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Anonymous - How We Travel; Long Live the Queen!; Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future; Pop-Up Pictures of the Circus

Title: How We Travel; Long Live the Queen!; Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future; Pop-Up Pictures of the Circus
Description: London, Juvenile Productions; Publicity Productions Ltd, 1951-1954 . Paperback. A collection of four charming 1950s children's pop-up books, on a variety of subject ranging from the circus to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Four attractive spiral bound pop-up volumes.The first work is the 1951 volume 'How We Travel', illustrated by Raymond Vartanian, with five pop-ups in full working order, and colour illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.The second volume is the 1953 celebratory coronation volume 'Long Live the Queen! The Coronation Book with Realistic Pop-Up Pictures&apos. Illustrated with four pop-ups in full working order, and colour illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.The very scarce 1954 work 'Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future', illustrated with five pop-ups in full working order, and colour illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.The final volume is the 1954 work 'Pop-Up Pictures of the Circus', illustrated by G. Higham. Illustrated with five pop-ups in full working order, and colour illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.With the label of Michael and Megan Dawson, a husband and wife who established a successful business dealing in and restoring pop-up books, to the head of two front pastedowns, and their stamp to a further two front pastedowns. In the publisher's original spiral-bound pictorial paper covered wraps. Externally, smart. Light edgewear to wrap perimeters. Closed tears to front wraps of 'Dare' and 'Travel' towards fore edges, with tape repairs to tail and fore edge of 'Dare' wraps. Former owner's stamp and labels to each front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Light handling marks and instances of spotting to leaves. Pop-ups in full working order. Very Good . Ill.: Raymond Vartanian; G. Higham. Very Good .

Keywords: pop-up books Pop-up pictures of the circus queen's coronation dan dare Pop-up pictures of the circus Raymond Vartanian; G. Higham

Price: GBP 295.00 = appr. US$ 421.26 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 916F40

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