“DRAAI MAAR VERDER!
Prettig prentenboek voor groot en klein mit veranderlijke figuren, genomen uit het dagelijksch leven

Translates to: Turn it on! (ca. 1890), 'Pleasant picture book for young and old with changeable figures, taken from everyday life'

[Fürth, Carl Schaller, ca. 1890]. 10" X 7.75" (25.4 cm x 19.69 cm) 10 pages

5 col. lithogr. plates each with a movable disc inside. Through the use of the rotating mechanism, 10 various faces of each can sequentially come into view. The 5 movables include Baas Pikdraad, an Englishman, a rocking child, a washerwoman, and a pianist. The final images presented here display all 10 faces from one of the movable plates, highlighting the creative artistry that Schaller invested in each face's design.

Condition: Very Good. All movables are complete and working. All parts are original. The boards and binding are very nice for age. See photos.

Only one other copy found – It is held at the National Library of the Netherlands and can be found online.

According to P.J. Buijnsters and Leontine Buijnsters-Smets book Lust en Leering, some interesting movable picture books were published in the Netherlands during the last decades of the nineteenth century. They then mention 3 of the “better books”, one of which was this one.

Bonus included with this book: We have an original HAND SIGNED BY CARL SCHALLER invoice ( general invoice not for this book in particular) from the "CARL SCHALLER Lithographische Anstalt, Bilderbücher- und Spiele-Fabrik, Jugendschriften-Verlag"