Children Books from Biblionne

This book, comprising two stories, was written by Dukenbai Doszhanov (1942-2013), a Kazakh writer, journalist, and editor. Probably, it was first published in Russian in 1974. The first story, Good Old Granddad Beknur, follows a young man on a journey across the vast steppe. Along the way, he stops at a solitary yurt and encounters an old shepherd whom he remembers… Read more about this item

First and only edition. Sergei Kirov, the leader of the Leningrad party organization, a member of the Politburo, the Orgburo, and the secretary of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, was assassinated on December 1, 1934, in Smolny. His murderer, Leonid Nikolaev, was arrested and executed. This event served as a pretext for Stalin to implicate… Read more about this item

First edition of these illustrations. The book consists of two fairy tales. The first tale is Cuckoo, a Nenets story portraying a mother who transforms into a cuckoo due to her children's neglect. The second tale is Aioga, a Nanai story depicting a beautiful girl who becomes so enamored with her own reflection that she ultimately transforms into a goose. The… Read more about this item

Rare in good condition. The book, which revolves around a little girl and her kitten and was created through the collaboration of Marshak and Lebedev, gained immense popularity and underwent numerous republishings. Samuil Marshak named as "the founder of Russia's children's literature," (1887-1964), and Vladimir Lebedev (1891-1967) was one of the most significant Russian illustrators of children's books at… Read more about this item

Retold by Boris Zakhoder. First edition with these illustrations. First book edition of this translation. This adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was done by Boris Zakhoder (1918–2000), a prominent poet, translator, and children's writer. Zakhoder's version was first published in the magazine Pioneer in 1971–1972 (# 12, 1-3) and was accompanied by an introduction where he expressed his desire… Read more about this item

Translation by E. Selezneva. First Bisset's Russian book. The only edition of these illustrations. This is Donald Bisset's first book in Russian, which introduced the storyteller to Soviet children. It is believed that Bisset is more famous in Russia than in his home country. Many of his stories were translated and adapted into animated films, including puppet animation. Bisset visited the USSR… Read more about this item

One of 5 000 copies printed. Rare. Printed in Kaunas. First edition of this fairy tale with Mavrina's illustrations was issued in 1958. It was also published in English, Swahili, Vietnamese, Arabic and languages of India (Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada). Tatyana Lebedeva (1900/1902–1996), better known by her mother's surname, which she used as a pseudonym—Mavrina. She studied at VKhUTEMAS under Robert Falk. Mavrina… Read more about this item

Rare. First edition of this fairy tale with Mavrina's illustrations was issued in 1955. It was also published in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Telugu. Tatyana Lebedeva (1900/1902–1996), better known by her mother's surname, which she used as a pseudonym—Mavrina. She studied at VKhUTEMAS under Robert Falk. Mavrina was a member of 'Group 13', an association of graphic artists created… Read more about this item

First and only edition. These verses by a prominent Bulgarian children's author Assen Bossev (1913-1997) were translated by Irina Tokmakova (1929-2018), a talented writer of children's books, poet, playwright and wife of the illustrator Lev Tokmakov. She was a member of the Hans Christian Andersen Award and served on the IBBY Executive Committee. The book was illustrated by the female graphic artist… Read more about this item

First edition. Rare in such condition. This picture book about an old man and his pets was created by an artist, writer, art theorist and one of the 'founding fathers' of the Moscow Conceptualist artistic movement Viktor Pivovarov (born 1937). He studied at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute under Pavel Korin. As well as some others avant-garde artists since 1930s illustrated children's books… Read more about this item

First and only edition. Inscribed by the art editor N. Kholodovskaya: "Inesiku o[t] / Natashi" [To Inna from Natasha.]. These verses by the Soviet Yiddish poet Shike (Ovsei) Driz (1908-1971) were masterfully translated by Genrikh Sapgir (1928-1999), one of the leaders of the Soviet Nonconformist Art movement and member of the underground 'Lianozovo Group'. The book was illustrated by an artist, writer,… Read more about this item

First and only edition. The story is about the African animals and their friend, a little boy Mik who decided to build an ice-cream factory in Africa. Mik and animals took a trip to Milk country, Orchard country, Sugar country and Ice county and learned the secrets of ice-cream producing. The author, Evgeny Rein (born 1935), is a prominent poet, writer,… Read more about this item

First edition. The only edition with these illustrations. This book by the Estonian television director, puppeteer and children's writer Uno Leies (1931-1988) was illustrated by Jutta Maisaar (1929-2003), a female theater and movie artist. Mostly likely together they worked at the Estonian television. In 1970 Maisaar moved to Sweden, worked as a secretary in the Estonian Cultural Association and designed… Read more about this item

First edition. The only edition with these illustrations. The book is devoted to the solar energy and how it may be converted directly into electricity. It was illustrated by the Estonian artist, one of the most famous representatives of the Second Russian avant-garde, Ülo Sooster (1924-1970). In 1944, he was mobilized to the German army, but deserted. After… Read more about this item

First edition. Very rare, especially in such condition. This is the collection of verses by poet, translator, one of the leaders of the Soviet Nonconformist Art movement and member of the first postwar underground community of artists and poets known as the 'Lianozovo Group' Genrikh Sapgir (1928-1999). He's considered as one of the most exciting innovative poets of the 1960-70s. His… Read more about this item

First and only edition. This book is devoted to the little girl Kinko Hayashi and her friend, the boy Hiroshi from Kyoto. One day, miss Cassady from America visits Kinko's house and forces her mother to sale rare dolls which grandfathers made. But mother's colleagues from the tram depot and neighbors confront her. The author, Far East historian, translator and war… Read more about this item

Rare. This coloring book about Chinese toys includes images of clay dolls (one rocking), wooden figurines, whistle, cloth tiger, paper lanterns, etc. The book was created by Nina Obrucheva (1902-2004), a graphic and theatre artist who studied at VKhUTEMAS under Iliya Mashkov. In the late 1950s the relations between Mao Zedong and Nikita Khushchev became deeply strained following Khrushchev's de-Stalinization of the… Read more about this item

First and only edition of these illustrations. Rare. This verse by the Azerbaijani female writer Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981) war translated by the Jewish born poet Mikhail Svetlov (Scheinkman; 1903-1964) and published in 1959 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The second edition of the verse was illustrated by one of the pioneers of Azerbaijani book design and poster artist Amir Hajiyev… Read more about this item

First and only edition. This collection of verses by a well-known children's poet and translator Georgiy Ladonshchikov (1916-1992) was illustrated by two graphic artists and close friends Anatoliy Eliseev (born 1930) and Mikhail Skobelev (1930-2006). They both studied at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute. In 1954 Skobelev graduated from the Moscow Film School and worked at the animation studio Soyuzmultfilm and as… Read more about this item

First and only edition. This collection of verses by a well-known children's poet Vadim Levin (born 1933) was illustrated by an artist Ivan Bruni (1920-1995), the son of famous avant-garde painter and graphic artist Lev Bruni. His mother was the daughter of Konstantin Balmont, the symbolist poet and one of the major figures of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry. Ivan… Read more about this item