This book unfolds to reveal six scenes featuring exciting circus acts from around the world.The daredevil riders and their horses, the acrobats and clowns, the circus orchestra are all included in this three-dimensional spectacular. International Circus is considered the masterpiece of all Lothar Meggendorfer's pop-up books. A first edition, published in 1887 by J.F.Schreiber of Esslingen, Germany, is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. International Circus; A Reproduction of the Antique Pop-Up Book by Lothar Meggendorder Publisher : Viking Books for Young Readers ; First Thus edition (March 10, 1980) Language: English edition Paperback : 6 pages Condition: Fairly
0-670-40011-4(United States of America)
ドイツのローター・メッゲンドルファー(1847-1925)作
初版1887年 復刻版
「インターナショナル・サーカス」
本は一見普通の絵本の様に見えますが、
扇型に広げると左右約100cm以上の大型仕掛け絵本となっています。
世界のサーカス団が繰り広げるステージ。
著者ローター・メッゲンドルファー(ローター・メッセゲンドルファ)は
ポップアップ本で知られるドイツのイラストレーターで初期の漫画家でした。
This book unfolds to reveal six scenes featuring exciting circus acts from around the world.The daredevil riders and their horses, the acrobats and clowns, the circus orchestra are all included in this three-dimensional spectacular.
International Circus is considered the masterpiece of all Lothar Meggendorfer's pop-up books. A first edition, published in 1887 by J.F.Schreiber of Esslingen, Germany, is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
International Circus; A Reproduction of the Antique Pop-Up Book
by Lothar Meggendorder
Publisher : Viking Books for Young Readers ; First Thus edition (March 10, 1980)
Language: English edition
Paperback : 6 pages
Condition: Fairly