Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves. A peepshow book (Pop-up / Movable Book)

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Hardback binding good, with original black ties in good overall condition, some edge wear to edges to sides, All scenes in very good condition. Undated but 1947. Not a conventional book, opens with 6 double sided ?pop out? (opens out) colour scenes of 3 layers to give depth to each scene as in a theatre, with text below each scene, and opens out to a 6 sided circle that can be tied together and put on a table and to look all round and see all 6 scenes. This is the original edition published in London, printed in Norwich with G.B. Patent No 619573/47, South African Patent No, with other patents pending. The book is bound with black ties to tie when the book is closed & also when opened out in a six sided circle . Published as one of 4 books in the original Peepshow series. 3 years before the US edition of late 1950. Joshua Charles Armitage 1913 ? 1998 was an English illustrator who used the pen name ?Ionicus?. He is most well known for paperback covers for books by P. G. Wodehouse & cartoons and drawings for Punch for over 40 years. Hard to find one in decent condition nowadays. Cover 14.5 x 17.5cm. N° de ref. del artículo 003528

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