Father Tuck's Meadowsweet Farm. Panorama With Movable Pictures by Unnamed - 1900

Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 300x270x5mm. Contains, Illustrations. 300x270x5mm+245g . . 500g Postage Incorrect see below for 1kg . . Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd. . 1900. . . . Unpaginated. London : Undated, however assumed c.1900. Large Quarto. This is one of the Father Tuck's Panorama series. Card Illustrated boards; no dust jacket issued.:: Coloured chromolithographed beautiful farm settings containing numbered slots in which the corresponding chromolithographed figures can be placed, thus finishing the picture. Stated on the back board - ""HOW TO MAKE YOUR FARM. Here you have a pretty country Farm to visit whenever you will. Here you have horses to plough the fields, sheep to graze in the meadows, ducks to swim on the ponds, and many other animals and birds. You will find them in the pocket of this book. Now stand up the Panorama and inserts these animals and birds into the slots which are marked with numbers corresponding to those on the figures. A great many different scenes can be formed by making them change places with one another. We are giving you their names in English, French and Spanish, so while you are having a game you can be learning"". Listed is all the fauna names in the three languages. 15 chromolithographed numbered cut-out figures - number 11 - ""Sheep Dog. Chien de Berger. Perro de Manada"" has been replaced by a more modern, hand drawn cut-out along with the repair of the head of the drake - number 4. Book condition: Edges have a little wear; back flap is torn but no losses; the panorama pages are in two pair, the pairs are detached; a number of the slots have been repaired. Some of the cut out extremeties - ear, horn etc are missing. The text of the stories is printed on the verso of the panoramas. A wonderful RARE book from a bye-gone era; remembering, that a book such as this would have kept children occupied for hours. For its age and the fact that this was an interactive book, it is in remarkably good condition: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted.. . . Australia_Post_Zoned_International_Shipping_Rates_FOR_THIS_PARCEL . . AP-Zone1_NZ:_AU$28.20 . . AP-Zone3_Canada_USA:_AU$45.20 . . AP-Zone4_UK_Europe:_AU$51.40 . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$16.40