Rare books
BBC Music Magazine November 2017
In our new-look November issue, we mark 100 years since the Russian Revolution by looking at how the dramatic itself and the Soviet regime that followed had a major impact on classical music and the Russian composers who lived through them.
Bebit
Babbitt (1922) is a satirical novel by Sinclair Lewis that depicts the life of George F. Babbitt, a typical American citizen – a successful real estate agent living in the conformity, materialism, and false morality of provincial American society.
Ben Nicholson: Slike
"Ben Nicholson: Paintings" by Herbert Read is a small monograph in the "Little Art Encyclopedia" series (No. 45). It presents the abstract painting of the British artist Ben Nicholson with an introduction and color reproductions.
Beograde, dobro jutro I–II
A collection of aphorisms and poetic observations by Dušan Radović from the show "Belgrade, good morning" on Studio B (1977–1978). Witty, ironic and warm miniatures about Belgrade, its people, politics and everyday life – a diary of the city through wit a
Bestijarij: Od predaje do umjetnosti i natrag
A collection of essays by a distinguished Croatian art historian, exploring the symbolism of animals in art, folklore, and mythology, connecting ancient traditions with their reflection in fine art and culture.
Bez dogme
Published in 1891, the novel is one of Henryk Sienkiewicz's most famous psychological and social works. Unlike his historical novels, this work presents an introspective and philosophical account of the decadent nobility of the 19th century.
Biblija - s ilustracijama Gustave Dorea
The book is printed on high-quality paper, in hardcover, large format. There are 230 black and white illustrations by Gustave Dore on 480 pages. The translations of the excerpts were taken from the Bible in the 1976 edition of the Christian Present.
Bilježnica Robija K.
Robi's Notebook by K. Viktor Ivančić is a satirical book written in the form of a diary of an eight-year-old boy, Robi, through whose seemingly naive perspective the social and political absurdities of Croatia in the early 1990s are revealed.
