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THE ROCK PACK
Written by James Henke.
Stock no. 1319105
Published by Van Der Meer. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

An extraordinary "interactive" book packed with memorabilia and facsimiles from the most famous album covers and posters to guitars and sitars. More than 200 full colour photos and illustrations, plus separate pull-out booklets and pop-up pictures. ISBN: 9076048053. Some light page browning. Appears complete.

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MORE PLEASANT SURPRISES
Written by F.E. Weatherly.
Stock no. 1318965
Published by Ernest Nister. 1st 1893. Very good condition.

Large format. 13 x 10 inches. Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. 8 chromolitho moveable pictures. Pull the tab and the picture changes. B/w illustrations. Text in verse. Spine bumped and some light rubbing to cover edges. A few light spots to front edge of spine and some light scuffing to rear cover. Generally covers bright. Joints are cracked. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. The second moveable image is not working - could possibly be repaired. Otherwise, all others in excellent working order. Some light foxing and page browning and the pull-tabs are just a little grubby from fingering. Overall a super copy of a scarce moveable book.

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HUGH JOHNSON'S POP-UP WINE BOOK
Written by Hugh Johnson.
Stock no. 2132958
Published by Pyramid Books; Octopus Books Ltd.. 1st 1989. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. With paper design by Ron Van Der Meer. ISBN: 1871307333. Light bumping to corners. All pop-ups are better than very good.

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THE EVEN MORE AMAZING SCIENCE POP-UP BOOK
Written by Chris Oxlade.
Stock no. 2132954
Published by Franklin Watts. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

A 3-Dimensional Exploration by Jay Young. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Contains a working gravity-clock, binoculars, scales, telephone, phenakistoscope and abacus. ISBN: 0749625600. Bumping to corners. All pieces and pop-ups appear present and in very good working order.

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THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
Written by Eric Carle. Illustrated by Eric Carle.
Stock no. 1318680
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st UK 1970. Very good condition.

Oblong format. White glazed pictorial boards. Watch as the caterpillar eats his way through the book! ISBN: 024101798X. Some slight wear to cover edges. A few light foxspots and some light page browning to contents else clean, without names or inscriptions.

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KELLOGG'S FUNNY JUNGLELAND MOVING PICTURES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318587
Published by W.K. Kellogg. Circa 1932. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Pictures of jungle animals in strips which can be moved around to form peculiar creatures! A few lines of rhyme to each page. Front cover has possibly faded a little. Contents appear to be clean and complete.

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PLAYETTE PHONE BOOK
Written by Larry Wise; M. Goldsmith. Illustrated by Dick Briefer.
Stock no. 1318330
Published by Playette Corp.. Circa 1945. Good condition.

Spiral bound pictorial boards. Front board has a picture of a telephone with centre piece cut out and handset which can be lifted from the cradle. All pages have a circle cut out where dial of telephone (situated on inside rear cover) fits through. The phone dial makes a clicking noise when turned. Corners bumped, covers edge worn. Numbers showing through dial are a little worn. Receiver is worn where it 'rests' on front of book. Contents clean. Unfortunately the phone dial no longer makes the clicking noise.

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GIANTS OF THE SEA AND SKY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318254
Published by B.B. Ltd.. Circa 1950. Very good condition.

A magic cover book. Blue pictorial cardwraps. Scene on front cover changes with movement of tab. 5 full-page colour illustrations (double-spread to centre pages) and b/w text illustrations to other pages. Changing scene to front works. Slight creases to cover corners and light rubbing to edges. 2" tear to base of spine. Contents clean.

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HURRAY FOR PEREGRINE PIG
No author listed. Illustrated by Tatjana Hauptmann.
Stock no. 1318181
Published by Ernest Benn. 1st 1980. Good condition.

Large square format. Matt pictorial boards. Follow Peregrine Pig's adventures through the full-page colour pictures (no text). Some pages shaped and cut-out to provide 3D scenes. A delightful picture book. ISBN: 0510000916. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Foxing to covers. Front joint is just starting to crack. There is light foxing on the reverse of the pages (white paper, not visible on illustrated sides).

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BRIGHT EYES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1317939
Published by P.M. (Productions) Ltd.. Very good condition.

A 'Magic Book' with eyes that move and glow in the dark. Pictorial cardwraps, front shows an owl with moving eyes. Colour illustrations throughout different animals, with holes cut out so that the moving eyes show through. Covers edge rubbed, foxed and browned on rear cover. Page browning and foxing to contents. Contents part detached from cover at lower staple.

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ROBINSON CRUSOE
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2130266
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brightly coloured pictorial paper boards with clear window in centre showing Crusoe looking through a spyglass. Top corner of boards & contents cut in shape of parrot. First and last double page spread is a colourful pop-up by Kubasta. Colour illustrations to story. Top 3" of spine have split with chipping. Damp marking/spotting to top of pages next to binding on pages throughout book. Pop-ups are very good - although it appears that one tab has come unstuck to last pop-up.

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ABC IN LIVING MODELS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2130170
Published by Bookano Strand Publications Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Bookano Series. A book in which all the letters of the alphabet stand up in life-like form when the pages open. Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. Scuffing and marks to covers. Bumping to corners and spine. A bit of fading to spine. Vertical tear to the 'A' on pop-up one. Margin marks.

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