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The Golden Book - Movable with gold foil - Schaller & Kirn. Furth 1885 - original Carl Schaller signature included with purchase

Antique movable book 'The Golden Book' by Schaller & Kirn, FÃ¼rth 1885. English edition with 5 lithographed movable plates, gold foil backgrounds, 12.5 x 8.2 inches. Unusual movable book

Rare Schaller & Kirn movable book -Very unusual use of gold foil for the 6 movable backgrounds - quite beautiful. Crafted to resemble a medieval manuscript enriched with illuminations, the characters are depicted against a golden backdrop that highlights

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The Golden Book - Six mooving pictures with rymed verses for well bred children

Schaller & Kirn. Fürth 1885
12.5 X 8.2 (31 cm X 21.5 CM)

This is the English Edition of Das goldene Buch: sechs bewegliche Bilder mit passenden Versen für artige Kinder
With 5 lithographed movable plates - Mit 5 farblithographierten Tafeln mit Ziehmechanismus

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"

Gold foil was an optional upgrade on some Schaller & Kirn books. This one uses beautiful gold foil for the 6 movable backgrounds. -Crafted to resemble a medieval manuscript enriched with illuminations, the characters are depicted against a golden backdrop that highlights the customs and occupations of that era. This includes gentlewomen engaged in spinning wool using a spinning wheel or tending to doves, a troubadour strumming his mandolin, and a youthful page accompanied by his dog, participating in a hunting party at the royal court.

Condition: Very Good. All movables are complete, and working. All parts are original except for the expert restoration of a woman's arm on the third movable. The boards and binding are very nice for age. Some of the gold leaf used to intricately decorate the cover is worn.

Notes on the publisher: See our Movable Book History section for our bio on the publishing firms of Carl Schaller

In 1883 Karl Schaller founded the Lithographic Art Institute and Storybook Factory in Fureth Bavaria along with a partner with Gregor Kirn. Kirn left the business in 1885 making Schaller the sole owner. Movable books imprinted Schaller & Kirn ( or SK) were likely published in 1884 or 1885. After 1885 they were Carl Schaller or C. Schaller.

$1,475.00

Product Code: A-32

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