Tan, V. Northern Hunt: Stories for Older Children, 1931. In Russian

Тан, В. Северная охота: рассказы для детей старшего возраста.
1-е издание; обложка и рисунки В. Милашевского.
Москва: Молодая гвардия, 1931 (на обложке 1930).
62, [2] с.: ил.; 19 см.
Тираж: 25 155 экз.
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Tan, V. Northern Hunt: Stories for Older Children.
First edition; cover and illustrations by V. Milashevsky.
Moscow: Molodaya Gvardiya, 1931 (cover dated 1930).
62, [2] p.: ill.; 19 cm.
Print run: 25,155 copies.

A first edition of a collection of children's adventure stories "Northern Hunt" by V. Tan (pseudonym of Viktor G. Tan-Bogoraz, a prominent ethnographer and writer). Published in 1931 by the youth publisher "Molodaya Gvardiya," this book is notable for its distinctive cover and illustrations by the renowned artist Vladimir Milashevsky, a key figure in Soviet book graphics. With a significant print run of over 25,000 copies, the book reflects the era's focus on educational literature about the peoples and nature of the Soviet North for young readers.