Chicago: Pleasure Books, Inc., 1935. 16mo. (18pp). Three double-page pop-ups portray tense scenes from this episode in the adventures of the ever-masculine, ever-triumphant, Flash Gordon, who here battles his way through several gladiatorial tests against the Hawkmen's finest. These and the additional black & white illustrations throughout both provided by..... More
NY: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., 1933. Octavo. 48pp. Four double-page pop-up spreads, along with black & white illustrations throughout, provide interstitial highlights to these ribald tales from Disney's Silly Symphonies. Bound in pictorial boards, mildly, if generally, soiled. Many inner hinges, though none of those for the pop-ups, show repair..... More
NY: Blue Ribbon Books, 1933. Octavo. (26)pp. Mickey's adventures at the circus are illustrated with numerous black & white illustrations and three colorful pop-ups. Pictorial boards somewhat soiled and rubbed; all pop-ups in fine condition. More
NY: Blue Ribbon Books, 1933. Octavo. (26)pp. Mickey and Minnie's bird-brained adventures are illustrated with numerous black & white illustrations and three colorful pop-ups. Pictorial boards somewhat soiled and rubbed; all pop-ups in fine condition. More
Studio City, CA: Geomancy, 2004. First edition. Square 16mo. 14, (26)pp. Zadeh's commemorative book is an artistic record of Arg-e Bam, a 2000 year-old mud citadel located 120 miles southeast of Kerman, Iran. In December 2003, an earthquake leveled the entire structure; Zadeh's photographs document the citadel the day before..... More
(1968). An uncommon die-cut pop-up card depicting a nativity scene set in ancient Bethlehem, beneath palm trees and a starry night sky. Cattle, goats, sheep, and an elephant surround the manger, as the magi and others bring gifts. Presiding over the scene is an angel carrying a banner proclaiming "Gloria..... More
(Bangor: Tatlin Books, 1996). (12)ff. A prayer for safety on the way, with subtle decorations in color. The first eight pages unfold to show a wheel-like design. "Very little pagan influence can be seen in this poem, which seems more prayer than charm." A handsomely designed and printed book on..... More
(Philadelphia): Alice Austin, 2019. Tunnel book consisting of six panels connected with illustrated accordion-folded side panels. The three-dimensional scene revealed when the book is expanded shows the beauty and chaos of Venice's Grand Canal, from the natural world, to the built environment, and the life that inhabits the shared space..... More
