Explorers on the Moon, The Adventures of Tintin, A Pop Up Book [new, in publisher's shrinkwrap]

Hergé

ISBN 10: 0316358606 / ISBN 13: 9780316358606

Published by Joy Street Books/ Little Brown & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1992

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Boston, Massachusetts: Joy Street Books/ Little Brown & Company, 1992. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. Still SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. Purchased by a pop-up/movable book collector from a new book store upon first publication and never opened. Bright, shiny, and clean. NO creases. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Fresh and crisp - obviously never opened. 1992. First printing with "First edition" so stated and complete number row (10 987654321) on the rear cover. Under the shrinkwrap is the publisher's loose flyer describing the book. 6 pop ups. 4 tabs. 2 wheels. 3 flaps, including 2 with movable parts. Produced by Intervisual Communications. 21 x 27 cm. Montanaro (Supplement 1, 1991-1997) p. 135: "Tintin and his friends take the first manned flight to the moon. 5 double page pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, and tab-operated mechanicals.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. 24 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Explorers on the Moon, The Adventures of Tintin, A Pop Up Book [new, in publisher's shrinkwrap]
• Publisher: Joy Street Books/ Little Brown & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316358606
• ISBN 13: 9780316358606
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Printing of the First Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: in publisher's shrinkwrap
• Seller catalogs:
  • Pop-up and Movable Books

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Synopsis

Tintin, the intrepid reporter; his naughty dog, Snowy; Captain Haddock; absentminded Professor Calculus; and bumbling sleuths Thomson and Thompson take off on a rocket bound for the moon, in a zany pop-up adventure.

Reviews

Grade 1-3-- Carrot-topped Tintin and companions travel to the Moon in Professor Calculus's spaceship and, thanks to bumbling stowaways Thompson and Thompson, have barely enough air to get back. The story itself was published some years ago, but readers can enjoy here a set of amusing, if fragile, flaps, wheels, sliding tabs, and other pop-up effects--the only sort of dimension this vanishingly slight adventure features. The herky-jerky narrative, laughable science, contrived disasters, and heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages are excellent reasons to pass this up, and Tintin fans will certainly forgive you if you do.
- John Peter, New York Public Library
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

It was bound to happen. Having journeyed everywhere from America to the Congo to Tibet, Tintin blasts into outer space. Together with his faithful pooch, Snowy, the spunky boy reporter has joined an expedition "based at the Sprodj Atomic Center, high in the Zmyhlpathian Mountains, in the kingdom of Syldavia." Following a perfect lift-off, the myriad misadventures begin, as the ubiquitous "certified detectives," Thomson and Thompson, are discovered on board--inadvertent stowaways who threaten to monopolize the ship's precious oxygen supply. All's well that lands well, however, as Tintin and his colleagues return safely. Except for two diverting spreads, the fairly pedestrian paper engineering adds little zip; the palette, too, seems somewhat attenuated for a tale of astronomical derring-do. Though the narrative is overlong for the pop-up book set, this disparity will probably not deter the intrepid voyager's many fans. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.