For sale is a rare and original 1957 book “The Golden Key or The Adventures of Pinocchio”
Author: A. Tolstoy
Publisher: Latvian State Publishing House, Riga
Translator: Anna Ozola–Sakse
Illustrator: Margarita Staraste – one of the most famous Latvian children's book illustrators of all time.
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???? Features
• Original 1957 edition
• Circulation: 30,000 copies
• Hardcover
• High-quality paper and classic Staraste illustrations
• Very well preserved – covers clean, spine stiff, pages with minor wear in places, but no major damage
• Completely original copy, without re-gluing
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⭐ Collector's rarity
This book is one of the first post-war publications in Latvian, illustrated with the works of Margarita Staraste.
Such copies are in demand both in Latvia and abroad, especially among collectors of retro and children's illustrations.
