Movable book (7 Ergebnisse)

First UK reissue in 1981 of a book published originally in 1895, small 4to, 235 x 220 mm, 9¼ x 8¾ inches, colour illustrated glazed boards. 6 delightful full page coloured revolving transformation wheels, 6 pages of verse text facing. When the wheel is turned with the tab a completely different picture appears. A Fine crisp clean copy, no inscriptions. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED.…

First UK reissue in 1979 of a book published originally in 1892, small 4to, 235 x 220 mm, 9¼ x 8¾ inches, colour illustrated glazed boards. 6 delightful full page coloured revolving transformation wheels, 6 pages of verse text facing. When the wheel is turned with the tab a completely different picture appears. A Fine crisp clean copy, no inscriptions. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Circa 1950, 190 x 105 mm, 7½ x 4 inches, colour illustrated yellow and red card covers, 5 text pages, movable illustration on upper cover: a cheerful clown rides Trixie and when the disc at lower edge is turned, Trixie rears up and the clown rises to stand on her back and then down again. Colour illustrated title page and 4 full page coloured illustrations, signed 'C.S.' No inscriptions, staples rusted, 5 mm (¼") split at tail of spine, minute rub to head of spine. Near Fine. The copy in the Bodleian is dated in the 1940s. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.…

1941, 1st Edition. (4to, wrappers) Near fine. Unpaginated, illus. This copy has not been coloured in at all, as nearly pristine as we've seen.

Circa 1950, 190 x 105 mm, 7½ x 4 inches, colour illustrated yellow and red card covers, 5 text pages, movable illustration on upper cover: a cheerful clown rides Trixie and when the disc at lower edge is turned, Trixie rears up and the clown rises to stand on her back and then down again. Colour illustrated title page and 4 full page coloured illustrations, signed 'C.S.' No inscriptions, staples rusted, minute rub to tail of spine. Near Fine. The copy in the Bodleian is dated in the 1940s. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.…

French edition 1948, 225 x 175 mm, 8¾ x 6¾ inches, colour illustrated boards, spiral binding, 8 text pages. 6 bold lively colour plates each with tab which causes movement of 1 or more parts of the picture. Designed by Julian Wehr. Near Fine in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: no price printed on flaps, very slightly worn at head and tail of spine). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. …

Hardback, 4to. approx 9.5 x 8.5 inches. Original publisher's colour pictorial paper covered boards, front and back; blue cloth spine. In good condition. With some professional restoration so all pop up work perfectly. Some rubbing to edges & corners. Some slight foxing to pages. Small Name on front endpaper (Jane Tate). Else a good clean and tight, very scarce copy. Features wonderful 6 colour illustrated pages, including 2 with a pull-along mechanism, 1 with a turntable, and 1 template. First English edition of the original transformation picture book; the first German edition was published in 1927 under the title "Das Wunderhaus" (The House of Wonders). A pull-along mechanism demonstrates the daily routine of a family in a house and the colourful hustle and bustle of a puppet theatre. A turntable allows you to follow the race between the hare and the hedgehog, and on the back, the action on a Chinese bridge and in a boat.…