Big Little World [SIGNED]

Moscow New York: Alexander Zakharov, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Signed by artist on half-title. Quarto. 133 (3)pp. Original illustrated dustjacket over burgundy silk with image laid into frame on cover and pink lettering on spine. Red endpapers. Frontispiece portrait and illustrated title page. Realistic landscapes (with an impressionistic touch) featuring children's toys and animals juxtaposed with poetry for children by Vica Vinogradova Miller and Yekaterina Syrtsova. Includes list of paintings with visuals in rear. Text in English and Russian. Christmas dedication on title page. DJ, binding and interior in overall near fine condition.