Product Description
A.N. Afanasyev. Russian folk tales. IN RUSSIAN. Goslitizdat, 1957. Volume 2 only. 510 pages. Editor, preface and notes by V. Ya. Propp. Classic collection of over 100 tales in Russian. (See pics of index.)
Vintage printing. Hardcover, spine repaired with clear book tape. Back hinge cracked, soil marks, pages very good. Overall condition is good, and a decent reading copy to boot.
Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (1826-1871) was an ethnographer who edited and published nearly 600 East Slavic and Russian fairy and folk tales, one of the largest collections of folklore in the world. The first edition in eight volumes was published from 1855 to 1867, earning him the reputation of the "Russian Brothers Grimm".
