Four Christmas Classic Pop-Up Books
Ottenheimer Publishing, 1989. The Four Books are The Nutcracker, The Christmas Story, The Night Before Christmas and A Christmas Carol.
This genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy-to-read stories written exclusively for children, and fairy tales, lullabies, fables, folk songs, and other primarily orally transmitted ...
Ottenheimer Publishing, 1989. The Four Books are The Nutcracker, The Christmas Story, The Night Before Christmas and A Christmas Carol.
Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books, 2011. A Fine Hardcover. The interactive book describes the three most important pre-Columbian civilizations in Mesoamerica and how, despite advanced knowledge of mathematics, astronomy and architecture, they eventually disappeared. Topics include language, personal decoration, diet, architecture, city life, sacrificial rites, weaponry, the Maya and Aztec.....
New York: Little Simon, 2008. Paper Engineering: Robert Sabuda. A Near Fine Hardcover. Readers will delight in this re-telling of this classic story of Neverland, pirates and flying. Robert Sabuda's elegant text and paper engineering give new life to favorite characters like Captain Hook, Tinkerbell, Wendy, Michael, John, and of.....
New York: Blue Ribbon Press, 1934. Illustrations in full color by Harold B. Lentz. What better way to begin a story time on the theme of "Birds" than with a rhyme or two from a pop-up Mother Goose book? Afterall, a goose is a bird and pop-ups are attention grabbers.....
London, England: Juvenile Productions, 1955. Illustrations by G. Higham. A Good Hardcover. Spiral bound; stiff pictorial cardstock All mechanicals are fine. Front has a closed partial tear/fold from the bottom edge to the center. Rear corner has a closed diagonal fold. Modest corner and handling wear. Oblong, 10.5 by 8.25.....
New York: Platt & Munk, 1912. A Very Good Hardcover, An anthology of stories and poetry for early readers.
Washington: U.S. Dept of Agriculture, 1968. Illustrated by Harry Rossoll. Stapled Wraps. An activity book designed to teach about the forest and conservation.
New York: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Company, 1917. Illustrated by Mary La Fetra. A Fair Soft cover. Stiff pictorial wraps; Heavily worn; illustrations clean with some soling on outside edges are printed on linen. Wraps attached but weak. Gift inscription in pencil.
Mid-Century Classic BakeLite Educational Toy.
Boston: Page Co.;, 1914. Illustrations by Walter S. Rogers. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. The Young Pioneer Series #4. First Edition, First Printing.Ref: Mattson, 330.
Okey-Doke Products, 1998. Illustrated by Leah Palmer Preiss. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Six stories relate the adventures of the fairy folk and their friends, the flowers.Written for Ralph Waldo Emerson's daughter, Ellen, when Alcott was 16, and first published in 1855.Shealy provides an.....
USA: DK CHILDREN, 1999. Belinda Downes. 1st Edition. Hardcover.
Santa Barbara, CA: Wallace Hebberd, 1927. Illustrations by James S. Bodrero. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. First appeared in "St. Nicholas" magazine. A Robin Hood theme set in the early days of Santa Barbara in Spanish California written for young adults.
San Francisco: Chronicle, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine Hardcover. The author is a creator of pop-up books. This is in the theme with decorated envelopes, illustrated letters, postcards, and very creative artwork. "Impossible to stop until the book's end."
A Very Good Hardcover. Pop-up pictures, flaps, and pull tabs introduce the aerodynamic principles of wings.
San Diego, CA: Silver Dolphin Books, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine Hardover. This fascinating book is an exquisite collection of elaborate 3-D pop-ups and detailed illustrations based on the personal notebooks and sketches of the Renaissance’s most influential mind. Discover da Vinci’s Mechanical Man, coil-spring clock mechanisms, hydraulic.....
New York: Barefoot Books, 2000. Illustrated by Rachel Griffin. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Tales from around the world..... including China, Armenia, Indonesia, and Sweden ............. which involve fabric, textiles, or clothing within the storyline are collected in this anthology which includes delightful illustrations.....
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903. First Edition, thus. Cloth Hardcover. This story was originally published in 1900 as A New Wonderland, and was reissued in 1903 under this title. The first chapter was replaced with 6 small chapters, some minor textual changes and the word ‘Phunnyland’ was replaced with ‘Mo’.....
Philadelphia: Edward Stern & Co., Inc., 1908. Illustrations by Francis. P. Wightman. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. The story is set in turn-of-the-century Egypt and is a tale of love, betrayal, and Revenge. Written shortly after Baum's trip to the Middle East in 1906. There he met.....
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1911. Illustrated by Maginel Wright Enright. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. One of the Rarest Baum Titles, using the Laura Bancroft Pseudonym.The Twinkle Tales is a 1905 series by L. Frank Baum, published under the pen name Laura Bancroft. The six.....
San Francisco: No Starch Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Soft cover. Focusing on building actual models with real bricks, The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide comes with complete instructions to build several cool models but also encourages you to use your imagination to create your own fantastic creations.
New York: Harcourt, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, twelve-year-old Carson is responsible for his own survival and that of his spoiled younger sister, who despises him for partially sharing the mental powers that make her.....
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. Illustrations by Harry Beln. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Behn wrote and translated poetry for children, especially haiku, and drew on the poetic heritage of Robert Louis Stevenson in his use of the "child's voice," as.....
New York: Roy Pub, 1944. Illustrations by Irena Lorentowicz. First Edition, First Printing. A Good Hardcover. A Christmas nativity story adapted from a Polish folktale. Nicely illustrated with styled lithographs by Irena Lorentowicz.
New York: Rizzoli, 2006. Third Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. In 1951, eighteen-year-old Lee Bouvier and her twenty-two-year-old sister Jacqueline took their first trip to Europe together. Jackie had already spent a year in France living with a French family and attending the Sorbonne. Her many cards.....