Mikini E (1 results)
More imagesPublished by OGIZ, Molodaia gvardiia 1932
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Roe and Moore, London, , United KingdomRoe and Moore
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US$ 1,238.63
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 4to. Size 10 x 7 inches;255 x 185mm.14pp. three full pages of illustration and small illustrations within text by A. Pravdina. Published in Moscow 1932. His book has been heavily restored by a professional book restorer. The paper was very acidic and broke easily and had to be done to sa…ve it. 'The focus on media suggests that the Soviet children's book was intended to become a much more active participant in the public consciousness. In E. Mikini's Dom gde zhivut knigi (The House Where Books Live, Item 10) books grow legs, characters come to life, films speak of their own free will, and children transform themselves in a "cupboard of metamorphoses." At the end of the book children are encouraged to cut out pictures of favorite books and play a game in which they collect all the cards for various thematic divisions.' Blog comment by Bigvlada.
