The Tale of the Firebird

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The Tale of the Firebird | Gennady Spirin

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Fascinating art. I spent the whole morning studying the art. Just mesmerizing. #ChildrensClassicRead @TheBookHippie

tpixie Yes! I had that edition as well!! 1d

TheBookHippie It‘s just stunning!! 1d

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Tale of the Firebird | Gennady Spirin

This is interesting!
The illustrator is a master of Russian decorative art, one of the last most impressive artists in the great Russian tradition of book illustration. He left Russia after the Revolution & settled in Paris. He translated 4 Russian fairytales into French, writing them out in beautiful calligraphy & illustrating them on heavy vellum pages
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#ChildrensClassicRead2025

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tpixie which he then bound in red Moroccan leather embossed with Russian motifs. It was a gift to his employer at a publishing house in gratitude for a new life. It was brought to the attention of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who edited it & published it with illustrations reproduced from the original art. She also wrote the Introduction. (edited) 2w

MariaW I have an older version at home. It is well-thumbed, but very dear. 2w

tpixie @MariaW lovely 🥰 2w

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Velvetfur That sounds fantastic! I've stacked it, thank you! 2w

tpixie @Velvetfur 🐦‍🔥 🐦‍🔥 🐦‍🔥 2w

TheBookHippie I just love this. 2w

tpixie @TheBookHippie 🐦‍🔥🧡❤️🐦‍🔥 2w

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Tale of the Firebird | Gennady Spirin

After cleaning the house I‘m going to settle down a bit and read June‘s #ChildrensClassicRead2025
I have 2 physical books & one ebook.
I also am going to read about Baba Yaga that‘s included in the ebook.

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TheBookHippie Yay!!!! 2w

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