MOVABLE BOOKS An Illustrated History. Pages & pictures of folding, revolving, dissolving, mechanical, scenic, panoramic, dimensional, changing, pop-up and other novelty books from the collection of David and Briar Philips. by HAINING, Peter.:

London, New English Library, 1979.. FIRST EDITION 1979, 4to, 305 x 325 mm, 12 x 12¾ inches, black boards lettered silver, 141 pages including 5 fold-outs. A wonderful book superbly illustrated in colour on every page, progressing from Harlequins through Click Tablets, Fancy Paper Dolls and Panoramas to the main subject of movable books from Dean's productions of the 1850s through the Nisters and Meggendorfers and ending with Beatrix Potter's panoramas and the Speaking Picture Book. Faint browning to edges of endpapers, no inscriptions. A Fine clean crisp copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which will require extra postage.