CHESTNUT-GREY : A RUSSIAN FOLK TALE : Text in English
by As Told By M. Bulatov
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None as Issued
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About This Item
Moscow, USSR: Progress Publishers, 1977. First Edition, 2nd Printing, 1977 . Soft Cover/Stapled. Very Good/None as Issued. T. Mavrina (Illustrator). Text/Near New & clean. Illustrated, stapled softcover/VG; sound w/rubs to all leading edges & light surface wear, and archival tape reinforcement to lower spine. A children's Russian fairytale published by Moscow-based Progress Publishers for the English-language market in 1977 during Soviet Russia. Story as told by M. Bulatov with text in English, and illustrations by Tatiana Mavrina (1902-1996) who specialized in the genre of fairy tales. Protagonist Ivan, youngest of three brothers (a common theme in Russian folklore), was considered a fool by his elders. While on watchful duty to guard the wheat fields at night, Ivan earns the services of Chestnut-Grey --- a magical stallion with a mane of silver and gold, With assistance of Chestnut-Grey, our young hero wins the hand of the Tsar's daughter, Elena the Beautiful.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019671
- Title
- CHESTNUT-GREY : A RUSSIAN FOLK TALE : Text in English
- Author
- As Told By M. Bulatov
- Illustrator
- T. Mavrina (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Soft Cover/Stapled
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 2nd Printing, 1977
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Progress Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Moscow, USSR
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Folktale/Russian/Young Readers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Legends/Myths/Folk Tales;
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