Buy this book on-line SABUDA, ROBERT: : Winter's Tale - AN ORIGINAL POP-UP JOURNEYUS,NEW YORK,NEW YORK.LITTLE SIMON/SIMON & SCHUSTER Children's Publishing Division,2005. ISBN 9780689853630.
US,square,small 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued, illustrated Pop-up,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.WARNING! This item NOT suitablefor children under 3 years of age.A cell battery in a compartment of rear board.] NFINE. No owner inscrptn and an absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean,paper-covered boards with green and white illustration of white silhouetted head of a deer,partially hidden by glittery snow-laden conifer tree branches,with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered author name and title to front board,a dark green cloth blind-spine also with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to same,rear board with green background with small colour illustration and white lettered blurb and black lettered publishing details/information and a dedication. Neglgible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - top corner tips' with tiniest production(?) creases folds,rear top corner's tip with miniscule colour paper loss - other edges+corners unaffected - no other nicks,tears or splits present - contents bright,tight,clean solid and sound.6 double-page colour illustrated animal pop-ups; an owl,foxes,a bear,a family of deer,and a moose,the last pop-up lights a cabin with a snowman outside,in a clearing in the midst of a forest of trees and with a pull action tab to activate it - the paper engineering by Robert Sabuda - all intact,all without defects and working and each accompanied with white lettered text.[New battery needed.]
Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally, the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it’s age and nature, i.e. a child's ephemeral pop-up book.It is only the minor exterior faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness and working order of the pop-ups.
Explore the natural world in winter with Robert Sabuda’s simple and elegant pop-up book. A playful family of deer, a pair of magnificent foxes, a soaring great owl and many more come to life in Sabuda’s trademark white pop-ups,in a world that sparkles and glitters with the fall of snow.With a twinkling surprise on the final page, 'Winter’s Tale' captures the magic of the season.
'Winter's Tales' is Robert Sabuda's most spectacular original pop-up story yet.The simple,elegant text is illustrated with breathtaking artwork and extraordinary paper engineering,Stunning visual effects of foil,glitter,and a twinkling surprise further capture the magic of winter.This is a must-have for everyone's bookshelf.
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