78 1752 Children's books Barto A 
78 1752 Children's books Barto A 
- Later endpapers(?); fingersoiled and sl. creased. Covers sl. soiled and stained.
= Lévèque/ Plantureux p.34: "(...) un livre devenu classique et ayant connu des rééditions dès la première année"; Lemmens/ Stommels, Russian Artists and the Children's Book p.287f: "The illustrations for this book show the stylistic elements of the caricatures that Deineka had made for the magazines: exaggeration of the subject matter, the use of bright colours, the schematic handling of objects and persons, and their positioning within the picture". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXIII.
78/1753 Children's books Chizh Siskin Year 1939 no 5 12 
78/1753 Children's books Chizh Siskin Year 1939 no 5 12 
- No.5 portion cut from 1st leaf; sl. fingersoiled. Spines worn.
Yozh (Hedgehog). Year 1930, no.2; year 1934, no.10; year 1935, no.4, 6 and 8; year 1938, no.7. Ibid., idem, 1930-1938, 6 vols., ills., orig. wr. i.a. by N. SVINENKO.
- Partly worn copies.
= Lemmens/ Stommels, Russian Artists and the Children's Book p.97 (and passim): "Despite censorship, prosecution (the grievous destiny of many writers and authors) the contents of the magazines [Chizh and Yozh] were unusual for those times: full of funny ideas and a huge sense of spiritual freedom".
AND 5 other issues of children's magazines: ISKORKA (1930-1932) and MALYATKO (1978-1980, in Ukrainian).
78 1754 Children's books Fedorchenko S 
- Creased; bookblock loose. Spine strengthened w. scotch tape.
Bianki, V. Lesnye domishki (Little homes in the woods). Leningrad, Gos. Izd., 1935, 4th ed., (16)p. (incl. wr.), col. lithogr. ills. and orig. wr. by N. TYRSA, 4to.
- Sm. stamp and rubbed spot on frontwr. Otherwise fine.
AND 4 others, i.a. 3 vols. from the series of miniature booklets KNIZHKI-MALYSHKI (1937/ 1939).
78 1755 Children's books Kipling R 
- Title-p. w. some restorations in margins; sl. creased.
= Lévèque/ Plantureux p.33 ("un véritable livre d'avant garde"); Lemmens/ Stommels, Russian Artists and the Children's Book p.123f: "One of the senior figures in the renewal of the visual arts in post-revolutionary Russia was David Shterenberg, a painter and graphic artist (...). His illustrations for Kipling's 40 Nord, 50 Vest rank among the most famous of Russian children's books. The illustrations for this book are executed in black and white lithographs and show a completely unconventional way of depicting the story. The fame of these illustrations originates from the close connection they had with the paintings and collages that had gained Shterenberg international renown as an avant-garde artist." Rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXIII.
78 1756 Children's books Marshak S 
78 1756 Children's books Marshak S 
- Frontwr. w. some sm. surface dam. spots (silverfish?) and sl. dustsoiled along outer margin.
= Lévèque/ Plantureux p.161. Children's book by the prolific duo Marshak and Lebedev on woodworking. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXIII.
78/1757 Children's books Mlad Tsarevitch The Young Prince 
78/1758 Children's books Murzilka 
78/1758 Children's books Murzilka 
78/1758 Children's books Murzilka 
- Various (sm.) defects; several issues wrappers worn/ sl. dam./ loosening etc.
= Comprises: 1928. No.7 and 12; 1929. No.5; 1938. No.9; 1940. No.1 and 2; 1946. No.1, 2/3 and 12; 1951. No.1 and 3-11; 1952. No.1-4 and 6; 1953. No.5, 8, 10 and 12; 1954. No.1, 2 and 4-12; 1955. No.6 and 8-12; 1956. No.1-3, 5, 6, 10 and 11; 1957. No.1-3 and 8-11; 1958. No.3-5, 7, 8 and 10-12; 1959. No.1-3, 5-7 and 9-12; 1960. No.1, 3-8 and 10-12; 1961. No.4, 6, 7 and 9; 1962. No.1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 9-12; 1963. No.1, 9, 11 and 12; 1964. No.2-6, 10 and 11; 1965. No.4, 6, 8, 9 and 11; 1966. No.1-5, 6, 8-10 and 12; 1967. No.2, 3, 5, 8-10 and 12; 1968. No.2-12; 1969. No.3, 4, 10 and 12; 1970. No.6; 1971. No.3, 5 and 9-12; 1972. No.1, 3-5 and 11; 1973. No.1-3, 6, 8 and 12; 1974. No.2, 3, 7 and 10; 1975. No.1 and 5-12; 1976. No.1, 3, 4 and 8-12; 1977. No.1, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 10; 1978. No.2, 3 and 12; 1979. No.4-6, 10 and 12; 1980. No.3 and 5-9; 1981. No.1-3, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11; 1982. No.1, 3, 4, 7 and 9; 1983. No.1-3, 5 and 7-12; 1984. No.4 and 6; 1985. No.3-5, 7, 9 and 10; 1986. No.1-9; 1987. No.2-7 and 9-11; 1988. No. 8; 1989. No.1, 2, 4, 9, 10 and 12; 1990. No.11 One of the most popular Soviet/ Russian monthly children's magazines, named after its fluffy yellow mascot. It is still published today.
78 1759 Children's books Rankov M and Rodovaya E 
78 1759 Children's books Rankov M and Rodovaya E 
- Contents loose. Nevertheless fine. = Nice, colourful illustrations.
AND 2 others, i.a. N. SAKONSKAYA, Knizhka eta pro chetyre tsveta (Moscow, 1934, 4th ed., col. ills. by A. BREY. Lacks frontwr.).
78 1760 Children's books Vasnetsov Yu 
78 1760 Children's books Vasnetsov Yu 
- Spine neatly restored w. cloth; frontwr. w. sm. annot. and some rubbed spots.
= Lemmens/ Stommels, Russian Artists and the Children's Book p.438: "The lithographs show a graphic expressiveness resulting in a dynamic composition. The pictorial elements and the use of colours is a direct creation of Russian folk art".
Zhitkov, B. Pro slona (About an elephant). Leningrad, Ogiz, 1934, 5th ed., 18,(2)p., ills. and orig. col. lithogr. wr. by N. TYRSA.
- Some colouring in pen and red ink. Spine splitting; wr. sl. creased.
= Lemmens/ Stommels, Russian Artists and the Children's Book p.174f.
AND 20 others, mostly post-war editions, i.a. S. MARSHAK, Detki v kletke (Moscow/ Leningrad, 1947, col. ills. by E. CHARUSHIN, orig. hcl., 4to); N. CHARUSHIN, Nevidannye zveri (Moscow, 1969, col. ills. and orig. wr. by N. CHARUSHIN, 4to) and V. BIANKI, Lesnye domishki (ibid., 1950, ills. and orig. wr. by E. RACHEV, 4to).
78/1761 Children's books Vesyolye kartinki Detskij yumoristicheskij zhurnal Merry pictures Humoristic children's periodical 
78/1761 Children's books Vesyolye kartinki Detskij yumoristicheskij zhurnal Merry pictures Humoristic children's periodical 
78/1761 Children's books Vesyolye kartinki Detskij yumoristicheskij zhurnal Merry pictures Humoristic children's periodical 
78/1761 Children's books Vesyolye kartinki Detskij yumoristicheskij zhurnal Merry pictures Humoristic children's periodical 
- Various (sm.) defects. Mostly in good condition.
= Comprises: 1957. No.2; 1963. No.6, 9 and 10; 1965. No.1-3, 5-7 and 9-12; 1966. No.3 and 10; 1968. No.1, 2, 7 and 12; 1969. No.1, 2, 4-6, 11 and 12; 1970. No.2, 3, 6, 8, 11 and 12; 1971. No.5; 1973. No.1-12; 1974. No.4; 1975. No.3-5, 7, 9 and 11; 1976. No.1, 3, 5-7 and 12; 1977. No.1-12; 1978. No.1-5 and 7-11; 1979. No.1, 4, 8 and 12; 1981. No.1-3, 7-9 and 11; 1983. No.1-4 and 6-12; 1984. No.1-12; 1985. No.1, 2, 4-6 and 8-11; 1986. No.2, 5, 8, 9, 11 and 12; 1987. No.1, 2 and 4-12; 1988. No.1-5, 7, 8 and 10-12; 1989. No.1-12; 1990. No.1-6, 8, 9, 11 and 12; 1991. No.3. One of the most popular Soviet/ Russian monthly children's magazines, still published today.
78/1762 Children's books Zelyonaya palochka La baguette verte Year 1 no 3 5/6 year 2 no 1 and 2 
- Wrappers sl. fingersoiled.
= Rare Russian-language émigré children's magazine. With several loosely inserted subscription forms.
78/1763 Cinema Kinopechat' 
- Backwrappers w. some sm. stamps/ annots.
= Series of short biographies/ filmographies of international actors and actresses, published by the Soviet "cinema press". Contains vols. on Paul Wegener, Emil Jannings, Leatrice Joy, Corinne Griffith, Barbara La Marr, Liane Haid, Bernhard Goetzke and Mae Murray.
78 1764 Cinema Shklovsky V 
- Some ruststains from staples; vaguely waterst. in lower inner margin.
78/1765 Cinema Zakroischik iz Torzhka The Tailor from Torzhok 
78/1765 Cinema Zakroischik iz Torzhka The Tailor from Torzhok 
78/1765 Cinema Zakroischik iz Torzhka The Tailor from Torzhok 
- Waterstain in lower margin; sl. creased and fingersoiled.
= Photobooklet of the 1925 silent comedy movie directed by Yakov Protazanov, starring Igor Ilyinsky as Petya the tailor.
AND 1 other: EKRAN. No.12 (Moscow, 1926, ills., orig. wr., 4to).
78 1766 Ehrenburg I 
- Library stamps on title-p.; first leaf outer margin restored. Sm. annot. on frontwr.
78 1767 Ehrenburg I 
- Wr. trifle dustsoiled/ stained. A good/ fine copy.
78 1768 Ford H 
- Wr. creased and sl. frayed. = First Russian translation of Henry Ford's follow-up to his autobiography. Rare.
78/1769 Gosplan Literatury Sbornik Literaturnogo Tzentra Konstruktivistov LTzK State Plan of Literature Compilation of the Literary Centre of Constructivists Ed K Zelinsky and I Sel'vinsky 
- Title written in ballpoint on htitle. Frontwr. loose(ning), rubbed along spine and w. line in col. marker pen; backstrip worn; sm. tear in backwr.
= Rowell/ Wye 600.
78 1770 Ievlev S 
- Bumped/ sl. creased in blank fore-edge margin throughout; spine-ends dam.; wr. sl. foxed/ dustsoiled; frontwr. 2 tiny tears in margin and vague fold in upper corner
= Contains interesting free typography/ page design, somewhat in the style of Tatar constructivist Faik Tagirov. Rare.
78 1771 Ilyin N Mayakovsky V 
78 1771 Ilyin N Mayakovsky V 
- A few scattered stamps and annots.; 2 text lvs. w. greyish stain; traces of removed ticket/ bookplate on verso frontwr. Wr. sl. soiled; corners and foot of spine restored.
= Rowell/ Wye 803; Krichevsky, Nikolai Ilyin p.49. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXIV.