MÄRCHEN DER WELT (ARTIA)
Series Note: This beautiful series of children's books of folk tales and fairy tales was published in German probably both for readers in the nearby communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany ) and for readers in the other German speaking countries, Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), Austria and Switzerland.
The series title "Märchen der Welt" may be translated into English as "Tales of the World".
Czechoslovakia in in the mid-20th century was famous for the quality of its printing of children's books.
The publisher of this series was Artia (referred to in these volumes as Artia Verlag, Praha or Artia Verlag, Prag [=Artia Publishers, Prague]). The firm was located in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) and specialised in publishing books on art, painting, etc. for the international market with many titles in the English language and printing books on these subjects and on children's literature which appeared under other publishers' names (e.g. of Paul Hamlyn and of Bancroft & Co. in the U.K.).
Title / Author, Editor, Artist, etc. / Publication Year
A
Afrikanische Märchen.
M. Kosova and V. Stanovsky.
1970
Arabische Märchen.
Edited by Jiri Tomek. Illustrations by Maria Zelibska, including full page colour pictures. Translated into German from the Czech by Ingrid Kondrková.
1979.
Auf Märchenpfaden um die Welt: Märchen vieler Länder und Völker mit Illustrationen des Malers Jaroslav Serych
Retold by Vladimir Reis, Vladimir and Jirina Kintnerova. Translated in German from the Czech by Ingrid Kondrková.
1988
B
Böhmens alte Sagen.
Illustrations by Jiri Trnka.
Translated into German by Margarete Keil. New presention of the German selection by Alfred Körner.
Alois Jirasek.
Published by Artia under the license granted by Dausien Verlag, Hanau.
1975.
Die Braut des Mondes und andere Märchen von den Frauen.
Illustrated by Julie Svobodová.
Edited by Michaela Tvrdíková.
Published by Artia Verlag and Verlag Werner Dausien, 1986.
ISBN 10: 3768456129 / ISBN 13: 9783768456128.
D
Märchen aus der weiten Welt: 365 spannende Geschichten für jeden Tag des Jahres
by Zdenek Slaby & Dagmar Lhotova
With many illustrations by Edita Plickova
Published under license granted by Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen.
Artia Verlag, 1985
E
Der erste Märchenbaum.
Retold by Vladislav Stanovsky and Jan Vladislav. Illustrated by Stanislav Kolibal.
1960.
Europäische Städtesagen.
Vladimir Hulpach.
1979
F
Fanta Giro mit dem lieben Gesicht + Die Muschelfee.
Jan Vladislav.
1966
Französische Märchen
Edited by Jan Vladislav with illustrations by Ota Janecek. Translated by Erich Bertleff.
1970ISBN 10: 3768433285 / ISBN 13: 9783768433280
G
Das Geschenk der Totems. Indianermärchen.
Retold by Vladimir Hulpach. Illustrated by M. Troup.
1972
Märchen aus aller Welt: Der gestiefelte Kater/Vom Kaninchen und vom Fuchs
Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta. retold by V. Stanovsky. Translated by Erich Bertleff.
H
Märchen aus aller Welt. Hänsel und Gretel. Der Prinz und die Tiere.
Retold by V. Stanovsky. Illustrated by V. Kubasta.
1964
Märchen aus aller Welt. Der Hirtenprinz - Die weiße und die schwarze Karoline.
J. Horak, V. Stanovsky
1967
J
Jüdische Märchen.
Leo Pavlat. Translated by H. Weisova-Tomanova.
Published by Artia under license granted by Dausien Verlag, Hanau, 1985.
K
Kaukasische Märchen - Grusinien, Armenien und Aserbaidschan.
Zuzana Novakova.
1978
M
Märchen aus Nordamerika Die grüne Prärie
Vladimir Stuchl
1979
Der Märchenbaum. Märchen aus aller Welt.
Retold by Vladislav Stanovsky and Jan Vladislav. Illustrated by Stanislav Kolibal.
1960
O
Östlich der Sonne - westlich vom Mond. Die schönsten Märchen, Volkserzählungen und Zaubermärchen aus aller Welt
Vratislav Stovicek und Zdenka Krejcova
Published by Prag: Artia, 1985
S
Sagen und Märchen aus Indien.
Retold by Vladimir Miltner. Illustrations by Vladimir Tesar.
1977
Schelmengesichten.
Retold by Vaclav Cibula. Translated from the Czech by I.Kondrkova.
With about 20 colour and 38 black and white illustrations by Miloslav Troup.
2nd edition, 1983
Sibirische Märchen.
Michaela Tvrdikova.
1980.
Spanische Volksmärchen.
Vaclav Cibula.
1990.
T
Tschechische Volksmärchen.
Jiri Horak.
1974
W
Was die Windsbraut erzählt : die schönsten Märchen aus aller Welt.
Retold by Marie Mrstikova with illustrations by Ludek Manasek
1974.
Wo der Regenbogen endet - Mythen, Sagen und Märchen über den Himmel.
Jiri Serych.
1977.
Z
Der zweite Märchenbaum. Märchen aus aller Welt.
Retold by Vladislav Stanovsky and Jan Vladislav. Illustrated by Stanislav Kolibal.
1961
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