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Raphael Tucks movable book "Little Red Riding Hood" with Sliding Pictures

Raphael Tuck's "Little Red Riding Hood"
"THE COMBINED EXPANDING TOY AND PAINTING BOOK SERIES
Raphael Tuck's "Little Red Riding Hood" "THE COMBINED EXPANDING TOY AND PAINTING BOOK SERIES


 
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Raphael Tuck's "Little Red Riding Hood"
"THE COMBINED EXPANDING TOY AND PAINTING BOOK SERIES

This small book ( 7 X 5 1/2") with 15 pages contains 6 brightly colored "sliding" pictures made from
die-cut and embossed lift-up chromolithographs. These "pop-ups" are maneuvered by sliding the picture to the left.

Condition - All movable pages complete and in very good original condition. Good - see photos
Boards a bit grubby - see photos for condition.

All 6 books in the Raphael Tuck versions of this series appeared in
The Publishers Weekly, Volume 42 - F. Leypoldt, 1892 - page 176 along with the following description:

"The pictures are so arranged that they stand out in relief from the background, giving the Illustrations
panoramic, and hence an interesting effect to children. The back rounds printed in tone, are intended to
be filled in with bright colors by aspiring little artists. These books contain 16 pages, are substantially
in heavy board covers, illuminated and varnished cloth back, and among the most novel productions of
the season. 6 titles."

Returnable if not delighted for any reason. Questions? E-mail us at [email protected]



Collectors Corner:

Here are the books in this series:


Dutch Versions: Sometime after 1880, Vlieger published Dutch Versions of Raphael Tuck's series "THE COMBINED EXPANDING TOY AND PAINTING BOOK SERIES PATENTED" . The Dutch version titles from this movable book series are:

De drie Beren - Thee Three Bears
Roodkapje -Little Red Riding Hood
De drie katjes - The Three kittens
Met oom Jan in't Cirkus - with Uncle John in the Circus
Robinson Crusoe - Robinson Crusoe
Een bezoek aan de diergaarde - A visit to the zoo


References:

The history of Vlieger publishing is outlined in the Dutch book Seventy-sixth YEARBOOK
OF THE SOCIETY Amstelodamum published in 1982. It includes the Vleiger papers by Vliegers sons G.H. KITE AND T G.J. KITE .


Lust en Leering. Geschiedenis van het Nederlandse kinderboek in de negentiende eeuw(2001)–P.J. Buijnsters, Leontine Buijnsters-Smets


Questions? Email us at [email protected]
$480.00



Product Code: T-203

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