Folk Tales from Roumania : Translated from the Roumanian of Ion Creanga
New York: Roy Publishers, 1953.
Illustrated by Iza Constantinovici-Hein illustrated. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good in Good dust jacket. Item #17163
Cover stains, light tone, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket edgeworn, 2" tears, 1" spine chip, chipping and tears. Solid hardcover. ; First American Edition, from English sheets. "These folk tales are the masterpieces of a great Roumanian writer. They are based on age-old themes which Ion Creanga, himself a peasant, heard as a child, and collected as he grew to manhood, and which he then developed into delightful fairy tales. Full of adventure and fantasy, marked by great variety, they portray, in terms that a child will understand and love, the eternal experience of man." ; 170 pages.
Price: $49.95