With superb, rich illustrations
Publication: A.A. Levenson for B. Avantsov, Moskva, 1904.
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.
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Beautiful version of this classic Russian tale about a maid warrior, published a year after Bilibin’s own, and much rarer.
This 1904 edition is the first interpretation of the story made by Zvorykin: once emigrated in Paris, he published other illustrations after having translated the tale into French.
In addition to his illustrations for children, Zvorykin also completed commissions for the Russian Imperial court, collaborating with some of the most prominent publishers of the time, such as Sytin, Mamontov, Knebel, Levenson and Marks.
His rich, colourful style combines Russian folklore motifs with Art Nouveau aesthetic, making his work an interesting variation of Art Nouveau in Russia.
Rare: WorldCat locates only four copies (all in the US: Harvard, Princeton, Amherst and Miami).
Bibliography
Severiukhin D., Laikind O. Khudozhniki russkoi emigratsii, St. Petersburg, 1994; The Fire-Bird and other Russian Fairy Tales / Illustrated by Boris Zvorykin; Ed. аnd introd. by Jacqueline Onassis. N.Y., 1978.
Item number
2970
Folio (32.5 x 25.8 cm). [12] p., with colour illustrations throughout highlighted with silver and gold, text within decorative frames.
Binding
Original publisher’s wrappers printed in colour, with gold and silver highlights.
Condition
Wrappers a bit marked or stained, upper wrapper a bit darkened, lower wrapper with minor stains and perforation in upper left corner; excellent internally.
TUROVA, E[katerina] (artist) and Aleksei REMIZOV
Snezhok [Snowball]
Fine example of this rare, fragile edition of the Russian avant-garde, in the preferred version with original hand-colouring.
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LIUBAVINA, Nadezhda Ivanova (artist) and Sofiia DUBNOVA
Mat [Mother]
Fine Russian children book from the avant-garde publisher, here in the preferred version with original hand-colour: one of only 125 copies.
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]
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.
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