Playing with the book : Victorian movable picture books and the child reader / Hannah Field.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Field, Hannah, 1984- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Toy and movable books--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Toy and movable books.

Toy and movable books--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Children's literature, English--History and criticism.

Children's literature, English.

Children--Books and reading--Great Britain--History.

Children.

Children--Books and reading.

History.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

253 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Playing with the Book analyzes novelty and movable publications for young children published from 1835 to 1914, specifically the panorama fold-out, the pop-up book, the dissolving-view book, and the mechanical book. Through the analysis of these unusual texts, Field encourages a reexamination of the relationship between pictures, words, and material format."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: novelty value

The three Rs: reading, ripping, reconstructing

Against the wall: stories, spaces, and the children's panorama

The movable book in 3-D

Ernest Nister Christopher Columbus: the tale of a dissolving-view book

Going through the motions: Lothar Meggendorfer and the mechanical book

Conclusion: novelty book history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Field, Hannah, 1984- author. Playing with the book

ISBN:

9781517901769

1517901766

9781517901776

1517901774

OCLC:

1055828789