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First edition of these illustrations. The book consists of two fairy tales. The first tale is Cuckoo, a Nenets story portraying a mother who transforms into a cuckoo due to her children's neglect. The second tale is Aioga, a Nanai story depicting a beautiful girl who becomes so enamored with her own reflection that she ultimately transforms into a goose. The… Read more about this item

One of 5 000 copies printed. Rare. Printed in Kaunas. First edition of this fairy tale with Mavrina's illustrations was issued in 1958. It was also published in English, Swahili, Vietnamese, Arabic and languages of India (Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada). Tatyana Lebedeva (1900/1902–1996), better known by her mother's surname, which she used as a pseudonym—Mavrina. She studied at VKhUTEMAS under Robert Falk. Mavrina… Read more about this item

Rare. First edition of this fairy tale with Mavrina's illustrations was issued in 1955. It was also published in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Telugu. Tatyana Lebedeva (1900/1902–1996), better known by her mother's surname, which she used as a pseudonym—Mavrina. She studied at VKhUTEMAS under Robert Falk. Mavrina was a member of 'Group 13', an association of graphic artists created… Read more about this item

Limited to 75 000 copies. Second edition. Rare early colorful illustrations of Tatyana Mavrina. Lithographed book. Tatyana Lebedeva (1900/1902-1996), better known by her mother's surname, which she used as a pseudonym - Mavrina. Mavrina studied at VKhUTEMAS under Robert Falk. She was a member of 'Group 13', an association of graphic artists created in 1929. In the same year first children's book with her… Read more about this item

One of 2.000 copies printed. First book of Russian Pomor and one of the most original Russian folklore writer. This is collection of six texts and tunes of Northern folk ballads slightly remastered by Shergin who also draw his own illustrations to ballads in style of old Russian paintings. OCLC locates one copy only,in British Library. Please be advised that certain books… Read more about this item

[Epic of Manas]. The first publication of the Kyrgyz epic of Manas. Published in Kirgizian language by Cyrillic-based alphabet. Manas is probably the world's longest poem. The whole text was recorded about five hundred years ago, it's traditionally believed that the songs appeared about a thousand years ago. Manas is singing without an accompaniment of any musical instrument. For a long time… Read more about this item