Old Peter's Russian Fairy Tales
By Arthur Ransome
Illustrated by Dmitri Isidorovich Mitrokhin (1883 -1973)- Colour frontis and 6 further colour plates
Published by T C & E C Jack Ltd, London in 1916, first edition thus. Decorated boards and endpapers. No dust-jacket. 338pp. 23cm x 16cm
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Contains the following stories
The Hut in the Forest, The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Transparent Apple, Sadko, Frost, The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, Baba Yaga, The Cat Who Became Head-Forester, Spring in the Forest, The Little Daughter of the Snow, Prince Ivan, The Witch Baby and the Little Sister of the Sun, The Stolen Turnips, The Magic Tablecloth, The Sneezing Goat and the Wooden Whistle, Little Master Misery, Chapter of Fish, The Golden Fish, Who Lived in the Skull?, Alenoushka and Her Brother, The Fire-Bird, The Horse of Power and the Princess Vasilissa, The Hunter and his Wife, The Three Men of Power-Evening, Midnight, and Sunrise, Salt, and Christening in the Village
The book is complete and in good condition with no pages or plates missing. Decorated cloth bound boards are bright. Spine titles are bright.Top and bottom edge of spine slightly knocked, back cover slightly grubby, occasional minor foxing or discolouration to page edges, otherwise very good condition
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