The art of book cover
This blog is about old postcards, book illustration and all kinds of paper whimsy from the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 7 years old. I have an etsy shop for cards, books, pins and vintage finds from Russia.
Finest the Brave Falcon, Russian fairy tale illustrated by Ivan Bilibin. Published in 1985, this edition is in Czech.
In my shop:
Vintage Soviet book about Vladimir Lenin - “The Dearest Friend” (1988)
Listed on Etsy:
“Pan Kotski, the Puss-o-Cat” - Ukrainian folk tale, published in 1987 and illustrated by Valentyna Melnychenko ()
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“Vladimir Mayakovsky in portraits, illustrations, documents”, 1956
Listed on Etsy:
“The Art of Postage Stamps”, vintage Soviet book from 1968
Listed on Etsy:
German-Russian minimal dictionary of electronics, 1978
Listed on Etsy:
“For Young Nature Enthusiasts”, Vintage Soviet book (1975)
Listed on Etsy:
“Colors of the Dersu Land” - Arts and Crafts of Russian Far East Indigenous Peoples, Vintage book 1982
Listed on Etsy:
Paper toys DIY book (1979). I got it for a custom order, but it ended up unpaid. This book is looking for a new owner!
Listed on Etsy:
Printed ads from Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Romania. Pages from the book “Advertisements Around Us” (1983)
Vintage Russian book - Davlet Islamov, “Up to Ten”, 1972
Gherman Titov - 17 Space Dawns (1963)
An awesome illustrated book about Yuri Gagarin: “Cosmonaut One” by M. Vodopyanov, 1965