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A real bookish rarity - a lifetime children's edition of poems by the famous poet Alexander Tvardovsky "On the Ice". Released by the Western Regional State Publishing House (OGIZ-ZAPGIZ, Smolensk) in 1936. Original color illustrations by the artist E. N. Taras. Smolenskaya printing house named after Smirnov. A small regional circulation (50 000 copies), which is practically not preserved to our time in good condition. A completely original copy in the native collection to replenish the collection of pre-war children's bookish.

Year
1931–1937
Catalogue section
Period
Pre-war
ID
3150168
Other characteristics
Publication period
1931–1937
Language
Russian
Cover
Soft
Illustrations
Colour illustrations, drawings
Type
Verses
Condition
A good collection status for the 1936 edition. Bright lithographed cover. All pages on the site, text and color drawings by the artist E. N. Taras are preserved perfectly. On the cover and inside pages there are small neat old inscriptions and signatures of the owner by hand ("Alfred Potashkova..."). The paper is durable, without modern interventions, pasting or restorations.
Restoration
Not carried out
Defects
Natural signs of time and storage: slight abrasions and contamination of the edges of the cover, light yellowing of paper, old ink inscriptions on some pages. There are no deep breaks or loss of text. All features are shown in detail in the photo (sent on request).
10–90 days
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Rare children's book On the ice A. Tvardovsky, drawings E. Taras, Smolensk, 1936

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