Dean’s Scenic Series #4 Cinderella
Pop-up Book
Cinderella. Dean’s Scenic Series.
No. 4. London,
Dean & Son, Ltd., n.d. [1899*].
10 pages.
Dimensions: 10 x 6 7/8 x 5/16 in. (25.4 x 17.5 x 0.8 cm)
On back cover:
“The only recipients of a gold medal for children’s publications.”
LONDON: DEAN & SON, Limited, 160a, Fleet Street
Center scene pops up.
Excellent condition - Pop-up in complete original condition - Front cover in great shape, still well bound, back cover has some tears - see photos
Collector's Corner:
In 1892 Dean & Son became a limited liability company and changed the name to “Dean & Son, Limited" as reflected on the back cover of this book. They remained at the Fleet Street address until 1923.
Only the first one, Visit To The Farm, is listed in
Montanaro but research finds
that there were 4 books published in this series*:
We have 3 of them listed on this website, numbers 1,2,and 4
#1 Visit To the Farm
#2 Red riding Hood
#3 Three Bears
#4 Cinderella
*The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature, Volume 73 - 1900 - page 423
See our other listings to view a German edition of #1 - Visit To The Farm
Also of special interest to collectors. We know that this book was also printed in Dutch as one copy resides at the Bruikleen van het Letterkundig Museum in the Netherlands. Refernce to it was found in the catalog of the firm J. Vlieger in Amsterdam (circa 1907), this book was described as follows: "in the middle of four large plates, said bristles at the opening of the book and in this way form a great effect panoramas."
" The history of Asschepoester or the glass slipper Lithographs: Amand. Lith"