Beauty and the beast / illustration by Rory Kee & Andrew Mawson
1983, First Edition. Walker Books. Numbered volume from the Megan and Michael Dawson collection of pop-up books. Fine copy in the original stiff-card, castle-shaped. Remains remarkably well-preserved overall. Item #465667
ISBN: 0744500729
Physical description; 31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 13 cm. Notes; "Castle design and paper engineering by James Roger Diaz and John Strejan. Book is bound concertina-style in a cardboard castle. By pulling a tab (beast holding snake), the castle opens out. The text of the story is flanked by three-dimensional rooms (in cardboard) of the castle. Full instructions are on the base of the castle. Audience; Juvenile. Subjects; Fairy tales. Toy and movable books ; Specimens. Pop-up books. Moveable books. Specimens, 20th century.
Price: €45.00