The magic boat
1981, First Edition. Ernest Benn, London. Numbered volume from the Megan and Michael Dawson collection of pop-up books. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains remarkably well-preserved overall. Item #467071
ISBN: 0510001041
Summary; A collection of stories and poems, together with a puzzle and a Punch-and-Judy play, illustrated with movable pictures, by the artist niece of Sigmund Freud. Physical Description; 10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; Translation of: Das Zauberboot. Cover title. Tom Seidmann Freud, nee Martha Freud, a children's book illustrator and author celebrated for her deceptively simple yet modern style. An eccentric niece of Sigmund Freud, she was born in Vienna in 1892 and moved with her family nine years later to Berlin. She was an artistically gifted and intendent child, and at fifteen changed her name to Tom (allegedly to avoid sexism she might encounter as a female artist). She eventually studied art, first in London and then in Berlin and in Munich, where she focused on Art Nouveau illustration. Language Notes:
Translation from the German. Subjects; Children's literature, German. Children's literature, German Translations into English. Children's stories in German, 1900-1945 - English texts. Juvenile literature. Literature Collections. Specimens. Toy and movable books. Toy and movable books Specimens. Translations.
Price: €225.00