Set of 4 Antique Movable shape books
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A collection of 4 Twinkling Eye books in their original box
Saml Gabriel & Sons - printed in Germany
each has 12 unnumbered pages : illustrations, movable cover. The original red box is entitled "Four Twinkling Eye Books" and has holes so two of the books can peek through the cover.
books are each 5" x 12"
590 - Little White paws
591- Really Plain Jane
592 - Billy Brown's School days
593- Little Brown Babies
Illustrated with black and red lithographic print illustrations.
Shape cut wraps in color lithography, all with moving eyes on front cover.
Quite rare, to find all 4 still with their original box is outstanding. No other copies online or in libraries worldwide other than a microfish copy of Billy Brown's School Days
undated - circa: 1920's (Worldcat dates Billy Brown's School days as 1920 - Opie collection of children's literature ; 039:085)
Books - Good, well bound. Having been protected by the box, the moving eye mechanism built into the cover still works on all 4 books! - see photos
Box - see photo, sides torn but both top and bottom still present
Product Code: A-58
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