DAS PUPPENHAUS [The Doll's House]
One of the most elaborate and charming of the mechanicals issued by Meggendorfer, a pop-up panorama of a doll's house.
One of the most elaborate and charming of the mechanicals issued by Meggendorfer, a pop-up panorama of a doll's house.
Publisher's file copy of a Spanish edition of this rare waddle book, with all 4 waddle figures unpunched and all the original parts.
Gloriously intact and complete toy theatre from the era of the Bourbon Restoration, in which children can mix and match figures to play out stories from French fables.
Very scarce first English language edition of DAS ZAUERBOOT, "influenced by the discoveries of child-psychology which assign an active role to the child even when he is looking at pictures" (Hürlimann).
Rare and early Dean moveable, with vivid hand-colored moveables plates operated by levers with metal grommets, in beautiful condition.
First edition of this avant-garde activity and moveable book, "influenced by the discoveries of child-psychology which assign an active role to the child even when he is looking at pictures" (Hürlimann).
Spectacular Edwardian pop-up book celebrating airship flight across the globe.
The first ever "waddle" book, with two original watercolor prototype waddle figures created by Fred Voges.
Fabulous moveable plate book featuring 8 hand-colored plates of everyday life in 1880s Germany, with hinged moveable parts operated by tabs.
Rare German-language edition of the Camelot-themed Mickey Mouse pop-up, a fine copy.
Wonderful Meggendorfer moveable with 8 fine hand-colored, tab-operated plates: two children playing with a pear tree, a boy on a toy rocking horse, two roosters, frogs and bird in river, cat and mouse, two soldiers, a family in a row boat, and a man at a forge.
Glorious early Disney pop-up "presented by" Mickey Mouse, part of the pioneering Blue Ribbon movable book project that gave pop-ups their name.
First printing of the Wehr moveable edition, with 6 fine moveable plates, in the scarce original dust jacket.
Splendidly preserved moveable with a little girl's head and legs hinged so that she can try on various dresses, scarce in this condition.
First American edition of the famous first book of Hauptmann, EIN TAG IM LEBEN DER DOROTHEA WUTZ – a story told without text, using die-cuts to created a moveable illustration effect.
First edition of this story told only in pictures, featuring marvelous pop-up and moveable pages of the misadventures of Paddy, a humanized pig.
First printing of this stunning pop-up book, featuring 5 pop-up dragons illustrated in rich colors by Hildebrandt.
First printing of this spooky mechanical production, each page featuring a multitude of moveable operations from pop-ups to opening doors, to moveable discs.
First printing of one of the most well executed pop-ups of its kind, with each spread containing two pop-ups, one emerging as the leaf is opened, the other under a flap.
A wonderful pop-up and moveable edition with six pop-ups and five moveables imaginatively engineered by James Roger Díaz, including double-page playing card pop-ups.
Mid-century American pop-up book, featuring four color pop-us of Noah, Daniel, Moses, and David and Goliath.
Mid-century American Christmas and nursery rhyme-themed pop-up book, following Santa as he visits Mother Goose and her friends.
Mid-century Christmas-themed pop-up book, including "The Night Before Christmas," with 4 full-color pop-ups of Christmas scenes, from Santa's workshop to opening gifts.
First edition, first printing of this spooky pop-up, with great tab operated moveables featuring Frankenstein, Dracula, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Pit and the Pendulum, and Phantom of the Opera.
Great 1980s pop-up book themed around unicorns.