AFNASJEV (AFANASYEV), A. H.

Narodnoeja Skazki. 2 Tomos. (Russian Folk Tales).

Moskau, 1897. Lex8vo. Orig. full pictorial cloth. Richly gilt spine and covers. Wear to spine ends and a small nick to spine. Portrait (Afanasjev) as frontispiece. LI,351;445,XXIV,IV,(4) pp. Internally clean. In Russian.

The first edition of his collection was published in eight fascicules from 1855-67, earning him the reputation of the Russian counterpart to the Brothers Grimm.

Order-nr.: 53170