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[ZHANG, Tianyi] CHZHAN, Tiani and Nikolai KOCHERGIN (artist)
Druzia-Pionery: Rasskazy o kitaiskikh detiakh [Pioneer Friends: Stories about Chinese Children]
Very rare first edition, with no copies traced in Americas or Europe.
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YAN WENJING, LIU JIYOU (artist)
Udivitelnoe Puteshestvie [A Wonderful Journey]
A lovely Beijing production in the frame of USSR-China friendship, with full-page colour illustrations. Very rare with no copies traced in USA or Europe.
TUROVA, E[katerina] (artist) and Natan VENGROV
Khvoi [Conifers]
An attractive avant-garde Russian children book, here in the preferred version with original colour, one of only 125 copies.
SHESTALOV, Iuvan, Mai MITURICH and Ivan BRUNI (artists)
Po Vode Shuba Plyvet [A Fur Coat Floats on the Water]
Rare edition of this lovely Soviet children book about Khanty and Mansi people, living in Western Siberia.
MIRZO, Gaffar, Marianna FOFANOVA (translator), Vladlen BUDNYI (artist)
Chertenok Bezrogii, Beskhvostyi [The Little Imp Without Horns or a Tail]
Very rare Russian edition of this Tajik poem for children, published in Tajikistan's capital. Only one other copy traced, in Berlin.
MAYAKOVSKY, Vladimir, A. BREI and A. KRYLOV (artists)
Od At [The Fire Horse]
Mayakovsky for Azeris: a scarce edition of this children book in Azerbaijani language, published in 1940.
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KUCHERIAVENKO, Vasilii and Iu. MAKAROV (artist)
Koreiskie Skazki [Korean Folk Tales]
Early provincial publication of Korean tales in the USSR - extremely rare outside Russia with no copies found in institutions.
KALMA, N. (pseud of Anna KALMANOK), V. LOSIN and E. MONIN (illustrators)
Zhozef i Mutara: Kongolezskie malchiki [Joseph and Mutara: Congolese Boys]
A fascinating critique of the Congo pavillion in Brussels' World Fair, aimed at Russian children - and a beautiful book. Very rare.
ANNENKOV, Iurii (author and artist)
1/4 deviatago [1/4 Past Eight]
Fresh example of this innovative Russian children book, wholly conceived and created by Annenkov. Scarce first edition.
Pleasant copy of this scarce work; first edition. A deep analysis of the ancient chronicles and of the languages of the peoples of the Caucasus, mostly Gergians, Armenians and Azeris, but not only.
Impressive work on all languages from the Caucasus to the North Pacific through Central Asia, Siberia, China and the Far East. Very rare on the market.
VATAGIN, Vasilii Alekseevich (artist) and Nikolai SHESTAKOV
Ugolok dedushki Durova [Grandfather Durov's Corner]
An interesting children book with various aspects, taking inspiration from a real animal theatre but also adding Soviet messages. Fine copy of the first edition, very rare: no other copy traced outside Russia.
Lovely copy of this first edition, rare as only 1 copy in the US. An important work gathering Ukrainian proverbs and other phrases never published before or in another form. A fine scientific work with very good provenance.
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SIKHARULIDZE I., P. METREVELI, Salomon GOGLICHIDZE and David GVELESIANI (artist)
Kartuli enis sakhelmdzghvanelo arakartveltatvis: Pirveli Tsigni. Uchebnik gruzinskogo iazyka dlia ne-gruzin. Kniga pervaia… [Textbook of Georgian Language for Non-Georgians: Book One]
A fascinating, pioneering booklet, whose fragility is witness to printing in early Soviet Georgia. For Russians, Armenians and Azerbaijanis, it seems to be the first such textbook for foreigners. Of extraordinary rarity, with only one other copy traced outside Georgia and 6 copies there; no copy in Russia and none in the Americas.
A pair of lovely and scarce early Soviet postcards encouraging neglecting parents to take care of their child's health. Great message with great imagery, away from the contemporary avant-garde and constructivism.
An attractive example of this pre-revolutionary Russian children book, with beautiful illustrations by a master of the genre and contemporary of Bilibin. In great condition, difficult to find such.