[Russian children's books] Five uniform volumes of Russian picture books in Dutch translations

by Marshak, Engel and Koeprejanow, 4 vols. publ. in Brussels by De Wilde Roos, n.d. (ca. 1930), 1 vol. publ. in The Hague by De Baanbreker/ Servire, 1930, each containing 3 stories, all without pagination, all nicely illustrated by Afanasjew, Lebedew, Pokrowski and Vischnevetskaia, orig. unif. clothbacked pict boards, 4to. Comprises: De reis door Rusland, De reis door Perzië (different title for De reis door Rusland), Ben ik 't nou of ben ik 't niet, Ben ik 't wel of ben ik 't niet (different title for Ben ik 't nou of ben ik 't niet), Volksrijmpjes, Dieren in den winter, Het vroolijke onweer and De gouden blaren.

Some occas. edgewear, sm. other imperfections. A very good set of rather rare booklets, each containing 3 (some duplicates, a total of 7) stories in different combinations, orders, bindings, and even different titles for the same stories, showing the commercial insight of the publishers. (total 5)