Warsaw 1964/BiuroWydawnicze "Ruch"/first edition/20.5x29cm/s.32/colour illustrations in the text/ binding, half leather, gilt on the spine, pasted original booklet cover/ good+ condition, scuffs on the booklet cover, minor dampening of individual pages
First edition
Illustrated by Jan Marcin Szancer
Jan Marcin Szancer - Polish graphic artist, illustrator of children's books, friend and collaborator of Jan Brzechwa. He is the author of illustrations for more than 200 books, including Andersen's Fairy Tales, Mr. Kleks Academy, Mr. Doremi and his seven daughters, Brzechwa's children, For King Jelonek, Tuwim's Locomotive, Konopnicka's O krasnoludki i o sierotka Marysia, Pinocchio and many, many others. Millions of Polish children grew up on his magical illustrations.