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Ranging from Victorian picture stories to Disney classics and contemporary works on environmental issues, pop-up and movable books have amused, enlightened, and entertained children and adults for almost 150 years. Although most movable books are designed primarily for children, a significant number of fiction and nonfiction titles are intended for adult readers. Despite their enormous popularity, they are rarely reviewed or included in lists of children's books, and are seldom purchased for circulating libraries. Many are unindexed. Montanaro identifies, indexes, and describes over 1,600 titles by publication date, personal names of contributors, and series titles.
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About the Author:
Ann Montanaro (M.L.S., Rutgers University) is Head of Systems and Bibliographic Database Management at Rutgers University Libraries. A collector of pop-up and movable books, she has exhibited her collection and lectured on the history of movable books.
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...will prove invaluable for any with more than a cursory interest in the subject...a fine and unique basic reference essential for any serious collector or researcher. (The Bookwatch)
...the author...brings much enthusiasm and determination to this daunting enterprise as well as undoubted professional expertise...a handsome and weighty volume...Such a plethora of fugitive material...this is a pioneering attempt to codify a type of book that has previously slipped by librarians and bibliographers almost totally disregarded. (Antiquarian Book Monthly)
A gem of a book for collectors...a valuable resource... (Martha's Kidlit Newsletter)
...an excellent title, most highly recommended. (Coast Book Review)
...wonderful...a major reference work... (Elizabeth Tillapaugh Mahoney, Head)
...a valuable tool for print and book design historians, students of children's literature, and book collectors. (American Libraries)
...this bibliography of a previously uncharted field of books which have amused, enlightened and entertained children and adults for 150 years, will prove invaluable to dealers, collectors and librarians... (Bookdealer)
extensive and carefully annotated...Montanaro's work fills a bibliographic gap...the comprehensive and unique nature of this book makes it a useful tool that will be welcomed by librarians, historians, and collectors. (Arba)
...an essential tool for collectors...a useful addition to any library with an interest in children's literature or the history of book design. All in all, it is a well-organized, well-indexed, and thoroughly professional reference work. (Popular Culture In Libraries)
...the author...brings much enthusiasm and determination to this daunting enterprise as well as undoubted professional expertise...a handsome and weighty volume...Such a plethora of fugitive material...this is a pioneering attempt to codify a type of book that has previously slipped by librarians and bibliographers almost totally disregarded. (Antiquarian Book Monthly)
A gem of a book for collectors...a valuable resource... (Martha's Kidlit Newsletter)
...an excellent title, most highly recommended. (Coast Book Review)
...wonderful...a major reference work... (Elizabeth Tillapaugh Mahoney, Head)
...a valuable tool for print and book design historians, students of children's literature, and book collectors. (American Libraries)
...this bibliography of a previously uncharted field of books which have amused, enlightened and entertained children and adults for 150 years, will prove invaluable to dealers, collectors and librarians... (Bookdealer)
extensive and carefully annotated...Montanaro's work fills a bibliographic gap...the comprehensive and unique nature of this book makes it a useful tool that will be welcomed by librarians, historians, and collectors. (Arba)
...an essential tool for collectors...a useful addition to any library with an interest in children's literature or the history of book design. All in all, it is a well-organized, well-indexed, and thoroughly professional reference work. (Popular Culture In Libraries)
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- PublisherScarecrow Press
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 081082650X
- ISBN 13 9780810826502
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages589
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Pop-up and Movable Books : A Bibliography.
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Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, N.J. first edition, 1993
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ISBN 10: 081082650X
ISBN 13: 9780810826502
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Book Description Cloth, gilt cover-title on contrasting panel, 8vo, 22 cm, xxx, 559 pp. This book "is a record of 19th- and 20th-century (1850's - 1991) English-language books containing movable illustrations. Included are 1,600 titles in which an action by the reader produces motion in the illustration. These are books with three-dimensional or pop-up pictures, and books with moving parts within the illustrations such as tab-operated mechanicals and transformational plates. The titles were gathered from many sources: private collections; printed catalogs such as the Books in print (BIP), National union catalog (NUC), Publishers trade list annual (PTLA), Cumulative book index; and the online databases OCLC and RLIN.The primary arrangement of the book is alphabetical by title. Each entry includes as much information as could be verified: title, author, paper engineer, illustrator, series, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, and a description. Many titles published since the 1960's have been manufactured by production companies. When known, the name of the production company and the place of publication have also been included. The books are also indexed by personal names, series title, and publication date.The description includes the size, the number of pages, a brief description of the text, and a list of the movable illustrations." - from the introduction. Very Good. Seller Inventory # ABE-57827
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