Bubenstreiche: ein Verwandlungsbilderbuch [Childish Pranks: A Transformation Picture Book] (code no. 196)

Meggendorfer, Lothar. BUBENSTREICHE: EIN VERWANDLUNGSBILDERBUCH [Childish Pranks: A Transformation Picture Book] (code no. 196) by Lothar Meggendorfer. Esslingen & Munchen: Verlag von J. F. Schreiber, [1899]. FIRST EDITION. Folio - 13-7/8" x 10-1/8". Red cloth backed color pictorial glazed paper covered boards with wear to the extremities and soiling to the back cover for what is a bright, clean, and really quite pleasing copy of the book. [16] pp. One of Meggendorfer's ingenious movable books, the highlights of which are the six wonderful full color pull-tab slat-transformation plates. The first view of each plate being the pre-prank setup; the second view being the post-prank result; all movable plates are without defect or flaw; each movable plate with accompanying story, told in verse, opposite plate; additionally illustrated with numerous humorous black and white line drawings within text. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. SCARCE # 000772