The "Pop-Up" Pinocchio

Overview:

  • Title: The "Pop-Up" Pinocchio
  • Author: Carlo Collodi
  • Year: 1932
  • Publisher: Blue Ribbon Books
  • Price: $2.00
  • Pages: 96
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Chapter Book
  • Title Reference: The "Pop-Up" Pinocchio
  • Notes:
    • Includes 4 color pop-up illustrations: Pinocchio reading an ABC book, a house, a circus scene, and a giant fish. Includes additional black & white illustrations by Lentz.
    • Some data from PBA Galleries, item #11126293.
    • Publ date (inferred) and price from NY Herald Tribune 1932-11-06 -- listing pI17, "Books of the Week" -- publisher advert pI20, "The POP-UPS: The Most Remarkable Books for Children ever offered for only $2.00"   6-3/4 x 8-7/8   Two Famous Titles Now on Sale While They Last!, this one and The Pop-Up Jack the Giant Killer: With Three Other Favorite Stories
    • That publisher advert notes, "Text arranged by Virginia Kirkus." (Kirkus was the proprietor-editor of US monthly Kirkus Reviews from 1933.)
    • Online images show that the front cover artist is interior illustrator Lentz.