Paris: Nouvelle Librairie de la Jeunesse, (1890). Small quarto. (14)pp., including paste-down endpapers. A stencil-colored cut-figure book, with each page cut into three sections so that one can make numerous combinations of the head, body, and legs of "Mon Oncle Gaspard." The Gaspards range in profession and character, from a.... More
(N.p. c. 1860). Octavo. Single-sheet valentine. This "cobweb"-style valentine was so-named for its intricate lacework and circular central device, which, in this instance, is decorated with flowers. This circular element pulls out, creating a delicate, detailed peep show labeled, "Road to Happiness," which depicts two lovers sitting on a bench..... More
Kansas: 1898-1899. Oblong octavo. (19)ff. A double accordion-fold album of thirty-one woven paper designs in brown and coral. Included in this group are two weavings with movable elements, and one in the form of a frame with an image in the center. These examples of a popular kindergarten activity were... More
Amsterdam: (n.d.). Small octavo. (15)pp. With eight full-page illustrations, printed in orange and black. At the back of the volume are a head and two legs set to rotate on brass rivets; when unfolded, they align with the torso on the upper cover to create the illusion of a full..... More
Paris: Capendu, A., (c. 1900). Oblong octavo. (12)pp. Illustrated with six movable color images. These appear opposite poetic retellings of such familiar La Fontaine stories as "Le Corbeau et le Renard" ("The Dove and the Fox") and "La Cigale et la Fourmie" ("The Cicada and the Ant"). The illustrations move... More
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, (1912). Quarto. (13)pp. Six full-page color plates, each of which depicts anthropomorphized animals, accompaned by lyricized fables printed on the opposing page. The fables included are "The Fox and the Stork," "The Wolf and the Lamb," "The City Rat and the Country Rat," "The... More
Amsterdam: Cohen Zonen, (n.d.). Octavo. (10)pp. Four full color movable images, and black & white illustrations throughout. The movables illustrate humans and animals taking part in charming circus scenes: monkeys clamber about a ladder, an elephant balances a clown upon its trunk, another well-dressed elephant plays the tuba in front..... More
London: Dean & Son, (1857). Small octavo. (9)ff. A very unusual and humorous children's book, with eight movable pages. On each page is a cut-out character, lithographed and hand-colored, standing against a wall. The figure may be moved aside by means of a tab, exposing the revealing shadow he has... More
Esslingen: J. F. Schreiber, (c. 1870s). Small quarto. (7)ff. Illustrated with six full-color movable images. For each, the upper half of the scene is flipped downward to reveal the results of the actions shown in the initial image. Each is titled at the top and captioned by a four-line poem... More
London: Dean & Son, (n.d.). Small quarto. 8ff., printed one side only. Eight pages with full hand-colored images—sometimes more than one to a page—all of which bear movable features. These are manipulated through paper tabs toward the bottom of the illustration. Pulling a tab back and forth causes Mother Hubbard's..... More
London: Dean & Son, (1859). Small quarto. (8)ff. Eight hand-colored engravings, all with movable parts. These movable images are operated through paper tabs and show the titular old woman with a host of animals as she tries to tame her newly purchased pig. The text of the story lies below... More
London: Dean & Son, (c. 1870). Quarto. (8)pp. All pages feature a scene from Punch and Judy at the top, cast against a shadowy stage and hand-colored. The scenes are animated by pulling a tab at the bottom of the page, below the play's script and an image of a.... More
NY: Bouillon-Sanders & Chopp, (1926). Quarto. (16)pp. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white, and in a bright orange binding featuring the main character, Willie, with fully movable arms. A "Willie Wait a Minute," who is always postponing his responsibilities to play just a minute longer, is able to... More
Paris: Capendu, A., (n.d.). Small quarto. (14)pp. Six full-page color plates with movable elements, plus black & white illustrations scattered throughout the text. The movable images are operated through tabs, which bring to life a band of young boys playing tricks on a giant ogre, and the ogre at the..... More
c. 1835. Movable figure of a black Arabian horse mounted to a hand-colored landscape backdrop that measures 10 by 8 3/4 inches (251x196mm). The horse is articulated using a series of metal pins that allow it to be manipulated into various positions. Accompanied by eight interchangeable rider figures, all of... More
(c. 1800). Set of twenty early nineteenth-century hand-drawn and hand-colored toy theater characters, mounted on wires. This set of characters is crafted in the tradition of the "penny plain, twopence colored" toy theaters sold throughout Europe in the nineteenth century. These ready-made kits would include all the parts for reproducing... More
British made, (c. 1930). Moveable doll set, complete with original envelope and instructions. The Charlie Chaplin doll, with his signature mustache and bowler cap, is decked out in a red and yellow waistcoat with a matching red bow tie and yellow flower. His legs are jointed at the hips and... More
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Prague: Artia, 1971. Small quarto. (12)pp. Six pop-up illustrations, some with movable elements. The illustrations, with accompanying Japanese text, narrate the journey of two children and their dog to the moon with a rocket of their own invention. Bound in pictorial boards with lower cover repaired. Skillful paper repairs to... More
London: Bancroft & Co, (c. 1960). Quarto. 7, (1)pp. Tri-fold pictorial boards, with lower cover unfolding into a table-top pop-up image of the many animals boarding Noah's Ark. The scene has a humorous flair; a fox plays chess with a stork and a panther, a male crocodile smokes a pipe... More
Moscow: Malich, c. 1980. Square quarto. 8ff. Illustrated with eight pop-up illustrations, two of which have movable elements. These illustrations were engineered by Viktor Andrievitch. The text is a Russian folk-tale, translated here into Portuguese by Natalia Voinova. The tale follows a hare whose wood house is taken over by... More
Marcham, Oxford: Alembic Press, 2005. Two oblong quarto volumes. (22); (22)pp., accordion-fold. One of thirty-five copies. The two volumes are meant to be opened in tandem: the first volume contains a poem by Anne Bell printed in grey ink, illustrated with color linocuts, including five pop-ups, by the Australian-born painter... More
Hong Kong: Salesian Catachetical Centre, 1957. Octavo. (47)pp. Twenty pop-up illustrations, set oblong in the book above explanatory text on the opposing page. Imagery includes a "soldier of Christ" slaying a dragon, various authority figures in the Church, and several scenes depicting a young evangelist using the gifts of the... More
(Seattle: Holburne Press, 2002). 6ff., frenchfold. One of fifty copies. Frost's brief poem about the ephemeral nature of human events was first published in "Mountain Interval." Here, it is printed by Margery S. Hellman in two variations: she notes that Frost often repeated his short poems when reading them. First... More
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(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
