The Speaking Picture Book: A Special Book with Picture, Rhyme and Sound for Little People
Germany , Not Stated, c1893. Cloth. A unique and very scarce 'Speaking Picture Book', with eight noise-producing cords to accompany a children's tale alongside bright illustrations, largely in working order. Very scarce work. The seventeenth edition. First produced in Germany by publisher Theodore Brand in 1878, with English, French and Spanish editions subsequently produced. This particular copy was produced in Germany.Dated c1893, as per a copy of the seventeenth edition owned by Peter Haining, author of "Movable Books" (1979). Bound in the publisher's pictorial cloth with the original music box and eight out of the nine musical cords in working order. This charming work presents life on a farm, with eight colourful chromolithograph plates alongside a page of verse surrounding the animal in question, with an arrow directing the corresponding cord to make the animal's sound. With a cockerel, donkey, lamb, birds, cow, cuckoo, goat and 'Papa and Mama&apos. Collated, with all required plates and cords, although the cord depicting the sound of the cuckoo is detached and held in an envelope.These wonderfully realistic sounds are created through a series of paper reeds, pipes and bellows stored in the box underneath the story. Very rare to see in complete working order, as with this copy. Described by Peter Haining as "The piece de resistance of any collection of movables, or toy-books for that matter", in Haining's "Movable Books", (1979), p. 136.With the ink inscription 'To Claire, with love from Aunt Jessie, 1913', to the title page. Bound in the publisher's pictorial cloth with the original music box. Externally, sound, with slight bumping to the extremities and one or two tears to the cloth at the joints. Spine is a little discoloured, with the odd mark to cloth. Box has detached from rear cover. Internally, most pages are disbound, with all plates and pages present. Two instances of tape repair to the inner margins. Pages are age toned and clean. Ink inscription to the title page. Final page has separated from the box, resting on the top of the box like a lid, with inner workings accessible. Cords are a little discoloured, with eight out of the nine cords attached, and the final cord present in an envelope. Sounds are a little faint in some cases, although remaining eight sounds are in working order. Front edge of the box is a little tender. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Boeknummer: 909Q4
GBP 495.00 [Appr.: EURO 581.25]
Trefwoorden: Speaking Picture book music box children's fiction farm animals music box colour plates Not Stated