Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
"The Children's Island", Poetry Book for Children by Sasha Chorny – Berlin, 1921 - Illustrations and Lithographs by Boris Grigoriev
Opening: $300
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Дѣтскій остров [The Children's Island], by Sasha Chorny (Са́ша Чёрный). Berlin: Slowo (Слово), 1921. Russian.
A collection of poems for children by the poet, satirist, and children's author Alexander Mikhailovich Glikberg (Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Гли́кберг; 1880-1932), known by the pen name Sasha Chorny. The book, which describes an imaginary world full of adventures, games, and colorful characters, is accompanied by illustrations and lithographs, and a colorful cover (pasted on cardboard binding), by
Boris Grigoriev (Бори́с Дми́триевич Григо́рьев; 1886-1939).
158, [1] page. 30.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Dry and brittle paper. Tears and open tears to margins of several leaves, and to margin of title page. Several detached leaves. Library stamps on title page. Blemishes and minor wear to binding.
Children's Books
Children's Books