78/1755 [Children's books]. Kipling, R. 40 Nord 50 Vest (40 degrees North, 50 degrees West). Russian transl. S. Marshak. Moscow/ Leningrad, Molodaya Gvardia, 1931, 21,(1)p., lithogr. ills. and orig. wr. by D. SHTERENBERG.

- 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.