ROBINSON CRUSOE Father Tuck's
Mechanical Series
1890 movable book – very good
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons
No.3721
Designed in England Printed in
Bavaria
4 Tab operated chromolithograph movable
plates
Movables
are in excellent working all original condition with no tears, no repairs, and
no missing pieces. There are slight
tears around actual tabs. Tabs are a bit grubby but all original. Slight edgewear and rubbing on cover – see
photos. See photos for covers condition, still bound.
Movables
include: Crusoe on the raft, Crusoe with his pets, Crusoe saves Friday’s life,
and Robinson Crusoe to the rescue.
Collector’s
Corner:
Below is a list of the English titles in Father Tuck's Mechanical Series. International titles were branded as such:
French: Serie Mecanique Collection De L'oncle Tuck
Italian: These were not branded Tuck (see photos) - Published by Ditta Giovanni Gussoni Milano
Besides
the one listed here on vintagepopbooks.com, no other copies of Italian
Tuck movables can be located online or in Italian and international
libraries. The publisher Giovanni Gussoni ceased operations in 1907; the
movable picture books were probably one of his last publishing products
(cf. Caccia, Editori a Milano, p. 165). Rosa Massara De Capitani
(1869-1925) appears on the cover of the Italian copies - probably as a
Milanese dialect poet and translator.
Dutch: Prentenboek Met Beweegbare Platen. Published by Rotterdam., D. Bolle
Germany: We have not seen a German Tuck "Mechanical Series" but have seen other Tuck movables published by J.F. Schreiber
Collect all of Tuck’s Mechanical Series movables: ( English versions listed) (if you know of another please email us)
Robinson Crusoe - 1890
Slovenly Peter
Pleasure pages
Fun At The Circus
Father Tuck's Fairy Tales
Little Playmates At Work
Old Nursery Friends. -1895
Father Tuck’s Holiday Hours
Friends In The Country
Jungle Jokes
In The Jungle
Farmyard Frolics -1890
To Market We Will Go
Father Tuck’s Playroom
Under the greenwood tree -1900
Family Portraits
Fun for Little Folks – 1890
Granny’s Stories about Animals - 1900
A Very Good Book - 1897
With Father Tuck in Playtime
Father Tuck's Wonderland
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All books are returnable within 10 days of receipt if not delighted for any reason.