Children, Education, Languages

Image for RUSSIAN TALES: The Mitten; The Turnip. First edition in the original Russian. Odessa, 1919 #2

Children readings in war times

Rukavichka. Repka. Russkiia Skazki [Russian Tales: The Mitten. The Turnip]

£550

Children readings in war times
. Rukavichka. Repka. Russkiia Skazki. [Russian Tales: The Mitten. The Turnip]
Published/created in: 1919

£475

A lovely, fragile production of this short-lived publishing house from Kishinev and Odessa. Very rare as we could locate onoly two copies outside Russia. Published in 1919 - a tormented year for Odessa.

Image for Rakhil KOFF-LAIF. English penmanship. Rotaprint based on the first edition. Ukraine, 1960s. #2

Very rare production of a Ukrainian rotaprint

KOFF-LAIF, Rakhil Iosifovna

English penmanship. Angliiskaia kalligrafiia

£750

Very rare production of a Ukrainian rotaprint
KOFF-LAIF, Rakhil Iosifovna. English penmanship. Angliiskaia kalligrafiia.
Published/created in: early 1960s]

£750

How to write English in the USSR, by a Jewish American teacher, produced in Ukraine and very rare such.

Image for SRNEC, HORNY, CATO & COMENIUS. Adagia Bohemica, bound with Adagia Catonis. Prague, 1705. #2

Czech proverbs in your pocket

[SRNEC, Jakub] and Franciscus Andreas HORNY [bound with] CATO, Dionysius (?) and John Amos COMENIUS (translator)

Přísloví česká, Aneb Adagia Bohemica [BOUND WITH] Včení Dobrých Mrawu od Mudrce Katona wydané Aneb Moralia Catonis [Czech Proverbs, or Bohemian Adages [bound with] Learning Good Manners of the Wise Cato, published as Moralia Catonis]

£2,450

Czech proverbs in your pocket
[SRNEC, Jakub] and Franciscus Andreas HORNY [bound with] CATO, Dionysius (?) and John Amos COMENIUS (translator). Přísloví česká, Aneb Adagia Bohemica [BOUND WITH] Včení Dobrých Mrawu od Mudrce Katona wydané Aneb Moralia Catonis. [Czech Proverbs, or Bohemian Adages [bound with] Learning Good Manners of the Wise Cato, published as Moralia Catonis]
Published/created in: 1705

£2,450

Attractive small volume, in fine condition, of these two very rare editions focusing on Czech proverbs, theatre, poetry and language. With fine provenances.

Image for Chagall's first book, first edition of his only children book, 1917 #1

Chagall's first book and a landmark of Yiddish book illustration

CHAGALL, Marc (artist) and Der NISTER [pseud. for Pinchus KAHANOVICH]

A Mayse mit a Hon; Dos Tsigele [A Story About a Rooster [and] The Little Goat]

£22,500

Chagall's first book and a landmark of Yiddish book illustration
CHAGALL, Marc (artist) and Der NISTER [pseud. for Pinchus KAHANOVICH]. A Mayse mit a Hon; Dos Tsigele. [A Story About a Rooster [and] The Little Goat]
Published/created in: 1917

£22,500

Chagall's first illustrated book, his only children book, and a landmark of Yiddish book illustration, published the year of the Russian revolution. Very rare, especially in this very good condition: about 5 other copies known.

Image for N. PUNIN & P. MITURICH. Skaz gramotnykh detiam [Tale for Literate Children]. First edition of this very rare Russian children book; inscribed. Moscow, 1919 #2

Rare and fascinating avant-garde children book - inscribed

PUNIN, Nikolai and P[etr] MITURICH (artist)

Skaz gramotnykh detiam [Tale for Literate Children]

£7,500

Rare and fascinating avant-garde children book - inscribed
PUNIN, Nikolai and P[etr] MITURICH (artist). Skaz gramotnykh detiam. [Tale for Literate Children]
Published/created in: 1919]

£7,500

A book like we love them: with many different interesting aspects, from the beautiful gold illlustrations, and the research principle at their source, to the 'missed propaganga' theme of the tale and the tragic fate of his author, Akhmatova's husband, who here added a fine handwritten inscription to the copy. Just fantastic.

Image for KONASHEVICH & SOLVEVA. Rozovaia azbuka. First edition, Petrograd, 1918 #2

ABC for the new regime - a rarity

KONASHEVICH, Vladimir (artist) and Evgeniia SOLOVEVA

Rozovaia azbuka [Rose (also Pink) ABC]

£3,950

ABC for the new regime - a rarity
KONASHEVICH, Vladimir (artist) and Evgeniia SOLOVEVA. Rozovaia azbuka. [Rose (also Pink) ABC]
Published/created in: 1918

£3,950

Only edition of this fine, large-format primer detailing the new Soviet orthography of Russian, illustrated by a master of the genre. A fragile production just after the Russian revolution, and a rare edition.

Image for I. BILIBIN. Sakzki [Six Volumes of Russian Folk Tales]. First editions. St. Petersburg, 1901-1903 #2

The epitome of the Russian children book

BILIBIN, Ivan (artist)

Skazki [Folk Tales]

£4,950

The epitome of the Russian children book
BILIBIN, Ivan (artist). Skazki. [Folk Tales]
Published/created in: 1901-1903

£4,950

Fine, complete set of the six children books which made Bilibin's fame so long lasting. All in first edition, beautifully preserved.

Image for E. LISSNER. Sister Fox and the Wolf, a Tale. Russian children book, first edition, Moscow, 1902. #2

The Fox and the Wolf in beautiful images

LISSNER, Ernest (artist)

Skazka o lisichke-sestrichke i volke [Tale of Sister Fox and the Wolf]

£1,450

The Fox and the Wolf in beautiful images
LISSNER, Ernest (artist). Skazka o lisichke-sestrichke i volke. [Tale of Sister Fox and the Wolf]
Published/created in: [ca. 1902]

£1,450

Scarce, large-format Russian children book of Bilibin's time; a lovely copy in attractive condition.

Image for MEKSIN et al. Exhibition of Japanese Children Books and Art Work. First edition of the booklet, in original Russian. Moscow, 1928. #2

Japanese children books in the young USSR

MEKSIN, Iakov, Nina SAKULINA, and Aleksandr MOGILEVSKII (artist)

Vystavka detskoi knigi i detskogo tvorchestva Iaponii [An Exhibition of Japanese Children Books and Art Work]

£395

Japanese children books in the young USSR
MEKSIN, Iakov, Nina SAKULINA, and Aleksandr MOGILEVSKII (artist). Vystavka detskoi knigi i detskogo tvorchestva Iaponii. [An Exhibition of Japanese Children Books and Art Work]
Published/created in: 1928

£395

Uncommon booklet presenting a very early cultural exchange between Japan and the USSR, centred on children books. A lovely item, here in very good condition in spite of its fragility.

Image for A. BENOIS. Russian ABC in Pictures. First edition, St. Petersburg, 1904. #2

Beautifully fresh

BENUA, Aleksandr [Alexandre BENOIS]

Azbuka v kartinakh [Alphabet in Pictures]

£7,500

Beautifully fresh
BENUA, Aleksandr [Alexandre BENOIS]. Azbuka v kartinakh. [Alphabet in Pictures]
Published/created in: 1904

£7,500

A very desirable copy of this great artist's book and one of the best ABCs ever published, rare in such a fresh condition. First edition.

Image for NARBUT & KRYLOV. Basni [Fables]. Knebel, Moscow, 1912, first edition with these illustrations. #2

Fables in silhouette

NARBUT, Egor (artist) and Ivan Andreevich KRYLOV

Basni Krylova [Krylov's Fables]

£850

Fables in silhouette
NARBUT, Egor (artist) and Ivan Andreevich KRYLOV. Basni Krylova. [Krylov's Fables]
Published/created in: [1912]

£850

Some of the most famous Russian fables here illustrated by the leading Ukrainian artist. Scarce in this lovely condition.

Image for POLEVOI & PANOV. Rodnye Otgoloski. First edition, Paris & St. Petersburg, 1875. #2

From Pushkin to Robert Burns (!) - in amazing condition

POLEVOI, Petr Nikolaevich (editor) and Ivan PANOV (artist)

Rodnye Otgoloski [Echoes from the Fatherland / Familiar Echoes]

£950

From Pushkin to Robert Burns (!) - in amazing condition
POLEVOI, Petr Nikolaevich (editor) and Ivan PANOV (artist). Rodnye Otgoloski. [Echoes from the Fatherland / Familiar Echoes]
Published/created in: 1875 [censor's date]

£950

Beautifully fresh example of a fine production for young Russian readers, gathering great Russian poems together with many illustrations - a lovely, charming piece of book design. Rare without any foxing like here.

Image for KRUCHENYKH. Stories and Drawings by Children, first edition in the original Russian, St. Petersburg, 1914. #2

Children's spontaneity and the Avant-Garde

KRUCHENYKH, Aleksei

Sobstvenniie razskazy i risunki detei [Actual Stories and Drawings by Children]

£2,350

Children's spontaneity and the Avant-Garde
KRUCHENYKH, Aleksei. Sobstvenniie razskazy i risunki detei. [Actual Stories and Drawings by Children]
Published/created in: 1914

£2,350

Pleasant example of this curious work, gathering children's texts and drawings within the frame of the buoyant Russian avant-garde. A delicate production, fragile, here is fresh internal condition. First edition.

Image for E. WEISMANN and others. German-Latin-Russian Dictionary. First edition, St. Petersburg, 1731. #2

The first significant German-Russian dictionary

WEISMANN, Erich and others

Teutsch lateinisch und Russisches Lexicon, Samt Denen Anfangs-Gründen der Rußischen Sprache. Nemetsko-Latinskii i Ruskii Leksikon kupno s pervymi nachalami ruskago iazyka

£4,500

The first significant German-Russian dictionary
WEISMANN, Erich and others. Teutsch lateinisch und Russisches Lexicon, Samt Denen Anfangs-Gründen der Rußischen Sprache. Nemetsko-Latinskii i Ruskii Leksikon kupno s pervymi nachalami ruskago iazyka.
Published/created in: 1731

£4,500

Fresh example of this rare, imposing and early German-Latin-Russian dictionary, one of only 11 Russian works printed in Russia that year. One of the earliest works in German printed in Russia.

Image for GRIGORIEV & CHERNYI, Detskii ostrov, first edition, Berlin 1921. #2

Famous Russian children book

CHERNYI, Sasha (pseud. for Aleksandr Mikhailovich GLIKBERG) and Boris GRIGORIEV (artist)

Detskii ostrov [The Children's Island]

£1,950

Famous Russian children book
CHERNYI, Sasha (pseud. for Aleksandr Mikhailovich GLIKBERG) and Boris GRIGORIEV (artist). Detskii ostrov. [The Children's Island]
Published/created in: 1921

£1,950

Grigoriev's famous children book, in the original publisher's binding; a very good example.

Image for KOVARSKAIA, E. Pro Lisu i Kolobok. Paris, 1923 #2

Early talent

KOVARSKAIA, Evgeniia (artist)

Pro Lisu i Kolobok. Russkaia skazka [The Fox and the Little Brown Bun. Russian Fairy tale]

£175

Early talent
KOVARSKAIA, Evgeniia (artist). Pro Lisu i Kolobok. Russkaia skazka. [The Fox and the Little Brown Bun. Russian Fairy tale]
Published/created in: [1923]

£175

Lovely small fragile book for children drawn by a child. In fine condition in the publisher's wrappers.

Image for OSTROGORSKII, A. U rabochikh liudei. First illustrated edition. Skt. Peterburg, 1889. #2

Working in Tsarist Russia

OSTROGORSKII, Aleksei Nikolaevich

U rabochikh liudei: sbornik rasskazov [Among Working People: Collection of Stories]

£225

Working in Tsarist Russia
OSTROGORSKII, Aleksei Nikolaevich. U rabochikh liudei: sbornik rasskazov. [Among Working People: Collection of Stories]
Published/created in: 1889

£225

Life among 'working people' for young readers - a fresh example.

Image for TCHAIKOV, J. Dos Kelbl. First illustrated edition, unopened, Kiyv, 1919. #1

Unopened Yiddish Avant-Garde

TCHAIKOV, Joseph (artist) and Mendele MOCHER-SFORIM

Dos Kelbl [The Calf]

£3,950

Unopened Yiddish Avant-Garde
TCHAIKOV, Joseph (artist) and Mendele MOCHER-SFORIM. Dos Kelbl. [The Calf]
Published/created in: 1919

£3,950

A fine illustrated production of the Kultur Lige, published in Kiyv in 1919. A scarce Yiddish children book, especially unopened without significant restoration.

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