408 - Russian Children's Books - EZh. (Monthly Magazine). Issue 8. With numerous, mostly photographic illustrations. Leningrad, Ogiz-Lendetgiz, 1934. 30 pp., 1 leaf, 26.5 x 20 cm. Original two-color illustrated paperback by Vladimir Tambi (edge wear; a larger tear on the back cover with no loss of text).

Russian Children's Books - EZh. (Monthly Magazine). Issue 8. With numerous, mostly photographic illustrations. Leningrad, Ogiz-Lendetgiz, 1934. 30 pp., 1 leaf, 26.5 x 20 cm. Original two-color illustrated paperback by Vladimir Tambi (edge wear; a larger tear on the back cover with no loss of text). First edition, rare. - This issue features the first publication of the “Camp Song” by A. Vvedensky, who had returned to Leningrad in 1933 from his penal exile. The illustrations were provided by various artists, including N. Lapshin, N. Polozov, M. Orlova-Mochalova, and B. Malahovskij. Illustrations by G. Doré were used for an excerpt from Rabelais adapted for children by N. Zabolockij. Until its administrative suspension in 1935, prominent authors (including members of the OBERIU) and artists contributed to the magazine. — Slightly discolored; vertical fold line throughout; outer edge with faint crease marks.