World of Adventures: Book Collection_03
500 ₸
World of Adventures: Book Collection_03
№267280 Created: January 10 2024
Condition:
New
1. Boussenard Louis - The Diamond Thieves, 1982, Alma-Ata, "Kainar", hard leatherette cover, p. 416; format: 133 x 206 mm, weight: 404 g, circulation: 100,000 copies.
French writer Louis Boussenard is the author of numerous adventure novels that are not inferior to the best works of Jules Verne. Their distinctive features are: a wealth of imagination, a sense of humor, the romance of distant lands and extensive scientific material. "The Diamond Thieves" is the author's most famous novel, telling the story of the adventures of three Frenchmen who set off on a deadly journey to the heart of South Africa in the hope of taking possession of fabulous treasures.
2. Giovagnoli Raffaello - Spartacus. A historical novel from the 7th century Roman era, 1979, Alma-Ata, “Zhalyn”, hardcover, p. 528; with a tone frontispiece, format: 133 x 207 mm, weight: 530 g, circulation: 700,000 copies.
The novel by the Italian writer Raffaello Giovagnoli (1838 - 1915) tells the story of the largest slave rebellion in history (74 - 71 BC) led by Spartacus. At the center of the work is the image of a fearless fighter who devotes all his strength and passion to the fight against oppression. Spartacus dies, but the idea of freedom remains in the souls of enslaved people. The story recreates one of the most interesting, dramatic pages of the history of Ancient Rome, tells about the customs and life of all strata of the slave society.
3. Leonid Solovyov - The Tale of Khodja Nasreddin, 1980, Leningrad, "Lenizdat", hardback with embossing and gilding leatherette cover, p. 575; with numerous b/w illustrations, format: 134 x 206 mm, weight: 556 g, circulation: 1,500,000 copies.
The first book, published in "Roman-Gazeta" on the eve of the Great Patriotic War, immediately gained extraordinary popularity for its extraordinary literary skill, intelligent, kind and cheerful wit. The book was reprinted and filmed many times, and one reprint took place even after the author was arrested for political reasons (1946). It was translated and published in English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Hebrew and other languages.
The second book, written in a completely different, philosophical style, was written in places of imprisonment - in Dubravlag, where the author spent 1947-1954. The popularity of the first book helped him get permission to engage in literary work in the camp.
4. Shtilmark Robert - The Heir from Calcutta, 1991, Moscow, "Pravda", hard laminated cover, p. 768; with numerous b/w illustrations, format: 135 x 206 mm, weight: 535 g, circulation: 2,000,000 copies.
The events take place in the 18th century, during the heyday of England and its struggle for overseas colonies with other powers. A fascinating plot and vivid characters, adventures in exotic countries and the fight for justice make the novel a bestseller. The novel tells about colonial England of the 18th century, about the intrigues of the ruthless pirate Giacomo Grelly, who appropriated the name of Sir Frederick Jonathan Ryland, Viscount Chancefield.
A pirate ship under the command of Captain Bernardito Luis El Gorra captures a ship with passengers in the Indian Ocean: the heir to the earldom, Frederick Ryland, who is traveling to England from Calcutta, and his fiancée Emily Hardy. Bernardito's assistant, Giacomo Grelly, nicknamed "The Leopard", appropriates Ryland's documents and comes to England with a new name. Emily goes with him as his fiancée to save the life of her fiancé. Captain Bernardito and the real Ryland find themselves on a desert island.
The action then moves from one country to another: England, Italy, Spain, the coast of Africa, the North American colonies. Among the heroes are Luddites, Jesuits, pirates, slave traders, Indians. The story tells about the past of the main characters: Giacomo Grelly turns out to be the illegitimate son of a noble Italian nobleman, and Bernardito is a Spanish grandee who was unfairly convicted, but he escaped, took revenge on his offenders, and then became a pirate.
All the books are in perfect condition and each costs 500 tenge, which is 3 or more times cheaper than on the online second-hand book resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
French writer Louis Boussenard is the author of numerous adventure novels that are not inferior to the best works of Jules Verne. Their distinctive features are: a wealth of imagination, a sense of humor, the romance of distant lands and extensive scientific material. "The Diamond Thieves" is the author's most famous novel, telling the story of the adventures of three Frenchmen who set off on a deadly journey to the heart of South Africa in the hope of taking possession of fabulous treasures.
2. Giovagnoli Raffaello - Spartacus. A historical novel from the 7th century Roman era, 1979, Alma-Ata, “Zhalyn”, hardcover, p. 528; with a tone frontispiece, format: 133 x 207 mm, weight: 530 g, circulation: 700,000 copies.
The novel by the Italian writer Raffaello Giovagnoli (1838 - 1915) tells the story of the largest slave rebellion in history (74 - 71 BC) led by Spartacus. At the center of the work is the image of a fearless fighter who devotes all his strength and passion to the fight against oppression. Spartacus dies, but the idea of freedom remains in the souls of enslaved people. The story recreates one of the most interesting, dramatic pages of the history of Ancient Rome, tells about the customs and life of all strata of the slave society.
3. Leonid Solovyov - The Tale of Khodja Nasreddin, 1980, Leningrad, "Lenizdat", hardback with embossing and gilding leatherette cover, p. 575; with numerous b/w illustrations, format: 134 x 206 mm, weight: 556 g, circulation: 1,500,000 copies.
The first book, published in "Roman-Gazeta" on the eve of the Great Patriotic War, immediately gained extraordinary popularity for its extraordinary literary skill, intelligent, kind and cheerful wit. The book was reprinted and filmed many times, and one reprint took place even after the author was arrested for political reasons (1946). It was translated and published in English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Hebrew and other languages.
The second book, written in a completely different, philosophical style, was written in places of imprisonment - in Dubravlag, where the author spent 1947-1954. The popularity of the first book helped him get permission to engage in literary work in the camp.
4. Shtilmark Robert - The Heir from Calcutta, 1991, Moscow, "Pravda", hard laminated cover, p. 768; with numerous b/w illustrations, format: 135 x 206 mm, weight: 535 g, circulation: 2,000,000 copies.
The events take place in the 18th century, during the heyday of England and its struggle for overseas colonies with other powers. A fascinating plot and vivid characters, adventures in exotic countries and the fight for justice make the novel a bestseller. The novel tells about colonial England of the 18th century, about the intrigues of the ruthless pirate Giacomo Grelly, who appropriated the name of Sir Frederick Jonathan Ryland, Viscount Chancefield.
A pirate ship under the command of Captain Bernardito Luis El Gorra captures a ship with passengers in the Indian Ocean: the heir to the earldom, Frederick Ryland, who is traveling to England from Calcutta, and his fiancée Emily Hardy. Bernardito's assistant, Giacomo Grelly, nicknamed "The Leopard", appropriates Ryland's documents and comes to England with a new name. Emily goes with him as his fiancée to save the life of her fiancé. Captain Bernardito and the real Ryland find themselves on a desert island.
The action then moves from one country to another: England, Italy, Spain, the coast of Africa, the North American colonies. Among the heroes are Luddites, Jesuits, pirates, slave traders, Indians. The story tells about the past of the main characters: Giacomo Grelly turns out to be the illegitimate son of a noble Italian nobleman, and Bernardito is a Spanish grandee who was unfairly convicted, but he escaped, took revenge on his offenders, and then became a pirate.
All the books are in perfect condition and each costs 500 tenge, which is 3 or more times cheaper than on the online second-hand book resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
№267280 Created: January 10 2024
500 ₸