, Captions In Russian And French. First And Only Edition. Very Scarce, Worldcat Locates Only One Institutional Copy, In Slovenia. This Copy Inscribed At Length By Beshkov And Dated In 1950 In Sofia; From The Collection Of American Social Artist William Gropper. Ilia Beshkov Dunov (Bulgarian: ???? ?????? ?????; 1901 - 1958) Was A Bulgarian Painter, Graphic Artist, Comics Artist, Caricaturist, Cartoonist, Illustrator, Writer And Pedagogue. Beshkov Was Born In 1901 In Dolni Dabnik, Nowadays A Small Town Near Pleven In Pleven Province, Central Northern Bulgaria. In 1918-1920, He Studied At The Faculty Of Law Of Sofia University And Briefly Returned To His Native Dolni Dabnik As A Teacher. In 1921, He Enrolled In Painting At The National Academy Of Arts, In The Class Of Prof. Nikola Marinov. He Graduated In 1926. As A Student, Beshkov Published Caricatures In The Maskarad, Div Dyado, Balgaran, Starshel And Vik Magazines And Illustrated The Issues Of The T. F. Chipev And Hemus Printing Houses. From 1925 On, He Co-Operated With The Pladne Magazine Among Others. He Was Twice Arrested Due To His Leftist Political Views: Once After Participating In The June Uprising Following The Bulgarian Coup D'état Of 1923 And Then During The 1925 April Events In The Wake Of The St Nedelya Church Assault. In 1930, Beshkov Became A Member Of The Narodno Izkustvo Movement. He Was From The Founders Of The Famous Newspaper Sturshel (Hornet) In 1940, And Published In It Without Signature Or Pseudonym. One Of His Best Known Comic Characters Was 'Spekulanta Maks'. In 1945, He Became A Lecturer Of Drawing, Illustration And Print Design At The National Academy Of Fine Art; He Was Elected A Tenured Professor In 1953 And Led The Department Of Graphics Until His Death In 1958 In Sofia. Beshkov's Political Caricatures Were Noted For Their Sarcasm And Deep Connotations. His Works Were Humanist, Democratic, Revolutionary And National In Nature. The Art Gallery In Pleven Is Named In His Honor And Most Of His Works Are Exhibited There. Inscribed by Illustrator(s).