Khraplyva, Lesia

[SIGNED] Charodiyne Avto: Opovidannia dlia ditei [The Magic Car: A Story for Children]

New York, NY: Nashym Ditiam, 1967. Item #1520

95 pages with full-color illustrations by Petro Andrusiv. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper. A good copy with minimal shelf wear.

A time-traveling children's adventure infused with Ukrainian history and cultural heritage. It tells the story of two young Ukrainian scouts, Kostyk and Rostyk, who receive a magical car for Christmas that transports them across centuries into key historical moments of Ukraine. Their guide, Uncle Levko, a soldier of the Galicia Division who died at the Battle of Brody, reappears as a spectral figure guiding the boys’ historical odyssey.

Price: $150.00