The Firebird and other Russian fairy tales
By: illustrated by Boris Zvorykin ; edited and with an introd. by Jacqueline Onassis.
Contributors: Zvorykin, Boris Vasilʹevich, b. 1872.; Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-
Series: A Studio book
Publisher: Viking Press
Published: 1978
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 78
Subjects: Fairy tales -- Russia; Fairy tales; Folklore -- Russia
Description: Retells four Russian folk tales: The Firebird, Vassilissa the Fair, Maria Morevna, and The Snow Maiden.
Notes: Translation of Zhar-ptīt͡s︡a, Vasilisa prekrasni͡a︡, Marii͡a︡ Morevna, and Snegurochka. Originally translated by B. Zvorykin into French with title L'Oiseau de feu et d'autres contes populaires russes, as a single handpainted presentation volume in calligraphy. The original illustrations are reproduced in this translation.