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Russian Fairy Tales (Everyman's Library Children's Classics) (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Ivan Bilibin (Author)
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Illustrated by Ivan Bilibin


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Illustrated by Ivan Bilibin

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  • Reading level: Ages 4-8
  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Everyman's Library (November 21, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0679436413
  • ISBN-13: 978-0679436416
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #114,138 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Luxorious! Excellent selection of tales!, September 21, 1999
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The selection of tales in this book is excellent, the cover and the illustrations are luxorious, and more than worth what you pay. I was very pleasantly surprised when I opened the package and saw this book, because I needed it for a friend, and it is, indeed, a wonderful present.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Worth the Price, October 8, 2004
Yes, the illustrations are reduced to a smaller size than one might like and, yes, the colors are flatter than they presumably are in the originals. But for about $10 you get a very attractive, 180+ page, hard cover book with a sample of more than 50 of Ivan's Bilibin's gorgeous fairy tale illustrations, all but one or two in color and many full, or even double page.

For the price, I don't think you can go wrong if you're at all interested in Russian fairy tale stories and illustrations. By way of comparison. I recently ran across some Russian editions of illustrated Russian fairy tale books, including at least one illustrated by Biliban, at a Russian gift Shop in Oakland, CA. They were larger format and the reproduction of the illustrations was somewhat better, but the were paperback, only about 32 pages, and cost $29.95 each if I remember correctly.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Lovely Book, February 28, 2004
By F. J. Powell (Chester, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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Very nice gift book,I ordered this book after coming back from Russia as a present for my nieces and nephews to give them a taste of the wonder of this wild country...and thoroughly enjoyed it myelf. I disagree with a previous reviewer over the illustrations: the pictures by Bilibin are great.. they're not dingy: just turn of the century Russian in a beautiful style-moderne style that was all the rage in St Petersburg.
Russian Folktales typically have charming rhymed couplets sprinkled throughout the stories and unfortunately, in this translation, these have been flattened to strict prose, but the stories are still well told.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great little book of fairy tales.
This little book is deffinately a change from the fairy tales I grew up hearing. I loved it!
Published 11 months ago by Lauren

5.0 out of 5 stars Great set
These books are pleasing to look at, have heavy paper with beautiful illustrations. The cloth like hardcover and illustration are much prettier in person than in the photograph.
Published 13 months ago by Xy

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic beauty from a time long ago
It's true that the pictures in this book look like they could use a good cleaning, but that does nothing to diminish their beauty or the beauty of the storytelling. Read more
Published 20 months ago by A Reviewer

5.0 out of 5 stars Russian Fairy Tales by Gillian Avery
It was terrific to get a book that compiled all the favourite russian fairy tales in one volume,and as an added bonus included illustrations by Ivan Bilibin.
Published on July 19, 2007 by Nina V. Lupton

3.0 out of 5 stars Admirable Art - Sorry Stories
Five-star art by the masterful by Ivan Bilibin is diluted by disjointed storytelling that really could have used a decent editor, but the book is well worth its tiny price. Read more
Published on August 15, 2006 by Greg Hill

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent edition.
I was really impressed with this book. I have been an admirer of Bilibin's illustrations for years, and it is good to finally have access to the stories that go with the... Read more
Published on March 18, 2006 by Bryan Miller

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad reproductions!
Luxurious? I don't think so! This book is far too small to do justice to Ivan Bilibin's wonderful illustrations, which I could have accepted if their reproduction quality wasn't... Read more
Published on May 1, 2004 by L C Van der Lingen

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, poor execution...
Among my treasured childhood books are N.C. Wyeth illustrated '"Treasure Island," and "Robin Hood" illustrated by Godwin. Read more
Published on November 11, 2003 by 1

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