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Sam Gabriel & Sons set of 4 movable eyes shape books - complete set in original box! - 1920

Sam Gabriel & Sons set of 4 movable eyes shape books - complete set in original box! - 1920
Set of 4 Antique Movable shape books


 
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A collection of 4 Twinkling Eye books in their original box

Saml Gabriel & Sons - printed in Germany

each has 12 unnumbered pages : illustrations, movable cover. The original red box is entitled "Four Twinkling Eye Books" and has holes so two of the books can peek through the cover.

books are each 5" x 12"

590 - Little White paws
591- Really Plain Jane
592 - Billy Brown's School days
593- Little Brown Babies

Illustrated with black and red lithographic print illustrations.
Shape cut wraps in color lithography, all with moving eyes on front cover.


Quite rare, to find all 4 still with their original box is outstanding. No other copies online or in libraries worldwide other than a microfish copy of Billy Brown's School Days

undated - circa: 1920's (Worldcat dates Billy Brown's School days as 1920 - Opie collection of children's literature ; 039:085)

Books - Good, well bound. Having been protected by the box, the moving eye mechanism built into the cover still works on all 4 books! - see photos
Box - see photo, sides torn but both top and bottom still present


$590.00



Product Code: A-58

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Set of 4 Antique Movable shape books