- Lacks backwr.; frontwr. sl. frayed and creased.
= Extremely rare movable book, probably a Dutch adaptation of a French work. I.a. scenes with a magic lantern (showing i.a. the Eiffel Tower) and a Jack and Judy pantomime. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE V.
- One page w. sl. dam. corners. Front cover sl. creased and w. a few red crayon scribbles, but overall in good condition and in working order.
= "AMA", "Made in Germany" and "D.R.G.M. No. 949318. D.R.P. 441792." printed on front cover and one page.
- Textpages yellowed and occas. sl. frayed w. occas. loss of blank outer edge; one plate loose; one plate lacks a transformation part. Covers sl. soiled and some sm. worn spots along edges; bookblock loosening.
= Rare. The fine movable wheels almost complete and in working order. Montanaro p.228.
- Frontcover foxed.
= Good copy of this rare children's book, w. the red transparent sheet mentioned in the "Invisible Child" section present. Bilderwelt im Kinderbuch 2062 (German ed.): "In diesen in der 30er Jahre äußerst erfolgreichen Kinderbuch kombiniert Thomas Seidmann-Freud Dreh-, Zieh- und Verwandlungsmechanismen auf höchst orginelle Art". Thomas Seidmann-Freud was the pseudonym of Martha Gertrud Freud, a niece of Siegmund Freud.
- Wr. fingersoiled; a few sm. tears. = Showing various uniforms of the Dutch army and navy.
AND 10 others, all w. shaped wrs., incl. 2x w. movable parts, i.a. HALLO MET WIE? (w. movable telephone dial, ±1930) and SLIMME HANSJE (n.pl., n.d. With movable eyes).
- Spine split; wr. loose; sm. hole in frontwr. = Very rare, no copy traced.
Andriessen, S. De Sneeuwman. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (±1900), 12p., (full-p. chromo)lithogr. ills., orig. shaped chromolithogr. wr.
- Loose; a few sm. marginal tears; sl. brittle. = Only one copy in NCC.
AND 1 other: FABLES DE LA FONTAINE (n.pl., n.d. (±1930), full-p. col. ills., orig. shaped wr.).
- Lacks 1 costume ("Louize als bezige huisvrouw"); 1 costume lacks sm. portion; bookblock loose. Boards sl. worn.
= Lust en Leering p.393; Huiskamp W50; Ki.la.ki.le. 506A.
- Bookblock loose; last leaf sl. frayed. Binding worn.
= H.B.T. not identified. Nice illustrations. Not in the usual reference works. Rare.
Snellen, A. In de muizenwereld. Een nieuwe vertelling. Amst., H.J.W. Becht, n.d. (1899), 45,(2)p., ills. and orig. pict. cl. by L.W.R. WENCKEBACH, 4to (owner's entry on first free endpaper and title-p.). Vos, M. Meiregen. Een bundel kinderverzen. Amst., E.M. Querido, 1925, 61,(1)p., ills. and orig. cordbound clothbacked boards by R. HYNCKES, 4to.
- First blank torn out; annot. on first free endpaper; lvs. dogeared. Binding sl. soiled.
= De Bodt/ Kapelle, p.15 en 44; De hele Bibelebontse berg, p.578.
AND 6 others, i.a. J. WILDVANCK, Hansje in 't Bessenland (Bussum, n.d., 10th ed., (1),16 lvs., 16 col. lithogr. plates and clothbacked dec. boards by E. BESKOW, obl. 8vo).
- Foxed. Owner's entry on frontwrapper; spine almost entirely split. = Rare.
- Dustwr. lacks portion of backwr.
Doucet, J. and Hellé, A. Colin-Tampon, Petit Tambour Suisse. Paris, Société d'Édition & de Publications, 1909, 16p., 19 col. lithogr. text-ills. by A. HELLÉ, orig. clothbacked dec. boards, 4to. Gauwin, A. Chansons de France choisies & accompagnées d'Images. Ibid., Hachette, 1926, 76,(3)p., (col.) lithogr. ills. by M. RENAULT, orig. hcl., folio.
- Frontcover sl. stained and warped; top of spine dam. Internally fine.
AND 6 others, all French, i.a. G. CHÉRAU, Jaques Petitpont. Roi de Madagascar (Paris, (1928), col. ills. and orig. hcl. by H. AVELOT, 4to); H. MONIER a.o., Plume, Ficelle & Cie. (ibid., 1945, col. ills., orig. hcl., 4to) and M. CHABAY, Les volontaires du général Larafale (ibid., 1945, col. ills., orig. hcl., folio).
- Loose(ning). Spine splitting.
Walton, O.F. Christoffels oude orgel. Nijkerk, G.F. Callenbach, n.d. (1909), (24)p., 4 full-p. chromolithogr. ills., orig. chromolithogr. wr., 4to.
- Bookblock loose; dedication on title-p.; sl. foxed. Wrappers split.
- Loose(ning). = Rare, not in the usual reference works.
Schenkman, J. Asschepoester in het cirque Carré. Amst., T. Bom, n.d. (1874), (12)p., 2 double-p. chromolithogr. plates, 4 full-p. plates and 2 plates each w. 2 ills., orig. chromolithogr. pict. wr., 4to.
- Partly stained and fingersoiled. Backstrip partly worn off and w. traces of glue.
= Lust en Leering p.112, 274 and 277: "De afbeeldingen in dit 'Schenkman-boek' laten figuren zien met kinderhoofden." The story of Cinderella set against the decor of the Carré Circus Theatre, Amsterdam. The 2 double-page plates each depict a scenery set in the ring of the theatre.
AND 5 others, i.a. HET KIND EN DE WOLF (Rott., n.d. (±1880), col. lithogr. ills., orig. wr.) and JONGENS EN MEISJES SPELEN (Leyden, n.d. (±1880), col. lithogr. ills., orig. lithogr. wr.).
- First pair of lvs. reattached at fore edge. Covers sl. worn along extremities.
= The Children's World of Learning 3802; Ki.la.ki.le. 726; Lust en Leering p.143; cat. B.W. Wierink p.46ff; De hele Bibelebontse berg p.258: "Echte ontspanningslectuur zonder moraal is te vinden in de prentenboeken uit de tweede helft van de vorige eeuw. Een mooi voorbeeld is Pims Poppetjes (...)"; De Bodt/ Kapelle p.99 and passim: "Pim's poppetjes werd voornamelijk om zijn artistieke kwaliteiten geroemd, maar is ook interessant omdat de kunstenaar hier (hoewel bijvoorbeeld het lettertype anders doet vermoeden) een bewuste poging deed de grondbeginselen van de Nieuwe Kunst te verenigen met de nieuwe inzichten in het waarnemen door kinderen (...)." The story is about a group of Japanese puppets and various puppet animals coming to life and celebrating the wedding of two of the Japanese puppets.
- Hinges starting; occas. trifle foxed, but otherwise a good copy. Rare.
= Lust en Leering p.346; cf. Huiskamp O86 (diff. publisher).
- Binding sl. stained and scratched. Internally fine. = Kind en Kunst Serie III. Hinz 366.
Iidem. Jan Cadet. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1906), no pagination, num. (full-p.) (col.) ills. and orig. clothbacked pictorial boards by B. RABIER, folio.
- Title-p. bound between chapter 1 and 2; trifle foxed. Binding sl. soiled and worn along extremities; spine-ends worn.
= Kind en Kunst Serie IV.
Osselen-van Delden, B.E. Vertellingen en versjes. Ibid., A. de Lange, n.d. (±1905), 2nd ed., 63,(1)p., (full-p.) (col. lithogr.) ills., orig. chromolithogr. hcl., folio.
- Loose(ning).
AND 3 others, i.a. E. BESKOW, Olle's Sneeuwschoentocht (Nijm., n.d. (1909), col. lithogr. ills. and orig. hcl. by E. BESKOW, 4to).
- Contemp. owner's entry on first free endpaper and penultimate blank. Corners sl. bumped, otherwise fine.
= Rare songbook. Very decorative original boards. For the first part: Bilderwelt 255; Wegehaupt II, 2697.
- Binding trifle rubbed along extremities. A very fine copy.
= Not in Gumuchian, Wegehaupt, Seebass etc. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE V.
- Occas. sl. (finger)soiled in blank margin. Covers rubbed and sl. worn along extremities.
- All vols. w. sm. owner's entry. First vol. loose(ning); Gédéon mécano w. rubbed spot on frontcover; corners and most boardedges rubbed/ (sl.) worn. A very good set.
= Gédéon; Gédéon sportsman; Gédéon en Afrique; Placide et Gédéon; Gédéon mécano; Gédéon s'amuse; Gédéon comédien.
- Good/ fine copy.
Idem. Martin en Jocko./ Martin, Jocko en Flapoor. Dutch adapt. D.A. Poldermans. Alkm., Gebr. Kluitman, n.d. (±1925), 2 vols., 45,(3); 48p., col. plates, ills. and orig. unif. clothbacked boards by B. RABIER, obl. 8vo.
- A few lvs. in 1st vol. w. some marginal tears. Bindings sl. worn.
AND 2 others (illustrated) by the same.