Verschiedene Autoren - Sammlung alter Kinderbücher - 1980-1989

Collection of 18 illustrated children's and youth books (1980–1989)
A carefully assembled collection from East and West Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Soviet Union.
All titles come from the 1980s and offer an impressive variety of fairy tales, fables, picture books, folk tales, and artist editions.
Many volumes are richly color-illustrated, some first editions, some rare editions, all in very well-preserved condition.

Numbered list – sorted by year of publication:

1. Kreidolf, Ernst – Grasshopper and Butterfly Fairy (1980)
Rotapfel Verlag, Zurich. 29 × 22.5 cm.
14 unnumbered pages with twelve colored monthly illustrations.
Condition: very good.

2. Ehrlich, Adelheid – Kempowski’s Simple Primer (1980)
Georg Westermann Verlag, Braunschweig.
Many picture stories, illustrations by Manfred Limmroth.
Condition: very good.

3. Eschwege, Hilde / Labas, Leoni – The Sun Daughter (c. 1980)
Progress Verlag. Linen binding, colored illustrated cover.
Folk tales from Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.
Condition: good.

4. Oxenbury, Helen – People to Laugh At (1981)
Betz Verlag, Vienna/Munich. 8 pages, colored transforming picture book.
Condition: good.

5. Pavey, Peter / Schumacher, Hans – I Am the Toad Gernegroß (1981)
Artemis Verlag, Zurich/Munich. 19 × 28 cm, colored illustrations.
Condition: very good.

6. Matthies, Horst – Boruschka (1981)
Der Kinderbuchverlag Berlin.
Condition: age-appropriate good.

7. Lurie, Alison / Beisner, Monika – Of the Salamander Who Lives in Fire… (1981)
Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt. 31 pages, numerous color illustrations.
Condition: very good.

8. Sojko, Iwan – The Poor Farm Boy and the Princess (1981)
Verlag Wesselka, Kiev. 32 pages, hardcover, colored illustrations.
Condition: good.

9. Brothers Grimm / Lisbeth Zwerger – Little Red Riding Hood (1983)
Neugebauer Press, special edition, 12 pages.
Condition: very good.

10. Williams, Kit – I Have Words Full of Wisdom (1984)
Tomus Verlag. 31 pages, colored illustrations.
Condition: very good.

11. Hendrich, Gerat – Kito and the Dancing Fiddle (1984)
Domowina Verlag. 45 pages, colored illustrations.
Condition: good.

12. Könner, Alfred – Pebble (1986)
Altberliner Verlag Lucie Groszer. 5th edition.
Entirely color-illustrated by Klaus Ensikat.
Condition: good, edges lightly bumped.

13. Biedermann, Hans (ed.) – Tales of Witches (1987)
Brandstätter Verlag, Vienna/Munich. 96 pages.
With 22 illustrations (including Kubin, Goya, Grien).
Condition: very good.

14. Pavlović, Jozef – Sonnenkäfer Klärchen (1987)
Mladé letá. 157 pages, color illustrated.
Condition: very good.

15. Prokofjew, Sergej / Paleček, Josef – Peter and the Wolf (1987)
Bertelsmann Club.
Condition: good.

16. Leskow, Nikolai – The Left-Hander (1989)
Raduga Verlag, Moscow. 62 pages, colored illustrations.
Condition: very good.

17. Aljonuschka – Russian Folk Tales (1989)
Raduga Verlag, Moscow. 78 pages, large format, colored illustrations by Igor Jerschow.
Condition: good.

18. Scholly, Nora / Schudawa, A. – Tannenbäumchen (Bohatta picture books)
arsEdition. 18 pages, color.
Condition: very good.

Special features of the collection:

- 18 books from the years 1980–1989
- numerous color illustrations
- mix of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, picture books, artist books
- international origin: Germany (East/West), Austria, Switzerland, Soviet Union
- many books in very good condition
- ideal for collectors, illustration lovers, bibliophiles

Conclusion
An exceptionally versatile and well-kept collection of 18 illustrated children's and youth books from the 1980s.
The collection unites artistic picture books, classic fairy tales, Eastern European folk tales, and bibliophilic editions — an attractive package for collectors and connoisseurs of high-quality children's book illustration.