The White Deer (A Latvian Folk-Tale) Translated from RUSSIAN 1973
THE WHITE DEER (A Latvian Folk-Tale).
Translated by FAINNA SOLASKO,
Drawings by NIKOLAI KOCHERGIN,
Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1973.
Children's Book
Folk Tale
This little book tells us the Latvian folk tale of two brothers who are in search of an enchanted white deer. Antelopes, wolves and hares help the brothers. But will they succeed in finding the magical white deer? The book was translated from Russian by Fainna Solasko.
It is the story of a beautiful princess, transformed from a deer, who assigns each of three princes a perilous labor to perform in order to win her hand.
Softcover children's storybook with a nice illustrated cover (deer to the front and castle at the rear). Nice condition with a tiny top corner tip crease and a mild bottom corner surface page crease. Undated circa late 1970s. Color illustrated. Scarce.