County Fair: Exciting Punch-Outs Ready to Assemble (Golden Funtime GF210, 1962)

Language: English

Published by Golden Press, Inc., New York, 1962

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Very Good. Unmarked, unpunched. First Edition. 1962. Golden Press, New York. Golden Funtime Punch-Out Books No. GF210. Pictorial softcover cardstock wrappers, original 29c printed price to upper right front wrapper, faint edge rubbing, minor corner tip softening, small greenish spot to upper right front cover. Complete unpunched full-color die-cut cardstock sheets throughout, w/ carnival midway models including a rotating Ferris wheel, shooting gallery, food stand & ball-throwing game. 8 unnumbered leaves including covers. 7.5x13.0 in. (Folio). Punch-out activity folio from the Golden Funtime series, assembled into a carnival midway w/o scissors or glue. Ships from the USA, quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: County Fair: Exciting Punch-Outs Ready to Assemble is a papercraft folio published by Golden Press in 1962 that recreates an American midway in full-color die-cut cardstock. The sheets give children components for three-dimensional carnival attractions, among them a rotating Ferris wheel, a shooting gallery with moving duck targets, a food booth, livestock show rings, and midway skill games. Engineered for assembly without scissors, the publication uses the commercial color printing and precision die-cutting developed for Western Publishing Company's novelty imprint. Illustrated fairgoers, barkers, prize cattle, and game booths carry the look of early 1960s family entertainment. The title belongs to the Golden Funtime Punch-Out Books line under series code GF210, from the post-war era of mass-market interactive youth publishing sold through grocery stores, variety shops, and newsstands. Because juvenile owners routinely punched out and assembled these paper toys, intact unpunched examples such as this one preserve the original format for paper toy historians and mid-century graphic ephemera collections.…

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Title
County Fair: Exciting Punch-Outs Ready to Assemble (Golden Funtime GF210, 1962)
Author
Uncredited
Publisher
Golden Press, Inc., New York
Publication year
1962
Condition
VERY GOOD
Binding
Softcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Uncredited
Edition
First Edition.
Item weight
29 ounces
Dimensions
7.5 x 13.0 in
Seller catalogs
Children, Children's Collectable Books, First & Collectable Editions

Coffee Cat Books

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