Ultra RARE ~1930 Kipling Captains Courageous Russian Baltic Emigre Edition Book

by Kipling, Rudyard Kipling, Киплинг

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Ultra-Rare ~1930 Interwar Russian Emigre Edition: Rudyard Kipling - Captains Courageous (Смелые мореплаватели). A true bibliographical rarity and a remarkable piece of European interwar history. This is the Russian translation by N. Rogozhin (Н. Рогожин) of Rudyard Kipling's famous maritime novel Captains Courageous, published by the elusive Argonautes publishing house (Editions Argonautes). Published under the editorial supervision of Boris Pravdin, a prominent Russian poet, critic, and lecturer at the University of Tartu (Yuryev). This book belongs to the collectible Zolotaya Kniga (The Gold Book) series aimed at the Russian emigre community living in the Baltic states after the Russian Revolution. Unique publisher's address: Valka, Lettonie (Latvia) — a famous divided border town between Estonia and Latvia, making this a fascinating artifact of Baltic-Russian printing history. The back pages feature a catalog of the series priced in Swiss Francs (CHF), reflecting the economic realities of interwar European publishing. A spectacular addition for collectors of Rudyard Kipling worldwide, rare children's literature, or Russian Emigre (White Guard era) memorabilia. Смелые мореплаватели. (Отважные мореплаватели / капитаны). Р. Киплинг. Перевод Рогожина. Издательство Аргонавты. Иллюстрированное издание. Редкость.

• Publisher: Золотая книга. Издательство Аргонавты
• Year: 1930
• Condition: Fair

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