JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. [ AN ALL-ACTION TREASURE HOUR POP-UP BOOK]Pop-up]

UK,slim,oblong,landscape 12mo HB,no dw/dj,as issued, illustrated pop-up,1st edn thus.[Printed in Prague,Czech Republic,published by ARTIA,1977.Originally and first illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta 1971.] NFINE. No owner insctpn and absence of publisher's price.Bright, crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,glossy/glazed boards with colour pictorial illustration with blue lettered title and illustrator's facsimile signature to front cover,black lettering to spine/backstrip and rear cover,alpha-numerical notation of MB/ASP 5 to its top,left-hand corner.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - miniscule rubbing with reciprocal paper loss to both top front+rear corners - but no other nicks,tears or splits present; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - all pop-ups functional and without loss.5 double-page colour illustrations with 6 working pop-ups,a couple of them with pull tabs.all with accompanying text.
Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally, the book is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. a child's ephemeral pop-up and pull tab book.It really is an exceptional copy for its functional and complete working pop-ups,and for its cleanliness and brightness.
Though a popular title,this is a less common issue/edn, particularly in as good a grade as this.See also my book ID rja1030122 for another similar,same title.
Vojtěch Kubašta (b. 7th Oct,1914 - d. ,1992) was a Czech architect and artist. In the 1950s-1960s,Vojtěch Kubašta,an Austrian-born paper engineer and illustrator working in Czechoslovakia,created a series of pop-up adventure and fantasy stories combining bold folk art style imagery, distinctive colours,and innovative cut and folded paper styles. Combining his artistic and architectural talents in the creation of the spatial,pop-up book,he not only draw them all,but he was also the author of the solution to the three-dimensional parts. He produced hundreds of pop-up books,and makers of pop-up books today still use Kubašta's structures and the principles he invented and used in his instantly recognisable and unique works. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
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