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Illustrated Russian and Soviet children’s books, including the celebrated picture books of the 1920s and 1930s.

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  • A handsome first edition of Undine by Vasiliy Zhukovsky with illustrations by Arthur Rackham
    A handsome first edition of Undine by Vasiliy Zhukovsky with illustrations by Arthur Rackham

    ZHUKOVSKY, Vasiliy; RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator).
    Undina [Undine]. [1912].
    £2,250.00

  • A fine copy of one of the best examples of a Soviet 'production book'.
    A fine copy of one of the best examples of a Soviet 'production book'.

    SHIFFRIN, Nisson Abramovich; KHAZIN, Evgeniy Iakovlevich.
    Neft' [Oil]. 1931.
    £3,250.00

  • A first edition of Zima by Vavara Mirovich
    A first edition of Zima by Vavara Mirovich

    MIROVICH, Varvara.; POKROVSKY, B.
    Zima [Winter]. 1927.
    £1,000.00

  • Rare Soviet children's book.
    Rare Soviet children's book.

    MILLER, Ia; PORET, Alisa (illustrator).
    Grazhdanskaia Voina [The Civil War]. 1930.
    £3,250.00

  • Grazhdanskaia Voina [The Civil War].
    Grazhdanskaia Voina [The Civil War].

    MILLER, Ia; PORET, Alisa (illustrator).
    Grazhdanskaia Voina [The Civil War]. 1930.
    £3,250.00

  • First and only printing of this famous Constructivist ABC. Of the utmost rarity and especially so in such fine condition.
    First and only printing of this famous Constructivist ABC. Of the utmost rarity and especially so in such fine condition.

    LEBEDEV, Vladimir.
    Azbuka [ABC]. 1925.
    £11,500.00

  • A scarce children's book celebrating the electricians fixing the overhead cables, illustrated in a Constructivist style.
    A scarce children's book celebrating the electricians fixing the overhead cables, illustrated in a Constructivist style.

    FRIDMAN, Polina Borisovna; G. T. (illustrator).
    Pochemu Tramvai ne Edut [Why the trams aren't moving]. 1927.
    £1,250.00

  • Soviet children's book celebrating the Soviet 'tropicss' i.e. Adjara and Abkhazia.
    Soviet children's book celebrating the Soviet 'tropicss' i.e. Adjara and Abkhazia.

    BRUNI, Lev Aleksandrovich.
    Nashi Tropiki [Our Tropics]. 1931.
    £1,200.00

  • A fine example of a Soviet children's book.
    A fine example of a Soviet children's book.

    FAVORSKAIA, M.; MIROVICH, V.
    Na Rabotu [To Work]. [1927].
    £950.00

  • A scarce Constructivist book illustrated by the Chichagova sisters.
    A scarce Constructivist book illustrated by the Chichagova sisters.

    CHICHAGOVA, G. D., CHICHAGOVA, O.D. (illustrators); SMIRNOV, N. G.
    Chto iz Chego [What out of What]. [1927].
    £2,000.00

  • Bukvar dlia vzroslykh [Alphabet for Adults].
    Bukvar dlia vzroslykh [Alphabet for Adults].

    [UTOPIAN ABC].
    Bukvar dlia vzroslykh [Alphabet for Adults]. 1920.
    £4,500.00

  • Celebrated first edition of this folklore as told by Teffi.
    Celebrated first edition of this folklore as told by Teffi.

    TEFFI, Nadezhda Alexandrovna; PARAIN, Nathalie (illustrator).
    Baba-Yaga. 1932.
    £650.00

  • A first edition of Univermag by Elizaveta Tarakhovskaya with illustrations by Fedor Kondratov
    A first edition of Univermag by Elizaveta Tarakhovskaya with illustrations by Fedor Kondratov

    KONDRATOV, Fedor (illustrator); TARAKHOVSKAYA, Elizaveta.
    Univermag [The Department Store]. 1930.
    £2,250.00

  • A very fresh example of this masterpiece of graphic design by Vladimir Lebedev.
    A very fresh example of this masterpiece of graphic design by Vladimir Lebedev.

    LEBEDEV, Vladimir; MARSHAK, Samuil.
    Bagazh [The Baggage]. 1934.
    £1,500.00

  • Elektromonter.
    Elektromonter.

    DEINEKA, Alexander (illustrator); URAL'SKIY, Boris.
    Elektromonter. 1931.
    £1,850.00

  • Poezd [The Train].
    Poezd [The Train].

    SIMONOVICH-EFIMOVA, Nina (illustrator); OSTROUMOV, Lev Evgenevich.
    Poezd [The Train]. 1928.
    £1,100.00

  • Arabskii gorod [Arabian town].
    Arabskii gorod [Arabian town].

    ROGINSKAIA, A (illustrator).
    Arabskii gorod [Arabian town]. 1930.
    £1,500.00

  • Car Nikita.
    Car Nikita.

    PUSHKIN, Alexander; SIROTSKY, Roman (illustrator).
    Car Nikita. 1928.
    £950.00

  • Kalmytskie Skazki [Kalmyk Tales].
    Kalmytskie Skazki [Kalmyk Tales].

    KRAVCHENKO, I; PURBEEV, Andzhur (editor); DIMITRIEV, K. (illustrator).
    Kalmytskie Skazki [Kalmyk Tales]. 1936.
    £2,000.00

  • A rarity of Soviet children's book design.
    A rarity of Soviet children's book design.

    IZNOZEMTSEV, Boris Ivanovich.
    Okhota na Severe [Hunt in the North]. Moscow.
    £1,500.00

  • A fine example of Soviet folk art.
    A fine example of Soviet folk art.

    KULIKOV, Afanasii (illustrator); MEKSIN, Iakov.
    Rybolovnichki. Narodnye Pesenki [Fishing Nets. Folk Songs]. 1928.
    £1,000.00

  • Fine example of the first edition of the popular work Moi Skazki by Nikolay Karazin, with a very decorative cloth binding
    Fine example of the first edition of the popular work Moi Skazki by Nikolay Karazin, with a very decorative cloth binding

    KARAZIN, Nikolay Nikolaevich (illustrator).
    Moi Skazki [My Tales]. 1895.
    £950.00

  • Korol' i Pastukh: Angliskaia narodnaia ballada [The King and the Shepherd: An English Folk Ballad].
    Korol' i Pastukh: Angliskaia narodnaia ballada [The King and the Shepherd: An English Folk Ballad].

    MARSHAK, Samuil; TRONOV, Vladimir.
    Korol' i Pastukh: Angliskaia narodnaia ballada [The King and the Shepherd: An English Folk Ballad]. 1926.
    £1,500.00

  • A truly Soviet depiction of the summer holidays for Young Pioneers.
    A truly Soviet depiction of the summer holidays for Young Pioneers.

    AKHMETEV, Vladimir.
    Leto [Summer]. 1931.
    £1,350.00

  • Deviat'sot piatyi [1905].
    Deviat'sot piatyi [1905].

    SVINENKO, Nikolai; IPATOV, Ia.
    Deviat'sot piatyi [1905]. 1931.
    £1,400.00

  • An interesting interpretation of Pushkin's fairy tale, The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights with illustrations by Rimma Brailovskaya.
    An interesting interpretation of Pushkin's fairy tale, The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights with illustrations by Rimma Brailovskaya.

    PUSHKIN, Alexander; BRAILOVSKAYA, Rimma (illustrator).
    Skazka o mertvoi tsarevne i semi bogatyriakh [The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights]. [1915].
    £950.00

  • Narodnye russkie skazki, pesni, shutki. Russkim detiam [Russian national folk tales, songs and jokes. For Russian children].
    Narodnye russkie skazki, pesni, shutki. Russkim detiam [Russian national folk tales, songs and jokes. For Russian children].

    SHERVASHIDZE, Aleksandr Konstantinovich (illustrator).
    Narodnye russkie skazki, pesni, shutki. Russkim detiam [Russian national folk tales, songs and jokes. For Russian children]. 1921.
    £1,200.00

  • Russian translation of Hans Christian Andersen's tale, Springfyrene, wonderfully illustrated by one of Ukraine's greatest artists, Heorhiy Narbut.
    Russian translation of Hans Christian Andersen's tale, Springfyrene, wonderfully illustrated by one of Ukraine's greatest artists, Heorhiy Narbut.

    NARBUT, Heorhiy (artist); ANDERSEN, Hans Christian.
    Prygun [The Jumpers]. [1913].
    £1,850.00

  • An attractive Soviet children's book illustrated in a traditional 'lubki' style.
    An attractive Soviet children's book illustrated in a traditional 'lubki' style.

    [SOVIET FAIRY TALE].
    Pro muzhikov i bab. Skazki. [About men and women. Fairy tales]. 1927.
    £950.00

  • A scarce and humorous ABC from one of the most celebrated members of the <em>Mir Iskusstva</em> [World of Art] group.
    A scarce and humorous ABC from one of the most celebrated members of the <em>Mir Iskusstva</em> [World of Art] group.

    DOBUZHINSKY, Mstislav.
    Veselaia Azbuka [The Merry Alphabet]. 1925.
    £4,500.00

  • A charming Russian fairytale illustrated by Zhenya Kovarskaya who was only 11 years old at the time.
    A charming Russian fairytale illustrated by Zhenya Kovarskaya who was only 11 years old at the time.

    [RUSSIAN SKAZKA].
    Kak Lisa u muzhika rybkoi pozhivalas' [How the Fox caught a fish from the peasant]. [1921].
    £250.00

  • Limited edition with an extra suite. A graduate of the Moscow Academy, Zworykine found success early on in his career illustrating books.
    Limited edition with an extra suite. A graduate of the Moscow Academy, Zworykine found success early on in his career illustrating books.

    PUSHKIN, Alexander; ZWORYKINE, Boris (illustrator).
    Le Coq d'Or, et d'autres contes. [1925].
    £2,800.00

  • Fresh example of this beautifully illustrated fairytale written originally by the German writer Hauff in 1826.
    Fresh example of this beautifully illustrated fairytale written originally by the German writer Hauff in 1826.

    MITROKHIN, Dmitry (illustrator); HAUFF, Wilhelm.
    Malenkiy Muk. [Little Muck]. 1912.
    £950.00

  • A very rare Soviet children's book with wonderful illustrations of animals and nature.
    A very rare Soviet children's book with wonderful illustrations of animals and nature.

    GURIAN, Olga Markovna; POKROVSKY, Boris (illustrator).
    V Travke Muravke [In the Bug's Grass]. 1928.
    £750.00

  • First edition in excellent condition, a wonderful translation with beautiful illustrations of one of the most popular children's stories of all time.
    First edition in excellent condition, a wonderful translation with beautiful illustrations of one of the most popular children's stories of all time.

    CARROLL, Lewis (pseud. DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge); KALINOVSKIY, Gennadiy (illustrator).
    Priklyucheniia Alisy v strane chudes. Skazka, rasakazannaia Boris Zakhoderom. 1974.
    £700.00

  • an exceptionally fine example of this beatiful fairytale with additional english translation
    an exceptionally fine example of this beatiful fairytale with additional english translation

    BILIBIN, Ivan.
    The Tale of Tsarevich Ivan, The Fire-Bird and Grey Wolf. 1901.
    £1,350.00

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