Product Description
Russian Wonder Tales Containing Twelve Of The Famous Bilibin Illustrations In Color. Post Wheeler. Foreword by editor (Wheeler). Best loved tales include Tsar Saltan, Vasilissa the Beautiful, Fire Bird, Fenist the Falcon, Marya Morevna, Frog Tsarevna, as well as less familiar ones - Language of the Birds, Little-Bear's Son, Shmat-Razum, and more. 16 tales in all.
NY: Thomas Yoseloff, 1957. 288 pages. Reprint of the 1946 revised edition. Hardcover, brown cloth with silver spine titles. Intact price-clipped dustjacket is in a clear protective jacket cover. Book about fine, not ex-lib.
Classic edition with Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942) illustrations. A prolific and popular artist, his illustrations of Russian folk tales and folklore was inspired by the art and culture of Old Russia.
