The Daily Express Children’s Annual introducing self-erecting models to illustrate the stories. No. 4. Edited by. . . . de [POP-UPS -- AQUARIUM]. GIRAUD, S. Louis (Ed.) - [ca. 1930].
de [POP-UPS -- AQUARIUM]. GIRAUD, S. Louis (Ed.)
The Daily Express Children’s Annual introducing self-erecting models to illustrate the stories. No. 4. Edited by. . . .
de [POP-UPS -- AQUARIUM]. GIRAUD, S. Louis (Ed.)
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London: Lane Publications, [ca. 1930]. Thick sml. 4to. 95 pp. Colour frntsp., colour-illust. title, numerous colour plates, 7 colour pop-up illustrations, including spectacular fold-out peacock, and a wonderful aquarium vignette. Colour-illust. boards (rubbing, minor darkening to spine, creasng, a couple of the pop-ups w/ minor damage), but still a VG- copy of this volume in the series. First edition of this beautiful installment in the wonderful Daily Express annual series which featured elaborate pop-up illustrations using the term “Self-erecting models,” as the term “Pop-Up” had been trademarked by Blue Ribbon in the United States for their very popular series. The most elaborate of the illustrations is a fantastic paper-engineered underwater scene, reminiscent of a Victorian Aquarium, featuring a glassine similar to glass, and depicting saltwater fish, seahorses, and invertebrates swimming around inside in the three-dimensional model, mounted on a seabed illustrations distinctively intended to emulate the bottom of an aquarium.
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- Editorial Lane Publications,
- Lugar de publicación London:
- Fecha de publicación [ca. 1930].
- Palabras clave Children’s Literature, Fairy Tales, Folktales, Folklore, Folk Tales, Fairies, Mythology, Pop-ups, Pop up books, Mechanical Books, Paper Engineering, Illustrated Books, Daily Express, Aquariums, Aquarium, Peacocks