International Circus - an adaptation of the antique pop-up book
by Meggendorfer, Lothar
- Used
- first
- Condition
- 4to. All pop-ups complete + undamaged. Very, very minor bumps + wear o/w VG++. This book unfolds to reveal six scenes featuring
- Seller
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Southport, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Kestrel Books 1983 . 4to. All pop-ups complete + undamaged. Very, very minor bumps + wear o/w VG++. This book unfolds to reveal six scenes featuring exciting circus acts from around the world. The daredevil riders and their horses, the acrobats and clowns, the circus orchestra are all included in this three-dimensional spectacular. 'International Circus' is considered the masterpiece of all Lothar Meggendorfer's pop-up books. A first edition, published in 1887 by J F Screiber of Esslingen, Germany, is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 370 gms.
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- Seller's Inventory #
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- Title
- International Circus - an adaptation of the antique pop-up book
- Author
- Meggendorfer, Lothar
- Book Condition
- Used - 4to. All pop-ups complete + undamaged. Very, very minor bumps + wear o/w VG++. This book unfolds to reveal six scenes featuring
- Publisher
- Kestrel Books 1983
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Southport
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