Pals on Our Farm Full Color Standing Cut-Outs with Animation
New York: Animated Book Company, 1944. Hank Hart. First Edition. Folding Diorama with Loose Animal Figures. 4to. Full color printed folder that opens up to provide a backdrop diorama. Ten die-cut animal figures, each with a mechanical tab providing movable-book animation, are included. Slight edge-wear and negligible soiling. (Please see photos.) A complete set in superb condition, notably so for piece of juvenilia. Near Fine. Item #5366
The folder opens up to form a three-dimensional barn with the center piece showing the view of the farmhouse outside; tabs allow the side panels to connect to the center piece. Each of the animals has a tab that allows their heads to be moved up-and-down or side-to-side. A charming piece of Americana produced in the era following a large migration from agrarian life to cities, and, curiously, a lavish publication for wartime USA.
Price: $125.00