1981 Ivan Bilibin Russian Fairy Tale Art Sergei Golynets Hardcover DJ
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Ivan Bilibin, with text by Sergei Golynets, is a richly illustrated art monograph exploring Russian fairy-tale illustration, folklore, and theatrical design. Its intricate borders, vivid colors, enchanted landscapes, and legendary figures offer inspiration for artists and an engaging reference for collectors of illustrated books and Russian art.
The volume explores Bilibin’s book illustrations, drawings, and stage designs, accompanied by biographical material, recollections, and documentary photographs. The dust jacket specifies 195 illustrations, including 98 full-color plates. Pictured works include illustrations for Maria Morevna and The Feather of Finist the Falcon, alongside a stage design for Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tale of Tsar Saltan.
Published jointly by Harry N. Abrams, New York, and Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad. Copyright 1981; the copyright page identifies the joint publication as 1982. English translation by Glenys Ann Kozlov. Printed and bound in Finland. Hardcover in blue cloth with illustrated dust jacket and decorative endpapers.
ISBN: 0-8109-0735-6.
Condition: Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. Light age toning and scattered spotting to the page edges. The photographed interior pages appear clean, with bright illustrations. Dust jacket shows rubbing, scratches, edge creasing, and small tears/chipping at the corners and spine ends, with some toning and scattered marks. Please examine the photographs for further condition details.
SKU D-11
1981 Ivan Bilibin Russian Fairy Tale Art Sergei Golynets Hardcover DJ
$150.00
The volume explores Bilibin’s book illustrations, drawings, and stage designs, accompanied by biographical material, recollections, and documentary photographs. The dust jacket specifies 195 illustrations, including 98 full-color plates. Pictured works include illustrations for Maria Morevna and The Feather of Finist the Falcon, alongside a stage design for Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tale of Tsar Saltan.
Published jointly by Harry N. Abrams, New York, and Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad. Copyright 1981; the copyright page identifies the joint publication as 1982. English translation by Glenys Ann Kozlov. Printed and bound in Finland. Hardcover in blue cloth with illustrated dust jacket and decorative endpapers.
ISBN: 0-8109-0735-6.
Condition: Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. Light age toning and scattered spotting to the page edges. The photographed interior pages appear clean, with bright illustrations. Dust jacket shows rubbing, scratches, edge creasing, and small tears/chipping at the corners and spine ends, with some toning and scattered marks. Please examine the photographs for further condition details.
SKU D-11