BUSCH, Wilhelm

Max Und Moritz Polyglott. Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch, Spanisch, Italienisch, Lateinisch Edition.

Munich München, dtv, 1982. A good, clean, tight copy. P/b. 164pp. Used; Very Good Verses from Wilhelm Busch's Max and Moritz translated from German into English, French, Spanish, Italian and Latin by a variety of translators. llustrated. Paperback.

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Book number: 31994

Catalogue: Children's, Folk & Illustrated

Keywords: Featured|German|Multi-Lingual

BUSCH, Wilhelm

Max and Moritz. A Story in Seven Tricks. [Translated Into English].

Munich München, Braun & Schneider, 1955. Original cloth-backed boards,colour illustrated on-lay, 56pp. illustrated in half-tones throughout. Minor split to spine, faint damp marking to upper board else very good. Used; Very Good First published in 1878 and thus in 1925. Wilhelm Busch humorist and illustrator was best known for his tales of two naughty boys Max and Moritz as well as other comic cautionary tales. His comic text was colourful, using onomatopoeia, neologisms and other figures of speech to satirise religious and parochial life.This led to some work being banned by the authorities. Paperback.

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Book number: 33736

Catalogue: Children's, Folk & Illustrated

Keywords: German|Wilhelm Busch|Max Und Moritz|Illustrated|Literature|Featured|Children's

CHUKOVSKY, Kornei (text), KANEVSKY, A. (illus.)

Ot Dvukh Do Pyati [from Two to Five].

1965. 8vo. in original dust-wrapper. Colour illustrated end papers. 399pp. b/w photos. Delightfully illustrated by M P Klychko. In very good condition. Chukovsky (Nikolay Vasilyevich Korneychukov 1882-1969) is best known in Russia for his children's books. Among his best-known are the verse tales Krokodil and Moydodyr. The present volume is his influential work on child psychology and children's language. First called 'Malenkiye deti '(later titled Ot dvukh do pyati). After its initial publication in 1928, it went through more than 20 printings.

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Book number: 37384

Catalogue: Russian Children's Books

Keywords: Illustrated|Soviet Union|Russian Children's Books|Featured

CHUKOVSKY, Kornei (text). Illus. by P Sarkisyan

Tak I Ne Tak. Sarkisyan and Chukovsky.

Moskva Moscow, Detskii Mir, 1959. A good copy. Original colour illustrated stapled wrappers, 175x222mm. 24pp. Generally clean but juvenalia to one page and back cover. Cover a little loose at spine tail. Used; Good . Paperback.

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Book number: 36096

Catalogue: Russian Children's Books

Keywords: Russistica|Featured|Illustrated|Children's|Russian|Book-Cover Design

CRAMER, Marie (Rie)

Aa Is Een Aapje No 2038.

Netherlands, Mulder Holland, n.d. Children's illustrated ABC board book. In very good condition. 12 colour illustrated cloth-backed boards. First published in 1936. This edition not dated. A little damp spotting to boards else very good, no tears, no juvenalia. Used; Very Good Marie "Rie" Cramer (10 October 1887 – 8 July 1977) was a Dutch writer and prolific illustrator of children's literature whose style is considered iconic for the inter-war period. For many years, she was one of the two main illustrators for a leading Dutch youth magazine, Zonneschijn (Sunshine). She also wrote plays under the pseudonym Marc Holman. Some of her work was banned during World War II because it attacked National Socialism. She also wrote for a leading underground newspaper during the war. Hardback.

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Book number: 36789

Catalogue: Children's, Folk & Illustrated

Keywords: Illustrated|ABC|Dutch|Children's|Featured

DAHL, (Dal) V.. (illus. by V. Konashevich)

Father Four Seasons. Translated by K M Cook-Horujy.

Moscow, Raduga, 1991. Colour illustrated throughout. Used; Very Good Popular Russian folk tales and sayings translated into English. Collected by Russia's greatest lexicographer Vladimir Dahl or Dal (1801 - 1872). Many were later written up by Alexander Afanasyev. Hardcover.

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Book number: 28647

Catalogue: Russian Children's Books

Keywords: Konashevich|Illustrated|Children's|Russian Children's Book|Russian Book Design|Russian|Folk Lore|Proverbs in Russian

DEFOE, Daniel.

Robinson Crusoe. With Illustrations by Elenore Plaisted Abbott

London, Associated Newspapers, Ltd, n.d. A very nice bright copy. Clean and tight. Original two-tone decorated yellow cloth with black lettering. 316pp. colour plates. Not dated but probably around 1930. Usual mild damp spotting, neat juvenile pencil ship to f.e.p. Used; Very Good Colour plates by Elenore Plaisted Abbott. Hardback.

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Book number: 33941

Catalogue: Children's, Folk & Illustrated

Keywords: Children's|Illustrated|Literature|English|Featured

DEMAISON, André (Jacques Darcy dessins)

Le Jeu Des 36 Bêtes.

Paris, Les Laboratoires Deglaude, 1935. Original art paper covers printed in red and black, 8 colour lithos, pages decorated Chinese style in red and black. Covers a little age grubby, birthday inscription by Jean Jacques, 1940 to end-paper. Clean and tight. Used; Good Ouvrage Hors-Commerce, Réservée exclusivement à MM. les Médecins . Paperback.

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Book number: 33783

Catalogue: Children's, Folk & Illustrated

Keywords: Illustrated|French|Featured|Book-Cover Design

DIRR, A.

Kaukasische Märchen [Tales from the Caucasus] Ausgewählt Und übersetzt Von A. Dirr. Die Märchen Die Weltliteratur. Herausgegeben Von Friedrich Von Der Leyen Und Paul Zaunert.

Jena, Eugen Diederichs Verlag, 1920. A good, clean, tight copy. Original decorated paper-covered boards, paper title label to upper board, woodcut frontis. Neat sellotape to spine. Otherwise in very good condition. Text in German. Used; Very Good German philologist and ethnographer, Adolf Dirr, during his time, was the foremost expert on the Caucasus. As well as translating these folktales from the Caucasus, he also wrote the 'Grammatik der modernen georgischen Sprache' for the Hartleben language series. Hardback.

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Book number: 36906

Catalogue: Children's, Folk & Illustrated

Keywords: Caucasian|Georgian|Folk Tales|Featured|Children's

DUDDINGTON, Natalie (translated by)

Russian Folk Tales

New York, Funk & Wagnalls, 1969. Very small tear to dust-wrapper head, neat highlighting to dust-wrapper blurb inside and back, mild foxing to upper fore-edge. However, otherwise a very good, tight and clean copy. Collectable; Very Good Selection of folk tales translated from Afansiev's famous collection and illustrated by Dick Hart. Natalie 'Duddington' was the daughter of the Russian novelist Alexander Ertel. She came to London in the early 1900s where she worked as a translator. She was befriended by Constance Garnett. Hardcover.

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Book number: 32481

Catalogue: Russian Children's Books

Keywords: Russian|Folk Tales|Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev|Afanasiev|Featured

DVINSKY, Emmanuel [Assosciation copy Marevna and Diego Rivera]

Durov and His Performing Animals. Soviet Literature for Young People.

Moscow, Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1963. Not dated but inscribed 1963. Illustrated cloth backed boards, 126pp. A little marked to covers, but a good tight copy. Long inscription on f.e.p. to 'Eli' (Marika Rivera's son David). Used; Very Good Translated from the Russian by Phyl Griffiths. Designed by V Duvidov. Long inscription on f.e.p. to 'Eli' (Marika Rivera's son David - grandson of Marevna and Diego Rivera). Hardback.

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Book number: 36513

Catalogue: Russian Children's Books

Keywords: Marika Rivera|Featured|Illustrated|Russian|Children's

EVENS, G. K.. (Presented by) RAQ (Romany)

Romany Muriel and Doris.

London, University of London Press, 1942. A good, clean, tight copy in original cloth. B/w photo frontis. illustrated in b/w throughout. War Economy Paper. Spine edges a little sunned and a little marked in places. Used; Good By G. Bramwell Evens' son, Glyn K Evens. Illustrations by Anton Lock. Hardback.

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Book number: 35887

Catalogue: Children's, Folk & Illustrated

Keywords: Romany|Novel|England|Featured|Roma|Gypsies|Romani|Fiction|Britain

FET, (Afanasii Afanasevich) A, BLOK, A., ESENIN, S.. (Yesenin)

Sneg Da Sneg. Stichi O Zime. [Snow, Yes, Snow. Text in Russian. ]

Moscow Moskva, Detskaya Literatura, 1970. Poems about snow arranged and illustrated for children. A very nice bright copy. Clean and tight. 21x27 cm. Striking wrap-round cover illustration. In very good condition. Poems about snow arranged and illustrated for children. Colour illustrated throughout by G Nikolsky. Paperback.

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Book number: 37173

Catalogue: Russian Children's Books

Keywords: Poetry|Illustrated|Children's|Book-Cover Design|Featured|Russian Children's Books

FET, (Afanasii Afanasevich) A, BLOK, A., ESENIN, S.. (Yesenin)

Sneg Da Sneg. Stichi O Zime. [Snow, Yes, Snow. Text in Russian. ]

Moscow Moskva, Detgiz, 1958. Poems about snow arranged and illustrated for children. A very nice bright copy. Clean and tight. 22x28 cm. Striking wrap-round cover illustration. Very small closed tear to upper cover else very good. Clean and tight. Poems about snow arranged and illustrated for children. Colour illustrated throughout by G Nikolsky. First thus.

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Book number: 37409

Catalogue: Russian Children's Books

Keywords: Poetry|Illustrated|Children's|Book-Cover Design|Featured|Russian Children's Books

FISHER, Margery ARDIZZONE, Edward

Open the Door.

London, Books for Children, 1979. A good copy in original dust-wrapper. Clean and tight. Public library stamp to t.p. verso, small mark to f.e.p. Used; Very Good Jacket designed by Edward Ardizzone. Door illustrations by David Adcock. Hardback.

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Book number: 35891

Catalogue: Children's, Folk & Illustrated

Keywords: Children's|Illustrated|Ardizzone|Poetry|English|Literature|Featured|Book-Cover Design