Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
Collection of Illustrated Children's and Youth Books – Moscow and Leningrad, 1930-1940 – Illustrated by Meir Axelrod, Mikhail Gorshman, and Mikhail Rodionov
Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
Four children's and youth books, some translated from Yiddish:
• Учитель Бойаз, translation of the story "The Melamed Boaz" by Sholem Aleichem. Moscow-Leningrad: Государственное издательство, 1930. Color cover and illustrations by
Meir Axelrod (Меер Моисеевич Аксельрод; 1902-1970).
15, [1] pages. 18 cm.
• Коммуна Дер-Эмес [Commune der Emes], a collection of stories about the Jewish colonies in Crimea, by Lina Neiman (Лина Нейман; 1883-1971). [Moscow]: ОГИЗ Молодая гвардия, 1931. Cover and illustrations by
Mikhail (Mendel Haimovich) Gorshman (Михаил Ефимович Горшман; 1902-1972).
71, [1] pages. 20 cm.
• Письмо Ворошилову [Letter to Voroshilov], translation of the story by Leib Kvitko, translated by Samuil Marshak. Moscow: Детиздат ЦК ВЛКСМ, 1936. First edition. Illustrations by
Mikhail Semenovich Rodionov (Михаил Семенович Родионов; 1885-1956).
[6] leaves (including cover). 29 cm.
• Первый раз в кино [First Time at the Cinema], translation of the story "First Time at the Cinema" by Mark Daniel Meirovich (M. Daniel). Moscow: Детиздат ЦК ВЛКСМ, 1940. With cover and illustrations by
Mikhail (Mendel Haimovich) Gorshman.
67, [1] pages. 16.5 cm.
4 books and booklets. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Stains and minor blemishes.
Children's Books
Children's Books