Russian Fairy Tales
by Afanas'ev, Aleksandr
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- Condition
- New Book
- ISBN 10
- 0394730909
- ISBN 13
- 9780394730905
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About This Item
Pantheon Books. New Book. Paperback. 672 pp.
Beautifully illustrated, here is the most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English.
This comprehensive collection introduces readers to universal fairy-tale figures and to such uniquely Russian characters such as Koshchey the Deathless, Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, and the glorious Firebird. The more than 175 tales culled from a landmark multi-volume collection by the outstanding Russian ethnographer Aleksandr Afanas'ev reveal a rich, robust world of the imagination.
Translated by Norbert Guterman
Illustrated by Alexander Alexeieff
With black-and-white illustrations throughout
Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library.
Beautifully illustrated, here is the most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English.
This comprehensive collection introduces readers to universal fairy-tale figures and to such uniquely Russian characters such as Koshchey the Deathless, Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, and the glorious Firebird. The more than 175 tales culled from a landmark multi-volume collection by the outstanding Russian ethnographer Aleksandr Afanas'ev reveal a rich, robust world of the imagination.
Translated by Norbert Guterman
Illustrated by Alexander Alexeieff
With black-and-white illustrations throughout
Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library.
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- Bookseller
- Globus Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12428
- Title
- Russian Fairy Tales
- Author
- Afanas'ev, Aleksandr
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0394730909
- ISBN 13
- 9780394730905
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- September 12, 1976
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