MEADOWBROOK FARM

RAPHAEL TUCK STUDIOS

Published by RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS FINE ART WORKS, BAVARIA, 1880

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FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. A VICTORIAN CLOTH HINGED BOARD BOOK THAT CAN BE READ AS A CONVENTIONAL BOOK OR OPENED OUT FLAT LIKE A PANORAMA OF SIX PANELS. THE GATE ON THE UPPER BOARD OPENS TO INVITE YOU INTO THE FARM YARD, THEREAFTER WE MEET WITH POP UP/PULL OUT DIE CUT ANIMALS. ROBUSTLY MADE WITH ONLY MINOR SIGNS OF AGE AND USAGE. NO MARKS OR INSCRIPTIONS. IT'S NUMBERED 'No879' INDICATING A DATE IN THE 1880s AND CERTAINLY PREDATES THE 1890s WHEN THE ROYAL WARRANT WAS GRANTED AND TUCK'S BECAME A LIMITED COMPANY. MOST SCARCE. PLEASE SEE PHOTOGRAPHS. RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS, LONDON. PARIS. NEW YORK. DESIGNED AT THE STUDIOS IN ENGLAND AND PRINTED AT THE FINE ART WORKS IN BAVARIA MEASURES 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" OR 57" WIDE WHEN FULLY EXTENDED.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MEADOWBROOK FARM
• Publisher: RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS FINE ART WORKS, BAVARIA
• Publication Date: 1880
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good