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LOT 297:
RUSSIAN SOVIET CHILDRENS BOOK WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
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RUSSIAN SOVIET CHILDRENS BOOK WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
An antique Russian early Soviet childrens book, Wolf by Evgeny Lesnik, for middle aged children and young adult. Illustrations by Evgeny Charushin. Published by The State Publishing House in Moscow, Leningrad, 1928. Circulation of 20000 copies. Numbered, 267621. Stamped with a bookplate of Gerzen Institutes Childrens Library, ex libris and numbered inside. Yevgeny Vasilyevich Dubrovsky, pseudonym Lesnik, 1870 to 1941, a Russian Soviet writer, journalist, forester. In 1924 he moved to Leningrad, and in the same year he published his first short stories in the Evening Krasnaya Gazeta. He devoted himself exclusively to literary activity, writing about nature. Taking on the pseudonym Lesnik, Dubrovsky emphasized that in his works he shares his impressions gained over the years of work in the forests. He was an employee of the children's magazines Yezh, Hedgehog, and Chizh. In total, from 1924 to 1941, Dubrovsky wrote about 40 books, of which about 30 were books for children. Evgeny Ivanovich Charushin, 1901 to 1965, a Soviet graphic artist, sculptor and writer. Antiquarian Librarian Books, Collectible Russian Soviet Childrens Books and Magazines.
Dimensions: Size: 5 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. All measurements are approximate.
Condition: Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.
