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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.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. Vasntsovs chromolithographs are truly enchanting bursting with glorious color and capturing the power of Pushkins lush tale. Kilgour 897.
