Marshak, Samuil. Fairy Tales. Songs. Riddles (Skazki. Pesni. Zagadki), 1949. In Russian

Маршак, Самуил Яковлевич. Сказки. Песни. Загадки. / [Рисунки на переплёте и титуле В. Лебедева; оформление Н. Мунц; предисловие В. Смирновой].
Москва-Ленинград: Детгиз, 1949.
346, [6] с.: ил., 1 л. портр. Издательский иллюстрированный составной картонный переплёт, увеличенный формат (22,5х17,5 см). Состояние: Хорошее.
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Marshak, Samuil Yakovlevich. Fairy Tales. Songs. Riddles (Skazki. Pesni. Zagadki). / [Cover and title page illustrations by V. Lebedev; design by N. Munts; preface by V. Smirnova].
Moscow-Leningrad: Detgiz, 1949.
346, [6] pp.: ill., 1 portrait leaf. Illustrated composite cardboard publisher’s binding, enlarged format (22.5x17.5 cm). Condition: Good.

This 1949 volume is a monumental "golden fund" edition of Soviet children's literature, published by Detgiz in the immediate post-war period. It represents a masterful synthesis of Samuil Marshak’s timeless verse and the peak of Soviet book illustration. The collection is notable for bringing together an "all-star" cast of artists: the legendary Vladimir Lebedev (who defined the visual style of Marshak's books), Vladimir Konashevich, Orest Vereysky, and Adrian Ermolaev.
The book includes Marshak’s most beloved fairy tales (such as The Twelve Months and The Tale of a Silly Mouse), poems, and riddles. The design by Natalia Munts and the striking cover by Lebedev make this edition a masterpiece of book art. Particularly significant is the inclusion of "Ice Island" illustrated by Vereysky and "Fomka" by Konashevich and Shcheglov. In the late 1940s, such high-quality, large-scale children's collections were produced under strict aesthetic standards, making surviving copies in good condition a significant bibliographical rarity and a prized item for collectors of vintage children's books and Soviet graphics.