Rupert&Apos;S Adventure Book

London, Daily Express Publications, 1940. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this wartime Rupert adventure volume, containing eight exciting and colourfully illustrated tales. The first edition.A charming Rupert volume, containing eight tales of the bear's exciting adventures.Illustrated in Alfred Bestall's distinctive colourful style throughout, with four illustrations per page in a comic book style. Rupert Bear is a popular children's comic strip character, a cornerstone of British culture since his first appearance in 1920. He was originally created by Mary Tourtel, in order to win sales for the Daily Express from its rivals, the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail. In 1935, the stories were taken over by Alfred Bestall, who had previously worked for 'Punch&apos.Including 'Rupert and Uncle Bruno', 'Rupert, Bill, and the Bluebells', 'Rupert and the Silver Trowel', 'Rupert and the Iceberg', 'Rupert and the Air Smugglers', 'Rupert's Marvellous Bat', 'Rupert and the Pedlar', and 'Rupert and King Frost&apos.Collated, lacking endpapers. All other pages are present. In the original publisher's paper covered boards, rebacked with the original boards and spine restored. Externally, generally smart. Loss and age-tnoing to the backstrip. Boards are a little rubbed with some light marks. Minor bumping to the extremities. Lacking the endpapers. Ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the occasional spot and handling mark. Offsetting to the title page. Small chip to the bottom edge of page 99/100 with no loss of text, chip to page 113/114 resulting in loss to five sentences. Good . Ill.: Alfred Bestall. Good .

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Boeknummer: 901P25

Catalogus: Children's Books

Trefwoorden: Rupert's Adventure Book rupert the bear adventure rupert bear rupert the bear daily express alfred besall Alfred Bestall

Santa&Apos;S Busy Day

USA, Polygraphic Company of America, 1953. First edition. Paperback. A charming first edition scarce copy of this Christmas interactive pop up book. A scarce first edition copy of Santa's Busy Day, a children's pop up book that explores Santa's preparation for Christmas Day as the reader helps Santa find Blitzen. With pop-up parts, including moving reindeer, moving parts in Santa's workshop, moving eyes and tinsel. With a colouring in page to the rear of Blitzen which has been coloured in, the music for Jingle Bells and A Visit from St Nicholas to the rear. All parts of the pop-ups are in good working condition.  Collated, complete. Ring bound with the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, very smart. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. All parts of the pop-ups are in good working condition. With a colouring in page to the rear of Blitzen which has been coloured in. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 840B14

Catalogus: Children's Books

Trefwoorden: Santa's Busy Day christmas children's christmas Not Stated

Schnick Schnack Trifles for the Little-Ones & Buds and Blossoms of Childish Life Uncommon

London, George Routledge, 1867-70. Cloth. Two uncommon late nineteenth-century collections of children's stories, colourfully illustrated throughout by German artist Oscar Pletsch. Two charming collections of children's short stories and poems, written in the nineteenth century, Schnick Schnack Trifles for the Little-Ones and Buds and Blossoms of Childish Life. Both works have been colourfully illustrated by German artist Oscar Pletsch. Schnick Schnack Trifles for the Little Ones contains an illustrated frontispiece and an additional thirty-one illustrated chromolithograph plates, all in colour. Collated and complete.Buds and Blossoms of Childish Life contains an illustrated frontispiece and an additional thirty illustrated chromolithograph plates, all in colour. Collated, and lacking two plates. Containing a previous owner's ink signature to the front free-endpaper of each volume and a contemporary ink inscription to the front blank of Buds and Blossoms, dated 1870. Also containing a previous bookseller's sticker to the front pastedown of each volume. Uniformly rebound in half cloth with marbled boards. Externally, sound, with some shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and extremities. A spot to the front board of 'Schnick Schnacks&apos. Containing a previous owner's ink signature to the front free-endpaper of each volume and a contemporary ink inscription to the front blank of Buds and Blossoms, dated 1870. Also containing a previous bookseller's sticker to the front pastedown of each volume. Internally, front hinge is strained in 'Schnick Schnacks', but remaining binding is generally firm. Binding is very tender in 'Buds and Blossoms', with plate opposite page A2 lifting at the tail, and pages A2, H2, and two plates opposite H2 detached but present. Spotting and handling marks to the pages. Good . Ill.: Oscar Pletsch. Good .

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Boeknummer: 838J5

Catalogus: Children's Books

Trefwoorden: buds and blossoms children's childish life little-ones children's stories pletsch Oscar Pletsch

See-Saw Picture Book: A Book of Changing Scenes

London; New York, Ernest Nister; E. P. Dutton, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this wonderful late nineteenth century children's moving picture book, with all moving plates in full working order. The very scarce first edition of this work.This versatile transforming picture book shows the change between summer and winter, with the charming child Dolly washing and sewing, having piano lesson with her dog, and playing outdoor games. Illustrated with six colour convertible plates - each retaining the original pull tab and in full working order - and further monochrome vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Undated; dated 1897 via publisher no. 848 appearing to the title page tail.A truly delightful work. In the publisher's original cloth backed paper covered boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Small loss of paper to front board next to joint, otherwise externally bright. Rubbing to board perimeters. Internally, binding tender, with three leaves detached and loosely inserted. Pages bright with light handling marks. Significant handling marks to pull tabs. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 884F4

Catalogus: Children's Books

Trefwoorden: moving book nister moveable See-Saw Pictures nister moveable Not Stated

Sleeping Beauty

London, Bancroft & Co. c1956. Hardback. A truly charming edition of the classic tale of 'Sleeping Beauty' with delightful pop-up illustrations. A beautiful pop-up book of the tale of 'Sleeping Beauty', with numerous charming and amusing pop-up illustrations by the celebrated Czech artist Kubasta. Designed and produced by Artia for Bancroft & Co.Found institutionally only at the British Library and at the Victoria and Albert Museum libraries, dated from the copy at the British Library on Jisc.Sadly the pop-ups are damaged, particularly that to front board and first leaf of text. The cooks in the kitchen and the heads of the King and Queen are a little stuck and may detach with further handling. The copy remains a charming edition of this classic children's tale. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over illustrated boards. Externally with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine, pop up illustration loosely inserted. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Vojtech Kubasta. Good .

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Boeknummer: 840A10

Catalogus: Children's Books

Trefwoorden: sleeping beauty vojtech kubasta pop-up animation vojtech kubasta Vojtech Kubasta

The Sleeping Beauty of the Wood; an Entertaining Tale, to Which Is Added Paddy and the Bear, a True Story

Glasgow, Privately printed, 1840. Unbound. A scarce mid-19th century chapbook containing two children's stories, one a retelling of Charles Perrault's La Belle au Bois Dormant. A scarce work, unbound but intact. An anonymous mid-19th century chapbook, retelling the story of Charles Perrault's 'La Belle au Bois Dormant' or 'The Sleeping Beauty', with the witty tale of Paddy and the Bear. These fantastical tales were written for the entertainment of children. Illustrated to the first page with an engraving. Undated, dated through copies held at the University of Oxford Libraries. Unbound but intact. All pages are detached but intact. Pages are bright with the odd handling mark throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 867M9

Catalogus: Children's Literature

Trefwoorden: Sleeping Beauty Children's stories Children's literature Paddy and the bear Children's stories Not Stated

Snow White

London, Bancroft & Co (Publishers ) Ltd. 1961 . Cloth. The first thus of this beautiful colour pop-up book for children depicting the story of Snow White. First thus of this beautifully animated Snow White in the original publisher's quarter cloth binding. Illustrated in colour by Vojtech Kubasta. Complete with eight fully functioning pop-ups and a movable animation to the front board. There are two additional movable animations within the pop-ups. This copy is missing the tab to the front board which allows the sliding animation reveal to work. However, this is movable through the other side. There is also a child's drawing behind the doorway movable animation. With this exception, all the animations and pop-ups are in great condition and fully functioning.  In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The front board is missing the tab to the front board which allows the sliding animation reveal to work. However, this is movable through the other side. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. There is a child's drawing behind the doorway movable animation.  Very Good . Ill.: Vojtech Kubasta. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 840W16

Catalogus: Children's Books

Trefwoorden: Snow White Pop-up books First thus Vojtech Kubasta Pop-up books Vojtech Kubasta