1st Printing of a Classic Soviet Children's Book -19301st ed. 16 pp.; stapled wrappers. 15x13 cm.A short story prompts children to count and imitate sounds of animals as they climb up and down a ladder. Although the initial print run was reasonably high [75,000] this counting book was an immediate success and sold out instantly. "Ladder" was promptly reprinted with an almost unprecedented circulation of 200,000 copies. The book has since been republished numerous times with different artists and remains in print. While simple in concept and design, because of its continuing popularity this fi... View More...
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