Tales, Proverbs and Sayings for Life
Moscow: Coalco [Vasily Anisimov], 2007. First edition. Hardcover. 1/100. Folio. 209pp. [1]. Housed in a custom dark blue leather clamshell box, with blind-stamped decorative tooling to the covers, a circular pictorial inlay on the front, gilt lettering and raised bands on the spine. Interior of the box in blue suede, with lifting ribbon. Elaborate dark blue and gold silk-cover binding, with gilt lettering and pictorial circular inlays on the front cover. Spine in dark blue leather with raised bands and gilt designs. All edges in gilt. Gold ribbon marker. Lustrous silver endpapers. Text in English.
This beautifully printed book is a compilation of Russian folk-tales and proverbs, privately printed by Russian billionaire and businessman Vasily Anisimov (b.1951), as a gift for friends, in a limited run of 100 copies. This copy is un-numbered on the colophon. Compiled, edited and translated into English by Fr. (or Archpriest) Christopher Hill and Olga Piskunova. Illustrated throughout with pasted-on color reproductions after original paintings by Nina Alyoshina and Marina Gracheva (frontispiece is tipped in). Box, binding, and interior all clean, vibrant and near fine condition. Scarce. near fine. Item #51045
Price: $450.00