LESKOV, N. S.. (Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky illus)
| Title | Tupeinyi Khudozhnik. (The Master Hairdresser) Rasskaz na Mogile. |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, L Pasternak, Kivchenko, Gess (Hess) |
| Publisher | Petersburg Akvilon |
| Date | 1922 |
| Book ID | 26193 |
| First Edition |
Description
Original printed card covers, lap edges, good quality paper all round. Minor damage to spine tail, covers a little darkened, stain affecting top-edge, inner joint cracked. Complete and generally a good copy of this very scarce item. No 1134 of 1500 only.
Collectable; Good
A delightful edition with illustrated covers, title, capitals and both in-text and full page illustrations and vignettes by Dobuzhinsky. Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky, painter, graphic artist and theatre designer. In his art he "...had a love of the grotesque and potentially fantastic aspects of everyday life..."
John Milner pp. 124-127
Price:
£80.00