Seraia Utushka [Little Grey Duck].

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Sole edition, square 8vo (22.6 x 19 cm); illustrations in orange, blue, grey and black; original printed wrappers, illegible ink inscription to cover, minor soiling to covers otherwise a fine copy., 8pp. Iakov Meksin (1886-1943) was an author, publisher and editor. He played a dominant role in the overall direction of education and pedagogical literature in the Soviet Union. In 1934 he founded the Museum of Children's Books until he was arrested in 1938 as part of Stalin's purges and the museum was liquidated. He was rehabilitated in 1956 but sadly died in captivity in 1943. Scarce. WorldCat locates four copies: the BnF, McGill, Princeton and the University of Pensylvania. N° de ref. del artículo 120597

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