This classic work receives a stunning artistic treatment from one of the masters of book illustration, Willy Pogány, whose evocative pictures adorn many of the pages. Elaine Pogány's adaptation of the beloved story by Alexander Pushkin sweeps readers of all ages into a lively tale that unfolds against a colorful panorama of palaces and forests populated by princesses, peasants, and soldiers. A war-weary king strikes a bargain with a wizard and his supernatural bird in this enchanting fable from old Russia. The golden cockerel : from the original Russian fairy tale of Alexander Pushkin / by Elaine Pogny with pictures by Willy Pogny. Lower corners worn, other corners and spine ends lightly so, paper slightly yellowed with age, else a clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (some chips and wear at edges). Pictorial endpapers 12 full-page, full color illustrations and 20 b&w drawings. From the original Russian Fairy Tale of Alexander Pushkin.
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