The Speaking Picture-Book: A Special Book with Picture, Rhyme and Sound for Little People Author: Place: [Germany] Publisher: Date: [c.1890] Description: 10 leaves with 8 chromolithograph plates. 32x24 cm (12x9"), booklet mounted to the top of a wooden sound box with carved sound holes on top and bottom edges. On the fore-edge are 9 pull-strings (one is detached, but present), which retain the original bone pull knobs. The whole bound in the red cloth with color cover illustration; gilt edges, top and bottom edges with cut leave decorations. Eighteenth Edition. Sounds include: the cock; the donkey; the lamb; the birds; the cow; the cuckoo; the goat; 'Papa' ; 'Mama'. Haining (Moveable Books p. 136-7) calls this "the piece de resistance of any collection of moveables" and adds that very few complete and fine copies have "survived youthful hands." Scarce in working condition. Lot Amendments Condition: Rebacked, with some soiling and rubbing to cloth; some finger soiling to interior; 8 of the 9 sounds in working order, 1 with string detached but present; very good. Item number: 324994a
The Speaking Picture-Book: A Special Book with Picture, Rhyme and Sound for Little People Author: Place: [Germany] Publisher: Date: [c.1890] Description: 10 leaves with 8 chromolithograph plates. 32x24 cm (12x9"), booklet mounted to the top of a wooden sound box with carved sound holes on top and bottom edges. On the fore-edge are 9 pull-strings (one is detached, but present), which retain the original bone pull knobs. The whole bound in the red cloth with color cover illustration; gilt edges, top and bottom edges with cut leave decorations. Eighteenth Edition. Sounds include: the cock; the donkey; the lamb; the birds; the cow; the cuckoo; the goat; 'Papa' ; 'Mama'. Haining (Moveable Books p. 136-7) calls this "the piece de resistance of any collection of moveables" and adds that very few complete and fine copies have "survived youthful hands." Scarce in working condition. Lot Amendments Condition: Rebacked, with some soiling and rubbing to cloth; some finger soiling to interior; 8 of the 9 sounds in working order, 1 with string detached but present; very good. Item number: 324994a
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