LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD

(Toy and Movable Books) LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD; illustrations by C. Carey Cloud and Harold B. Lentz. New York: Blue Ribbon Press, [1934], (1934). The Illustrated Pop-Up Edition; FIRST EDITION THUS. 8vo - 9-1/4" x 8". Color pictorial paper over boards with a few spots of rubbing along spine, minute touches of rubbing to the corners, and a couple of inadvertent marks to the back cover for what is a beautiful copy of the book. [18] pp. Color pictorial double-page pop-up endpapers. The Perrault version of the tale, i.e., the one without a happy ending, is illustrated with a full page black and white frontispiece, a title-page vignette, six black and white drawings within text, and best of all, a total of three double-page drawings with pop-up elements that are activated by opening the pages; all pop-ups are complete and all function as designed. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. This really is a wonderful little book.