[SOLD] Leo Tolstoy – Russian Tales for Children – 1944

An unusual and charming collection of short stories for children, by Leo Tolstoy, illustrated throughout with sketches by K. Kouznetsov.

Most of the tales revolve around animals, as do many Russian folk tales from the 19th century.

Translated from the Russian. First published in Moscow in 1940, this edition published in 1944 by Routledge in London.

Hardback, in light blue cloth with fading to the spine. Clean inside with no writing.