[Rarebooks] FS: RUSSIAN WONDER TALES

[Kaaterskill Books]

We offer for Sale:

Wheeler, Post; Bilibin, Ivan IAkovlevich, illus. RUSSIAN WONDER 
TALES; WITH A FOREWORD ON THE RUSSIAN SKAZKI. New York: Century Co., 
1912. xix, 323 pp. Illus. with 12 color plates (incl. frontis). 8vo. 
(22 cm). Decorated cloth. First edition thus. Typed book description 
on the stationary of Justin Schiller', noted bookseller of Chidlren's 
books, taped to free front endpaper. A somewhat elusive title, later 
revised. Post Wheeler (1869-1956) was Secretary of the American 
Embassy at St. Petersburg. Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942), strongly 
influenced by Russian folklore, first published these illustrations 
in 1899. Later he would design for the Ballets Russes. A very good 
copy, binding soiled, spine darkened with a few spots and ends worn, 
endpapers mildly foxed half-title, plates bright, leaves clean. 
[31473] $400.00

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Charles Kutcher
Kaaterskill Books
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East Jewett, NY 12424
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