Anonymous Artia (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. English version. One owner who was a collector of children's books. kept behind glass in a conditioned space. This is a stunning copy of a classic. Cover has just the slightest shelf wear. This hardcover landscape format book has two large pop-ups with simple pull tabs that serve as the front and rear endpapers. Pop-ups are complete & crisp.Six page color booklet bound inside are clean with no marks or writing.In the early 1960's, the British publishers Bancroft and Co. teamed up with the massive state-owned publishing house Artia, based out of Prague to create a series of colorful pop-up books based on the Arabian Nights. Two illustrators, Frantisek Sklar and Jaroslav Beza came together to create vibrant renditions of these classic tales, but little is known about the collaboration or these artists. The paper engineering is very simple box layers with expressive artwork in line with Kubasta, who was creating books with Artia at the time. There is no record of who did the pop-up design for this series, so we must assume that there was someone creating it in-house for Artia. Printed by Artia Prague Copyright 1959 in Czechoslovakia. This is a paper coated hard back. This is a stunning copy of a classic. Not Ex-Library, Photos gladly provided - recommended. Frantisek Sklar, Jaroslav Beza (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Oblong 4to. Full colour illustrated pop-ups to both front and rear endpapers + 2 full page and one double page full colour illustrations. 6 pages text. Full colour illustrated boards with pink cloth spine. Illustrations by Frantisek Sklar and Jaroslav Beza Covers slightly worn with small nick at top edge, corners rubbed, spine slightly rubbed, otherwise close VG. Pop-ups in good working order.…