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Moskva, Detskaya literatura, 1965.First and only Ciardi's book in Russian. Signed and inscribed by the illustrator: "Tole ot Natashi / na pamyat' o / nashem detstve / N Antokol'skaya / 22 okt. 66 g." [To Tolya from Natasha to the memory of our childhood N. Antokol'skaya October 22, 1966]. This copy was signed and inscribed by the artis and book illustrator Nataliya Antokol'skaya (1921-1981) to the writer Anatoliy Mindlin. This collection of Ciardi's verses among others includes the poem John J. Plenty an Fiddler Dan.Not found in Liberman.Liberman mentioned later publications in anthologies only.We couldn't trace any copy of this edition in USA or European libraries via OCLC.

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 Bruni studied at the Art Academy of Latvia and the Surikov Art Institute in Moscow under Vladimir Favorsky. In 1959-1962 he was the main artist in Detskiy mir publishing house. We couldn't trace any copy of this edition in еру USA or European libraries via OCLC.The book is from the children's collection of Inna Shmeleva (1929-2020), an artist, who studied under Ely Bielutin, the founder of The New Reality artistic academy. In 1962 Shmeleva participated in the 30th anniversary of the Moscow Union of Artist at the Central Exhibition Hall (Manège) which was severely criticized by Nikita Khrushchev. This event marked the end of the period… Read More

First edition. The only edition with these illustrations. The verses were designed by two book artists: Felix-Lev Zbarsky (1931-2016) and Mark Klyachko (1924-2000). Zbarsky studied at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute and became famous when he designed Yury Olesha's Selected works and Yves Montand's Memoirs in 1956. Sergei Dovlatov wrote that the Khrushchev Thaw for him began with the drawings of Zbarsky. The artist also worked at the animation studio as a production designer. In 1972 the artist emigrated to Israel and later to the USA. Klyachko studied at the Surikov Art Institute in Moscow. He is best known for the illustrations to the Russian edition of Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea (1974). The book design was criticized for the avant-garde style. So it was one of the reasons for reorganization of the publishing house. The book is from the children's collection of Inna Shmeleva (1929-2020), an artist, who studied under Ely Bielutin, the founder of The New Reality artistic academy. In 1962… Read More

This book consists of three fairy tales. The first one is about kids who got lost in the forest and asked wild animals how to find a forester house. The second one tells about a kite that quarreled with birds. The third is devoted to a caterpillar which became a butterfly. These stories were illustrated by May Miturich (Miturich-Khlebnikov, 1925–2008), an artist, nephew of futurist poet Velimir Khlebnikov and son of avant-garde artist Vera Khlebnikova. He studied at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute, where later he taught. In 2005 Mirutich was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun. The book is from the children's collection of Inna Shmeleva (1929-2020), an artist, who studied under Ely Bielutin, the founder of The New Reality artistic academy. In 1962 Shmeleva participated in the 30th anniversary of the Moscow Union of Artist at the Central Exhibition Hall (Manège) which was severely criticized by Nikita Khrushchev. This event marked the end of the period called as the Khrushchev Thaw.First… Read More

First edition of this translation and these illustrations. First Carême's Russian book.
This poem, written by Maurice Carême (1899-1978), a Belgian francophone poet, made its debut in 1947. The translation work was undertaken by Mikhail Kudinov (1922-1994). In 1948, during his tenure as a student at the philology faculty of Moscow State University, he was accused for engaging in anti-Soviet activities, leading to his incarceration in a camp. After his release in 1954, Kudinov resumed his studies and went on to establish himself as a significant translator of works by renowned figures such as Arthur Rimbaud and Guillaume Apollinaire, as well as various other classical and contemporary French poets.The book's design was created by the distinguished children's book illustrator, Fyodor Lemkul (1914-1995). It is plausible that the artistic style and thematic elements of the illustrations bear a connection to the 6th World Festival of Youth and Students, held in Moscow in 1957, which marked the inaugural… Read More

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 biographer and friend David Shrayer-Petrov called Sapgir an 'avant-garde classic' and compared Sapgir's verses to the experiments of Khlebnikov, Kharms and Lewis Carroll. The poet was unable to publish any of his original work for adults in the USSR until 1989.Book design was prepared by the artists and classic painters of the unofficial art of the 1960-80s Eric Bulatov (born 1933) and Oleg Vassiliev (1931-2013). They studied at the Surikov Art Institute in Moscow and later worked in close collaboration as a children's book illustrators. In the 1960s Bulatov formed the Sretensky Boulevard Group with Ilya Kabakov, Edik… Read More

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 Marina (Marianna) Basmanova (born 1938). Her father Pavel Basmanov studied under K. Petrov-Vodkin and her mother Natalia was a prominent book illustrator (worked together). Marina studied under V. Sterligov, an avant-garde painter and former student of Kazimir Malevich. She is also well known as the partner of Joseph Brodsky. They were formally never married, but had one son. It's considered that the most powerful love poetry in Russian, Brodsky dedicated to her. The book is from the children's collection of Inna Shmeleva (1929-2020), an artist, who studied under Ely Bielutin, the founder of The New Reality… Read More

Signed and inscribed by the illustrator: "Innochke ot / M. Mituricha / 13 V 61." [To Inna from M. Miturich 13 V 61.]. This verse is devoted to the wizard Ugomon who help people to fall asleep and quiet children down.It was illustrated by May Miturich (Miturich-Khlebnikov, 1925–2008), an artist, nephew of futurist poet Velimir Khlebnikov and son of avant-garde artist Vera Khlebnikova. He studied at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute, where later he taught. In 2005 Mirutich was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun. The book was signed to an artist and Miturich's friend Inna Shmeleva (1929-2020), who studied under Ely Bielutin, the founder of The New Reality artistic academy. In 1962 Shmeleva participated in the 30th anniversary of the Moscow Union of Artist at the Central Exhibition Hall (Manège) which was severely criticized by Nikita Khrushchev. This event marked the end of the period called as the Khrushchev Thaw. First edition. The only edition with these illustrations. We couldn't trace… Read More

This book includes the ABC verse in which letters represent through professions. The verse is accompanied by the illustration with the ABC city. Each profession from the verse has a pair at the illustration. It's interesting that this illustration was created in the Wimmelbook style. The author of the verse, Irina Tokmakova (1929-2018), was a talented writer of children's books, poet, playwright and wife of the illustrator Lev Tokmakov. She also was a member of the Hans Christian Andersen Award and served on the IBBY Executive Committee. The book was illustrated by May Miturich (Miturich-Khlebnikov, 1925–2008), an artist, nephew of futurist poet Velimir Khlebnikov and son of avant-garde artist Vera Khlebnikova. He studied at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute, where later he taught. In 2005 Mirutich was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun.Rare.We couldn't trace any copy of this edition in the USA or European libraries via OCLC.

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 a theatre artist. Eliseev also worked as an actor and sound engineer.The book is from the children's collection of Inna Shmeleva (1929-2020), an artist, who studied under Ely Bielutin, the founder of The New Reality artistic academy. In 1962 Shmeleva participated in the 30th anniversary of the Moscow Union of Artist at the Central Exhibition Hall (Manège) which was severely criticized by Nikita Khrushchev. This event marked the end of the period called as the Khrushchev Thaw. We couldn't trace any copy of this edition in USA or European libraries via OCLC.

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 the XXth century. The first book edition of this poem was published in 1930. Each other edition saw the artist altering the cover and illustrations. Lebedev's unique style was inspired by the lithographed books of Russian futurists in the 1910s. However, after the appearance of a critical article in the Pravda newspaper on March 1, 1936, denouncing his work as "formalist," he underwent a substantial transformation in his avant-garde style. Soviet repression also encompassed the remarkable circle of artists and writers who had been mentored by both Marshak and Lebedev. Many of their artistic… Read More

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, 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 to stay away from repressions, Pivovarov did the same in 1960-1970s. Since late 1960s he worked in the Detskaya Literatura publishing house where he met representatives of the 'Lianozovo group' Igor Kholin and Genrikh Sapgir, and through them, Ovsei Driz and Ilya Kabakov. It's interesting that this book includes the portrait of Ovsei… Read More