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Sorry Out of Stock Kubašta, Vojtěch [illus.]; Grimm, Brothers Catalogue No.: pop19
Publisher: | Westmisnter, London.: Bancroft & Co. Ltd [for] Artia. | Edition: | First Edition; Published Date: [1961] | Illustrations: | 8 double page pop-ups. | Dimensions: | 210 x 270 mm (8 x 11 inches) - [16pp.] | Appearance: | Illustrated laminated card cover with blue cloth spine | Condition: | VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. All pop-ups in working order. |
Vojtech Kubašta (1914-1992) was a Czech architect and artist. He is renowned as "the father of the modern pop-up book." Kubašta graduated with a degree in architecture in 1938. From the early 1940s, he worked as a commercial artist, and also as a book designer. In 1956, he designed his first fairy tale pop-up book: 'Little Red Riding Hood'. Kubašta offered this pop-up book to the Prague-based ARTIA publishing house for publication. During the years that followed, Kubašta's three-dimensional books made him the publishing house's best-known book designer and illustrator. His pop-up books have been published in 24 different languages and 35 million copies have been sold. Today, original editions of his illustrations and books are sought after by collectors from around the world.
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