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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A scarce children's pop-up book from Ernest Nister, the first publisher to design pop-up books, with this particular example including children's poems and short stories, including by Frederic Weatherly. What The Children Like, a scarce children's pop-up book, with an introduction by author and lyricist F.E. Weatherly. Published by Ernest Nister in 1897.In quarter red cloth, with pictorial paper boards. Contains five pop-up folding colour plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated complete.Ernest Nister was a pioneer of children's books, being the first publisher to design pop-up books which he would create at his toy-making center in Nuremberg, and later be shipped to both Britain and America. This particular pop-up book is an excellent original example of such a work, containing many short stories and poems for children to enjoy, including Blind Man's Buff. In quarter red cloth, with pictorial paper boards. Externally, slight fading and the faint marks to board, heavier to the extremities and rear board. Slight rubbing to spine, and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Loss to cloth on rear board extremities and signs of edgewear. Decorative end papers are generally bright and clean, with slight fading to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound, with slight wear between leaves of Willie Would a Fishing Go. Pages are generally bright and clean, with slight age toning, while pop-up plates are bright and clean, with slight creasing on left-hand side of pop-up with children racing. Very Good. Unknown (illustrator). book.…