Pp. [12](including endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout, 6 double page fanfolded pop-ups, text printed parallel to spine; cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a couple of tiny bumps to spine; Grandreams Limited, London, 1995. First U.K. edition. Montanaro, Supplement, p. 317. More
How to build and fly your very own kits - from simple sleds to complex stunters. Pp. 80, illustrated in colour throughout; med. 4to; bottom fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed, with short closed tear to top edge of front panel; New Burlington..... More
Pp. [16](including endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout, 4 double page pop-ups, plus several tab-operated movables, a fold-out page, brief text; med. 8vo; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle soiled, the fore-corners slightly bruised; Collins, Glasgow, 1978. First U.K. edition. Montanaro, p. 76. More
Text and illustrations by Graeme Base. Paper engineering by John Baker and Keith Moseley. Pp. [18](including the endpapers), 5 coloured double page pop-ups (3 with tab operated movables), 4 double page black & white illustrations, rhyming text; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle soiled; Penguin Books Australia..... More
A Reproduction of the Antique Pop-Up Book [cover title]. Pp. [8](including endpapers), 4 double page coloured pop-ups, brief verse text printed parallel to spine; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly bruised at head of spine; Kestrel Books/Viking Press, London, 1978. First U.K. edition thus. Montanaro, p. 47. *Originally published..... More
Illustrations and design by J. Otto Seibold. Paper engineering by James R. Diaz. Pp. [14](including the endpapers), 7 elaborate double page coloured pop-ups, with several lift-up flaps and tab-operated movables; oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards, the corners lightly bruised; Scholastic, New York, 2003. First edition. *With the original pictorial publicity..... More
Pop-Up Storybook [cover title]. Pp. [12](including endpapers), 6 coloured double page fan-folded pop-ups, text parallel to spine; cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Grandreams Limited, London, 1994. Montanaro, Supplement, p. 312. More
[cover title]. Pp. [8](including the pastedowns), illustrated in colour throughout, 2 double page pop-ups (of cars at a service station and planes at an airport); oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed, the fore-corners and spine extremities slightly chipped; Mulder & Zoon, printers, Amsterdam, n.d.[c. 1960s?]..... More
Unopened toy theatre in a sturdy card box still sealed in the original shrink wrap. When opened, the box cover folds out to form a stage above a drawer containing scenery for three different sets (Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, and Turandot), 6 Olivia paper dolls in different costumes, and..... More
Pp. illustrated in colour throughout, including 5 large double page pop-ups and 3 smaller pop-ups under lift-up side flaps; large square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Thunder Bay Press, San Diego, 2007. First edition. *Pop-ups of five of Gehry's most extraordinary buildings: The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao; Norton House, Venice Beach;..... More
A pop-up story [cover title]. Paper engineer Tor Lokvig. Pp. [12](including the endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout, with 6 double page pop-ups incorporating tab-operated movables, lift-up flaps and a rotating wheel, no text; small oblong 8vo; pictorial glazed papered boards; Macmillan Children's Books, London, 1981. First edition. Montanaro, Supplement, p...... More
And Jumbo, the Circus Elephant. The illustrated Pop-up edition. Pp. [20](including free endpapers), black & white frontispiece, title page vignette and text illustrations, plus 3 double page coloured pop-ups; small cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed; staples showing at upper hinge, one of the elephant's..... More
. An illustrated history. Pages & pictures of folding, revolving, dissolving, mechanical, scenic, panoramic, dimensional, changing, pop-up and other novelty books from the collection of David and Briar Philips. Pp. 142, illustrated throughout in colour, sepia, and occasional black & white (4 folding), bibliography; large oblong 4to; corners of boards..... More
Step-by-step instructions for creating over 100 original paper projects. Photography by Paul Forrester. Pp. 160, illustrated in colour throughout, patterned endpapers, index; wide demy 4to; a couple of small bruises to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; name in ink at head of upper free endpaper; Reed..... More
Nursery Pop-Up Book [cover title]. Pp. [10](including the pastedowns), 5 double page coloured pop-ups with 2 tab operated movables, brief text; small square 8vo; pictorial glazed papered boards; HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London, 1996. First U.K. edition. Montanaro, Supplement, p. 168 [U.S. edition]. More
Adapted from Faeries, illustrated by Brian Froud and Alan Lee. Edited and designed by David Larkin. Paper engineer, James Roger Diaz. Pp. [12] (including the endpapers), 6 coloured double page pop-ups with 4 tab operated movables and a rotating wheel; tall cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, with a die-cut..... More
with "pop-up' illustrations in full color by Harold B. Lentz. Pp. [22](including endpapers), 3 double page coloured pop-ups, black & white frontispiece, title page decoration and text illustrations; small post 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; a couple of spots of foxing; Applewood Books, Bedford, Mass., n.d. [1994]. Montanaro, Supplement, p...... More
Goldilocks And The Three Bears. Illustrations by Emma C. McKean. Pp. [14], coloured pictorial title page plus 7 full page coloured illustrations, 6 being tab operated movables with transformational slats, each opposite a double column page of text; oblong 4to; pictorial card wrappers illustrated on both sides, spiral bound, edges..... More
A three-dimensional expanding city skyline. Illustrated by Sarah McMenemy. Paper engineering by Gus Clarke. Multi-folding double-sided panorama, illustrated in colour throughout, including 12 double page pop-ups, each with descriptive text; med. 24mo; within pictorial card slipcase; Walker Books, London, 2012. *'A three-dimensional expanding city skyline' [slipcase blurb]. The pop-ups are..... More
Pp. [28], illustrated in colour throughout, with numerous lift-up flaps, 4 pages of press-out figures (unused) in a pocket on the lower endpaper, brief text; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; outer leaves faintly soiled; Collins/Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1990. Reprinted. *First published in 1988. 'A magical recreation of an..... More
An antique picture book. Pp. [10] (including endpapers), 3 coloured pop-ups, plus 2 tab-operated transformational slat pictures, brief rhyming text; f'cap. 8vo; pictorial glazed papered boards, lightly bruised at foot of spine; William Collins Sons and Co. Ltd., London, 1989. U.K. edition thus. Montanaro, p.110. More
Dimensional Reproductions of Antique Dimensional Art by Ernest Nister. [cover title]. Pp. [10](including pastedowns), illustrated in colour throughout, including 3 double page pop-ups and 2 circular transformational slats, brief rhyming text; small square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; World International Publishing Ltd, London, 1992. U.K. edition. Montanaro p. 215 [U.S...... More
With reproductions of antique changing pictures by Ernest Nister. [cover title]. Pp. [12](including endpapers), 6 coloured transformational slat pictures within coloured decorative borders, black & white text illustrations; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle bowed; William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, London, 1985. First U.K. edition thus. Montanaro..... More
Reproductions of Antique Dimensional Pictures by Ernest Nister. [cover title]. Pp. [14](including the pastedowns but excluding 2 folding leaves), illustrated in colour throughout, including 4 double page pop-ups; med. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, London, 1989. First edition thus. Montanaro, p. 332. *The pop-ups..... More
Pop-Up Book. See-saw, Margery Daw and other rhymes [cover title]. Pp. [12](including endpapers), 6 coloured double page fan-folded pop-ups, text parallel to spine; cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, the fore-corners a trifle creased; Grandreams Limited, London, 1994. Montanaro, Supplement, p. 287 (but calling for only 5 pop-ups). More