M. ILIN - Black on White. The Story of Books

London England, George Routledge, 1942. 3rd Impression, Binding: Decorative Cloth, N. Lapshin Very Good/Poor. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Hardback 'Between them they have produced the very best children's book in the genre known to the present writer. Contriving to convey an immense amount of historical information, this two, Illin with his gay text full of anecdotes and tales, Lapshin with his engaging and humorous pictures, manage always to excite the reader's interest and set him asking the very questions whose answers it ws the book's original duty to inculate' (The Listener) . M. Illin is a young Russian engineer, brother of Marschak, the famous Russian poet and storyteller. Both brothers belong to a group of writers who are studying science and history and Soviet life and writing books not only for Russian children but for workers in factories and for peasants. Some of the members of this group are artists, one used to be a cook in the Red Army, two are former homeless children. All of them work together trying to make simple stories about the real word we live in. Slight foxing to end pages. Wear and tear to D/J. Couple of small pieces of D/J missing.