Сказки [1901-1903] [co-authored set of 5 Russian tales] [ill. Ivan Bilibin].

St. Petersburg 1901-1903 Издание Экспедиции заготовления Государственных бумаг. 25x32.5 cm, 5 titles with 12 pages each, color illustrations, half cloth bookbinding, publisher's soft covers preserved. Good condition (block cracks, isolated soiling, back covers of third, fourth and fifth titles missing).

Co-bound set of five Russian fairy tales, decorated with magnificent, innovative illustrations by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Иван Яковлевич Билибин, 1876-1942), a prominent Russian illustrator and stage designer, drawing inspiration from Slavic folklore and Art Nouveau style.

1. Марья Моревна (Maria Morewna).
   
2. Сказка об Иване-царевиче, Жар-птице и о сером волке (The Story of Ivan Carevich, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf)
   
3. Царевна Лягушка (Carewna Frog).
   
4. Сестрица Аленушка и Братец Иванушка (Sister Alonushka and Brother Ivanushka).
   
5. Перышко Финиста Ясна-Сокола (Feather of the Bright Finist, Miracle-Sokal)