Repka Turnip Repka (9 results)

Condition: Good. Chusna, Charis B. (illustrator). Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Condition: Very Good. S. Bordyug; N. Trepenok (illustrator). Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Oblong 4to. (12] pp.: ill. 24,5x29 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Thumbed, creased at coners and paper yellowing around borders. Lithographed edition. Covers and illustrations by Nina Simonovich-Efimova (1877-1948), Russian Soviet artists, who worked in etching and autolithography techniques; one of the creators of the professional puppet theater in Russia.The Gigantic Turnip is a children's folktale of Slavic origin. It is a cumulative tale where everyone is trying to get out the turnip which grew up too big. I.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. In Russian. Short description: The Turnip with Figures [ Repka s figurkami ] Rostov-on-Don: Prof-Press, 2007. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU SK001737.

Children readings in war times --- Very rare Southern production of the Civil war era, published in Odessa in a turbulent year, when the city changed hands three times: controlled by the Entente forces in the beginning of the year, Odessa was captured by ataman Grigoriev in March and subsequently by general Denikin in August. We couldn't find much information about the publisher, The Bessarabian Book Publishing House. Judging by the editions it produced, it was located in Kishinev in 1916-1918 before relocating to Odessa, where it was active in 19191920. The first story is a traditional tale of how a boy's lost mitten becomes a refuge from the cold for an increasing number of animals. In the second, although the old man and the old woman and the granddaughter and the dog and the cat all together could not pull out an enormous turnip, when the mouse added his muscle to the team, the turnip popped out of the ground. (cf. University of Minnesota Catalogue). The artist is unfortunately not credited and remained anonymous. Only two examples located: in the University of Minnesota and the University of North Carolina (Savine collection). Apparently none in both major Russian libraries, RGB in Moscow and RNB in St. Petersburg. Provenance: Physical description:Octavo (20.5 x 16 cm); 16 pp., with multiple illustrations. Original publisher's decorated printed wrappers. Condition:Minor wear to wrappers, otherwise very pleasant. Bibliography: