A & M Provensen LEONARDO DA VINCI Pop-Up 1st/1984/Mint

LEONARDO DA VINCI

The Artist, Inventor, Scientist in three-dimensional, movable pictures

By A & M Provensen

Paper engineering by John Strejan

FIRST EDITION

First published by The Viking Press, New York, 1984; first published in Great Britain by Hutchinson Children’s Books, London, 1984

Hardback, 21 x 28.75 cms; glossy laminate pictorial boards have no wear or marks and in mint condition (see picture).

12 pages including inside covers; beautifully illustrated in colour with 5 large full page pop-up features (see picture) plus revolving pictures, flaps, tabs, wheels and other moving parts, all in full working order; very slight signs of use in places but with no other writing, marks or damage the inside is in overall near mint condition.

`Birds flutter across the page as Leonardo experiments with flight; a brilliant panorama of the heavens displays his discoveries about the stars and planets; from his delicate botanical and anatomical drawings to his world-famous painting of the Mona Lisa, Leonardo’s art is seen as never before.  In this stunning book, Caldecott Award-winning artists Alice and Martin Provensen beautifully evoke fifteenth-century Florence, as the fascinating activities on each page delight and instruct readers of every age.’

WILL DISPATCH WORLDWIDE

AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION

NO  RESERVE

 

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