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Moskva: Detgiz, 1954. Soft cover. First edition; staple-bound 8 ½†x 11’ pp. 1-15, [1] including text to first and last page; original pictorial wraps; wear along spine with small cuts to head and tail; slight curl to upper right corner; full-page and in-line color illustrations; good or better.The story of Russian peasant children and a beautiful blue cloud in the summer sky.

Moscow: Detskaia Literatura, 1967. Hardcover. First edition thus; 8 x 10 1/2; pp. [2], 3-174, [2]; grey leatherette over boards; gilt illustration to front cover; closed cuts and some rubbing to tips of spine; wear to corners with a small bump to lower corner of front cover, else boards clean; faint ripple to bottom margin of several pages, else mostly well preserved; illustrated in b&w; overall good to very good condition.What sets this particular edition of Andersen's tales apart are the beautiful illustrations by Vladimir Konashevich - one of Russia's revered graphic artists and illustrators in the first half of the 20th century. Some of the fairy tales include "Thumbelina," "The Ugly Duckling," etc.

Moscow: Detgiz, 1961. Hardcover. Good. Third edition; 8vo; pp. [4], 5-227, [5]; original embossed brick-red boards; elaborate gilt and white decorations; illustrated with engravings; head and tail of spine slightly rubbed; 1" vertical crease line to bottom margin of front cover; hinges cracked; original old East Slavic and contemporary Russian texts on facing pages; good- condition. An epic poem from the late 12th century. It is based on the unsuccessful attack of Kniaz Igor Svyatoslavich, Prince of Novgorod-Seversk, against the Cumans in the southern part of the Don region in 1185. Studies point to it being an anonymous oral composition - put into written form sometime in the 13th century. An interesting fact about the work is that it was first translated into English in 1960 by none other than Lolita's creator Vladimir Nabokov.

Moskva: Detskoi Literatury (TSK VLKSM), 1938. Soft cover. First edition, staple-bound 5 ½†x 7 ½†; pp. [2], 5-29, [3] including index to last page; original pictorial wraps; minor wear along edges, else near fine; portrait frontis; illustrated from paintings of notable Russian artists (full-page and in-line).

Toronto: Obednannia Ukrainskykh pedahohiv u Kanadi, 1961. Softcover. First edition; 8 1/2 x 6; pp. [1], 4-51; green wraps, ruled and printed in orange and black; faint creases to corners; small nicks to tips of spine; very mild age-toning to margins of wraps; illustrated with drawings in b & w; very good or better condition.An interesting little book of riddles, with answers, many of which were presented in the form of drawings, published for the children of Ukrainian emigres in Canada. It was created by the Ukrainian-Canadian author and educator Bohdan Fedchuk (1907 - 1992), known for his children's books of rebuses, puzzles, and brainteasers.

Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvo Detskoi Literatury, 1956. Hardcover. First edition thus; 5 1/4 x 8 1/4; pp. [4], 5-96; cloth-backed pictorial boards; some rubbing to extreme edges of covers and corners; pages with light uniform age-toning; small signature to upper margin of first free page; few spots to back cover; illustrated in b&w;very good condition.Alexander Ostrovsky (1823-1886) was a Russian playwright, considered by many to be the most important representative of the Russian Realistic Period. He began writing his current play in 1846 under the title 'The Bankrupt' parts of which were published in an issue of 'Moskovsky Gorodskoi Listok.' The work was finished in 1849 but censorship pressure forced the title to be changed to the present 'It's a Family Affair - We'll Settle It Ourselves.' The play portraying the uncultured and self-important merchant class brought Ostrovsky instant fame in Moscow. It also caused his being dubbed a troublemaker,… Leer más

Moskva/Leningrad (Moscow/St. Petersburg): Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvol'stvo Detskoi Literatury, 1946. Hardcover. First edition thus; 11 3/4 x 9; pp. 154; illustrated beige cloth over boards; a few spots to margins of boards; illustrated with full-page and in-line autolithographs by Evgenii Kibrik; very good condition.A beautiful and lavishly illustrated edition of Gogol's "Taras Bulba" - the romanticized historical novel of the journey of an old Cossack and his sons to joining in the war against Poland. Initially published in 1835, the story was dubbed "too Ukrainian," prompting the author to rewrite and greatly expand it and leading to a second edition, published in 1842 and featuring many more Russian nationalist themes. The original first edition would not be reprinted and made available in Ukraine until 2005. The illustrator, Evgenii Kibrik (1906 - 1978), was a Russian graphic artist, painter, and Professor at the Surikov Art Institute in Moscow. He was… Leer más

Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvo Detskoi Literatury, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition; 9" x 11"; pp. [2], 3-38, [2]; original pictorial boards; cloth spine; mild to moderate wear along edges and corners of covers; beautiful full-page and in-line color illustrations; front hinge slightly weak; very good. Ivan Michurin was a renowned Russian academician and scientist (1855-1935). He made major contributions in the fields of agricultural research and genetics and in 1923 his own fruit garden was recognized by Lenin and Council of People's Commissars as an institution of state importance.

Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvo Detskoi Literatury, 1949. Softcover. First Russian edition presumed (research shows no indication of earlier Russian editions); 5 x 7 3/4; pp. [2], 3-130, [3]; stiff pictorial wraps; two small spots to margin of front cover and minor wear and rubbing to edges; near fine condition. Illustrated in b&w by N. Muratova.Jules Verne's 'The Purchase of the North Pole' or 'Topsy-Turvy' (French: Sans dessus dessous)was first published in 1889 as a sequel to 'From the Earth to the Moon.' The story features members of the Baltimore Gun Club who purchase part of the Arctic which extends to the North Pole and set out to invent a cannon which, when engaged, would straighten the tilt of the Earth's axis. Not in OCLC.

Moscow: Gos. Uchebno-Pedagog. Izd-vo Ministerstva Prosveshcheniia RSFSR, 1957. First edition; 7 x 9; purple cloth-backed boards; embossed gilt decoration to front cover; some rubbing to corners and a spot of discoloration to upper corner of back cover; small gift inscription to title page; profusely illustrated with engravings and full-page color plates; very good or better.Appropriately titled “Interesting Zoology,†the book allows children a fascinating glimpse of the animal world.

Moscow: Malysh, 1975. Hardcover. First edition thus; 4 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. 8; cloth-backed boards; pages and covers laminated; illustrated by A. Brei; minor wear; near fine.An adorable children's rhyming book on various animals during the cold winter.