Godini (Years) [Signed/Inscribed by the Author to His Wife]

Sofiia (Sofia): S. n., 1926. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 7 1/2 x 5; pp. 3-16, [4]; grey wraps, illustrated in black; light age-toning and spotting to margins; a few minor spots to pages; very good condition. Cover art by Pencho Georgiev. Signed and inscribed by the author to his wife on the title page: "To Mrs. Doncheva / From the Author / 4/20/26."Anton Iliev Donchev (1883 - 1944) was a Bulgarian author and publicist, best known for his writings on occultism and the Bogomils (a Gnostic dualistic sect, which flourished in the Balkans between the 10th and the 15th centuries). This was his only book of poetry. The cover art was designed by Pencho Georgiev (1900 - 1940) - a renowned Bulgarian artist, graphic designer, illustrator, and scenographer. He studied in Paris and later, collaborated with famous Russian Impressionist Konstantin Korovin on stage design for several Russian operas. He illustrated the first works of Maxim Gorky to be translated into Bulgarian. Georgiev died tragically, at the age of 40, while working on decorating the Bulgarian National Theater for the production of "Salammbo," when he slipped and fell into an elevator shaft on the stage.