Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"HaBeivar" - Two Pop-Up Children's Books

Opening: $400
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
HaBeivar [the zoo], rhymes by Avital, illustrations by "Omanim Meuchadim". Two books: Series "A" and Series "B". No publisher mentioned. [Tel-Aviv, 1930s?]. Hebrew.
Two children's books with poems about animals in the zoo (printed on thick cardboard leaves). From each opening between two cardboard leaves pop-up illustrated parts accompanying the text.
Two books. [8] leaves in each book, approx. 10.5X15.5 cm. Significant foxing. Tears to spines of books. Tiny defects to some of the pop-up parts. One of them is lacking a piece.
The second book (Series "B") is not in NLI.
Children's Books and Games
Children's Books and Games