Pesn o Veshchem Olege: Song of Oleg the Wise
by Aleksandr Pushkin
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PUSHKIN, Aleksandr. Pesn o Veshchem Olege (Song of Oleg the Wise). [Illustrated by Viktor Vasnetsov].
St. Petersburg: Ekspeditsii Zagotovlenya Gosudarstvennykh Bumag, 1899. 4to, 8pp. Single sheet, accordion folded into 6 leaves, [leporello style] with a printed page as front cover and another as rear cover. Four lush color chromolithographs, decorative initials, and full-color head- and tail-pieces by Vasnetsov. Corners a bit worn, edges lightly so, covers lightly soiled, else internally a sharp, bright copy. Rare.
First editon. Vasnetsov's most famous illustrated work, published on May 26 1899 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Pushkin's birth. Vasntsov's chromolithographs are truly enchanting – bursting with glorious color and capturing the power of Pushkin's lush tale. Kilgour 897.
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- Books of Wonder (US)
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- Title
- Pesn o Veshchem Olege
- Author
- Aleksandr Pushkin
- Illustrator
- Viktor Vasnetsov
- Format/Binding
- Single sheet accordion folded into 6 leaves
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ekspeditsii Zagotovlenya Gosudarstvennykh Bumag
- Place of Publication
- St. Petersburg
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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