Description:
Prague, Czechoslovakia: Artia, (1958). Oblong quarto (8.25" x 10.5"), publisher's pictorial boards backed in light gray cloth-patterned paper initialed in print on the front cover by Vojtech Kubasta & signed in print at the colophon. The front cover features an oval cutout showing Snow White which revolves to reveal the seven dwarfs, with text in Dutch & 8 pop ups within (as issued).Lightly rubbed, couple of bruises in the edges, corners bumped, slightly soiled, previous owner's name in ink at the colophon, otherwise very good or better.
A delightful & early pop up book by architect & artist Vojtech Kubasta (1914 - 1992). Beginning in 1956, he designed & illustrated pop ups for Artia, the Cold War-era state-owned publishing house in Prague. Kubasta's books have been translated into 24 languages & over 35 million copies have been sold.