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Moscow: Goznak, 1969. Mavrina, T[atyana]. Oblong octavo. (40)pp. Mavrina's illustrations for this lush Cyrillic alphabet are at once delightfully couched in folklore and technically skilled in color and composition. The occasional letter receives a double-page spread, or highlight in metallic ink, and all suggest the drama and abundance of a stage production of the frog prince, the fire-bird, and other familiar stories. In 1976 Mavrina received the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and remains the only Russian to do so. Bound in red wrappers with a gold paper jacket, both of which reflect motifs from the text. Mild general edgewear, some nicks to jacket, faint sunning to covers. Very good.
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- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31780
- Title
- A Fairy Tale Alphabet
- Illustrator
- Mavrina, T[atyana]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Goznak
- Place of Publication
- Moscow
- Date Published
- 1969
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books;
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Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...