FS: Children's Russia Books

[P. O. Box 2321]

[#1562] Ginsburg, Mirra (translator): PAMPLACHE OF THE SILVER TEETH.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1976. 1st ed. Cloth, Oblong 8vo, (Negri,
Rocco illust.) Near Fine in Good dust jacket: light wear to jacket. A
Russian folktale of a beautiful woman on a magic quest. Illustrated
with strong color woodcuts. $17.50

[#2340] Isasi, Mirim: WHITE STARS OF FREEDOM / A BASQUE SHEPERD BOY
BECOMES AN AMERICAN. Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1942. 1st ed.
Cloth, 8vo, 308 pp. (Weise, Kurt illust.) Very Good: elegant gift
inscription. Patriotic tale illustrated by Kurt Weise. $30.00

[#2105] Kelly, Margaret: IMPERIAL SURPRISES / A POP-UP BOOK OF FABERGE
MASTERPIECES. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1994. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo,
(Suchomski, Stef illust.) Fine. Pop-ups of the fantastic jewelry of the
last czars of Russia. $47.50

[#1737] Litchfield, Sarah: HELLO ALASKA. Chicago: Albert Whitman &
Company, 1945. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, 31 pp. (Wiese, Kurt illust.) Very
Good in Very Good dust jacket. The Native peoples of Alaska, the
discovery of Alaska by Russia, the Gold Rush of 1897, the purchase of
Alaska by the United States and much more are in this readable young
reader. With full color and black & white illustrations by Kurt Wiese.
Although small tears to jacket head and bumps to cover tail, this book
is still conservatively Very Good. OP. $35.00

[#1890] THE SOVIET CIRCUS / A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES. Moscow: Progress
Publishers, 1967. Cloth, 12mo, 233 pp. (Photographic illust.) Very Good
in Very Good dust jacket. Articles on the circus by & about Russian
literary figures, including a chapter on Kio the Magician. $37.50
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