[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  Children'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, rear pastedown scuffed, inked 
numeral to half-title, plates bright, leaves clean.  [31473] 
$400.00  


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Charles Kutcher
Kaaterskill Books
P. O. Box 122
East Jewett, NY 12424
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