Porteous robert h (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Near fine. First edition. First printing of this collection of Mother Goose rhymes made dynamic with liftable flaps, with illustrations by Robert H. Porteous in the style of Denslow. THE MAGIC PICTURE BOOK emulates the artistic style of W.W. Denslow, as well as the format of his movable flap books. This title speaks not only to the popularity of Denslow, but to the wider cultural milieu of the early 20th century. On show here is the period's appetite for magic (due in no small part to the prominence of Houdini), which also permeated children's toys and literature. A Teddy Roosevelt doppelganger makes an appearance as the hunter in "Bye Baby Bunting"; the Three Blind Mice model signs that mimic those soliciting for blind charities. An attractive copy that speaks to the wider context in which it was published. 10'' x 7.25''. Original red cloth boards with pictorial paper onlay. Illustrated in color. [38] pages with 18 movable flaps. Gift inscription to front flyleaf, dated "Xmas 1912". Small bookseller's label to rear pastedown, "Weinstock Lubin & Co". Binding with light edgewear, a touch of rubbing to edges of pictorial onlay. Leaves with occasional tiny spots of soil to margins. Bright.…

Zustand: Good. G.W Dillingham Company New York 1908 Binding: Hardcover red cloth boards. wear to two of the hinged plates. spine slightly rolled with scraping to boards. good- $NRP.