Rare pop-up picture book "Little Red Riding Hood".

Rare pop-up picture book "Little Red Riding Hood".Circa 1900.Paper and cardboard, color lithographs. 28 x 22 cm.A three-dimensional, fold-out picture book designed as a leporello with 2 houses. Includes instructions and texts for staging the fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” Also includes cardboard figures with small metal stands. In a damaged cardboard slipcase.One page and the spine are torn; partially slightly stained.This extraordinary interactive book is a combination of a Leporello, a pop-up book, and a theatrical picture book. It was presented as a novelty in the 1895 Wahnschaffe catalog. Books were also available for four other plays: “Winter Joys,” “Hansel and Gretel,” “Lederstrumpf,” and “Aladdin.” It was featured on the BR program “Kunst + Krempel.” The recording is available via the link in the ARD Mediathek: https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/kunst-krempel/maerchenhafter-flohmarktfund-spielzeug-und-mehr/br/Y3JpZDovL2JyLmRlL2Jyb2FkY2FzdC9GMjAyM1dPMDE3NDMxQTA.Bibliography: A. Wahnschaffe, Nürnberger Spielwaren 1895, p. 160. // The game book was featured on the program *Kunst & Krempel* on Aug. 8, 2026: https://www.br.de/br-fernsehen/programmkalender/sendung-4020850.html.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

Estimate:£426.98

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