Always Jolly! A Movable Toybook
London: H. Grevel & Co, ca.1889. Megendorfer, Lothar. First edition. Hardcover. 33 x 23.5 cm. 8 chromolithographed moveables by Meggendorfer, with movable tabs: Angler, Naturalist, Forgotten Latchkey, Lion, Elephant, Portrait Painter, Musician, Pianist. FIRST EDITION OF THIS COLLECTION OF MOVABLES FROM THE FATHER OF THE POP-UP. While some of the individual designs appeared in other works, there was no direct German predecessor. Printed in Germany. Plates are bright and clean. One inch chip head of spine. An admonition from the introduction: With this book, my own dear child, Are Various pictures gay, Their limbs they move with gestures wild, As with them you do play. But still they are of paper made, And therefore, I advise, That care and caution should be paid, Lest woe and grief arise; Both you and pictures then would cry To see what harm is done, And sigh would follow after sigh Because you've spoilt your fun. Orig. color pictorial boards. Very good. Item #24681
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