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Globe Man: A Fairy-Tale Journey (Глобусный человечек)
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Title: Globe Man: A Fairy-Tale Journey (Глобусный человечек)
Author: illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky Natalya Kodryanskaya
Publisher: Natalie Codray, Paris
Published: 1954
Binding: Hardcover
Language: Russian
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 68
Catalogs: Children's Picture Books, Russia, Illustration
Description: Color lithograph illustrations by Feodor Rojankovsky (Федора Рожанковского, 1891-1970), a Russian emigre artist and printmaker. Original paper-covered boards with color illustrations on both covers. Spine has been reinforced with clear tape. There are a few small chips to the covers, and general wear and dirt. Text-block and stitching appear solid. Interior pages are tanned but unmarked. Bears the bookplate of Rosalia and Abraham Grodner (from Macy), and two gift inscriptions. The first is in Russian, dated 1955, Paris, and the second is in English, "to my beloved Grodners in memory of many beautiful years, New York, June 20th, 1970, from Macy, brother-in-law." Natalya Kodryanskaya (Наталья Кодрянская), also known as Natalie Codray (1901-1983), was a Russian writer based in France. This Russian children's book titled "Globe Man: A Fairy-Tale Journey" (Глобусный человечек), is about a girl named Dixie, her cat Black, and the journeys they make with a wizard who comes out of a globe. The chapters are entitled Dixie, Egypt, A Voyage to Holland, The Crab Boy, Heavenly Pebbles, A Journey to Switzerland, The Spring Swallow, A Walk in the Garden, and The Last Encounter. The book was published in Paris in 1954, possibly by Natalie Codray. Hardcover, good condition. 68 pages, quarto.
Author: illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky Natalya Kodryanskaya
Publisher: Natalie Codray, Paris
Published: 1954
Binding: Hardcover
Language: Russian
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 68
Catalogs: Children's Picture Books, Russia, Illustration
Description: Color lithograph illustrations by Feodor Rojankovsky (Федора Рожанковского, 1891-1970), a Russian emigre artist and printmaker. Original paper-covered boards with color illustrations on both covers. Spine has been reinforced with clear tape. There are a few small chips to the covers, and general wear and dirt. Text-block and stitching appear solid. Interior pages are tanned but unmarked. Bears the bookplate of Rosalia and Abraham Grodner (from Macy), and two gift inscriptions. The first is in Russian, dated 1955, Paris, and the second is in English, "to my beloved Grodners in memory of many beautiful years, New York, June 20th, 1970, from Macy, brother-in-law." Natalya Kodryanskaya (Наталья Кодрянская), also known as Natalie Codray (1901-1983), was a Russian writer based in France. This Russian children's book titled "Globe Man: A Fairy-Tale Journey" (Глобусный человечек), is about a girl named Dixie, her cat Black, and the journeys they make with a wizard who comes out of a globe. The chapters are entitled Dixie, Egypt, A Voyage to Holland, The Crab Boy, Heavenly Pebbles, A Journey to Switzerland, The Spring Swallow, A Walk in the Garden, and The Last Encounter. The book was published in Paris in 1954, possibly by Natalie Codray. Hardcover, good condition. 68 pages, quarto.