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MOVABLE BOOKS 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.
by HAINING, Peter.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, New English Library, 1979.. FIRST EDITION 1979, 4to, 305 x 325 mm, 12 x 12¾ inches, black boards lettered silver, 141 pages including 5 fold-outs. A wonderful book superbly illustrated in colour on every page, progressing from Harlequins through Click Tablets, Fancy Paper Dolls and Panoramas to the main subject of movable books from Dean's productions of the 1850s through the Nisters and Meggendorfers and ending with Beatrix Potter's panoramas and the Speaking Picture Book. Faint browning to edges of endpapers, no inscriptions. A Fine clean crisp copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which will require extra postage.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45776
- Title
- MOVABLE BOOKS 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.
- Author
- HAINING, Peter.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, New English Library, 1979.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- moveable movable pop-up transformational novelty panoramas children's books
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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