1894 Scarce Victorian Book - COSSACK Fairy Tales and Folk-Tales by R. Nisbet Bain. Illustrated.
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Author: Selected, edited, and translated by Robert Nisbet Bain.
Title: COSSACK Fairy Tales and Folk-Tales.
Publisher: New York, A. L. Burt, no date (circa 1894). First thus.
Language: Text in English.
Size : 7.5 " X 5.5 ".
Pages: viii-356 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original fully decorated cloth binding (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown).
Illustrations: Profusely illustrated by E. W. Mitchell.
The book: Attractive and scarce edition of COSSACK Fairy Tales and Folk-Tales by Robert Nisbet Bain. Cossacks are members of a people of southern Russia and Ukraine, noted for their horsemanship and military skill. A rare find in any condition!
The editor: Robert Nisbet Bain (1854–1909) was a British historian and linguist who worked for the British Museum.