Lot 258
"Forest Wedding" / "Funny Clowns" - Two Russian Children's Books - Berlin, 1920s - Color Illustrations
Two illustrated children's books published by Olga Dyakova and Co. Berlin, [1920s?]. Russian.
1. Forest Wedding. Translation of German of a story by Adolf Holst. The story describes a wedding of dwarfs and small animals in a forest, and is illustrated by the German artist Else Wenz-Viëtor (1882-1973). This book was also published in Hebrew, by Menorah (Berlin-Vienna, 1920). See Kedem catalogue, auction 45, item 245.
[14] pp, 12X10.5 cm. The book opens in the shape of an accordion. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears to margins of some pages. Stains and light defects to binding.
2. Funny Clowns. Rhymed tale describing figures at a circus, with color illustrations (apparently also by Else Wenz-Viëtor).
[16] pp, 12X10.5 cm. The book opens in the shape of an accordion. Stains and small tears. The book's body is detached from the binding. Stains and slight defects to binding.
