A Rare Find for
Midwives, Obstetricians, and Medical Enthusiasts
Obstetric Tables comprising Graphic Illustrations
with Descriptions and Practical Remarks
Exhibiting on Dissected Plates
Many Important Subjects in Midwifery,
G. Spratt, Surgeon-Accoucheur, Published by John Churchill, London, 1838. Two volume set with dozens of detailed lift-the-flap illustrations that graphically and in great detail describe and show the complexity of midwifery procedures; completely restored (all of the flaps have been reinforced with book cloth and all of the pages have been washed, de-acidified, re-sewn, and bound in new fabric covers with the original labels). 9” x 11” tall. $1,400.
La Bella addormentata nel bosco (Sleeping Beauty)
Libroteatro Hoepli, Milan, 1943. First Edition. This is a carousel book which opens out like a wheel to show all six multi-layered and amazingly complex, scenes at once. The detailed three-dimensional illustrations are worthy of grand opera sets and they include a majestic palace celebration, a scorned guest creeping through deserted halls, deep slumber settles over the castle, the travails and perseverance of the prince, a wake-up kiss, and the triumph-filled wedding celebration. The book has been meticulously stabilized by Joanne Page with a new bookcloth spine and some of the delicate cutouts have been reinforced with Japanese paper. 10” x 9” tall. $950.
Picture Post Coronation Peep-Show Book, First Edition.
1953. Produced by the Picture Post newspaper to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. It was devised and drawn by Edwin Smith with a 32-page commentary on the ceremony and regalia by Olive Cook. It comes with simple instructions for assembling the seven-panel DOUBLE peep-show (see two scenes by looking through the front AND the back!), and it is totally unused. There is a bit of foxing on some pages consistent with its age, but otherwise, the condition is very good. 7 ¼” x 8” tall. $325.
Tim’s Telescopic View of the Coronation
To Celebrate Her Majesty’s Silver Jubilee 1952-1977 – First Edition.
Banbury, 1977. Concertina panels support a ten-panel tunnel view of Queen Elizabeth II’s ceremonial procession as it proceeds up The Mall, with Buckingham Palace in the background. This is a charming panoramic view that captures all of the pomp and circumstance of the 25th anniversary celebration. Pictorial slip case. 7¼” – 6¼” tall. $45.
Kellogg’s Funny Jungleland Moving Pictures
W.K. Kellogg, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1909. This wonderful booklet (it is not the 1939 reprint) is a must have for any book or advertising ephemera collector! In a clever rhyming scheme, the book tells a story of the animals in Jungleland who are shopping for Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and Pep Bran Flakes. Each inner page is illustrated with six animals and each illustration is sliced into six pieces (three pieces per animal). The pieces are movable to give each animal a different head, or a different outfit (or body) or different feet. There are an incredible amount of combinations. 6” x 8” tall. $95.
Moderne Fahrzeuge
– Modell Atlas Zu Der Eisenbahner –
Hardcover book with four detailed and highly technical illustrations with many lift-up panels. The vehicles presented include a steam locomotive from Philadelphia, an electric locomotive (with two movable illustrations) from Berlin, and an automobile from Paris. The two-page description of the automobile and the keys to all illustrations are in German. There is no date, but judging from the car, the book must date from the later part of the 19th century. There is some wear consistent with age. 15” x 9 ¾” tall. $80.
Animated Ha-Ha Farm Book
Thirma & Carlyle Leeh, 1944, published by Capitol Publishing Co., New York. In very good condition with only light wear, hard covers, metal comb binding, five of the 21 pages have movable animal pictures, all in good working order. By turning a tab each animated animal (a rooster, duck, pig, cow and donkey) opens its eyes, moves its mouth, and displays their distinctive sound. There is text and additional illustrations. 9” x 6 ¾” tall. $95.
Heaven and Earth: A Jacob’s Ladder Book
Arnold, Hilary and Sue Clark, NY, Hyperion Books, 1995, First Edition. “…tells an ancient Chinese creation myth filled with magic and fantasy, brave spirits, and mighty dragons, and good triumphing over evil. But more than just a storybook (it) is constructed in the form of a 2,000 –year-old Chinese toy, the Jacob’s ladder. You can read the book straight through or hold one of the colored panels and let the ladder fall open to reveal a beautiful panorama.” Padded covers, original slipcase. 4 ½” by 5” tall. $35.
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Joe Burleson, 1984. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York
Magic Windows™ -- “A Series of Extraordinary Scenes in Three Dimensions” enlisted the talents of prominent children's book illustrators such as Edward Gorey, Tomie dePaola and Trina Schart Hyman to create 10-panel tunnel books that are notable for having a magnifying lens in the peephole. Of all of the Magic Window books, this one is the hardest to locate.
“Peek into the hole, pull the back cover away from you and suddenly a wonderful scene from the future opens up before your eyes. You will find yourself in a space colony built inside a meteor, light years away from Earth. All around you the flickering lights of futuristic computers blink and flash in glowing fluorescent colors. Watch the space cruiser settle into the mother ship, see the colonists of the future at work, and gradually unfold a vision that will turn on your imagination!” $65.
The Animated Pinocchio, First Edition.
Marion Merrill, Cima Publishing Company, New York. Dust Jacket. 24 pp. Bright red pictorial boards with spiral binding at center of spine. Bright and clean color endpapers, title vignette and nine full color lithographs, including three moving scenes. In the first movable, Geppetto’s arms fly into the air as he carves Pinocchio and the puppet comes to life. In the second movable, Pinocchio grows donkey ears, his cricket friend hides in a basket, and the curtains rise to reveal the menacing coach driver. In the final movable Pinocchio is driven across the bottom of the ocean in a seashell coach driven by a seahorse and accompanied by swimming fish and a crawling lobster. Musical arrangement for “The song of Pinocchio” at the end of the story. The dust jacket has nicks and small tears consistent with its age. 9” x 11” tall. $125.
Second copy available with bright clean dust jacket, clean pages but slight damage to sea horse page. $45.