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Neil Armstrong

 

 

Movable or 'Pop-up' Books

I no longer remember exactly when I first became intrigued by the beauty, mechanical ingenuity and precision of Pop-ups, but seems to me it was in the 80's.  Over the years, I have acquired my collection of pop-ups at swap meets, garage sales, antique book sellers and retail and on-line book stores.  My collection currently numbers over 100 and were published from the late 60's to today.

Most of these pop-up books have some combination of mechanical engineering that includes pop-up images, pull tabs (manual and when a page is opened, dial wheels, animated features using string and manually opened windows.  Many of these books also contain documents that are removable.

You need to check out this video of the Pop-up Gods and Heroes by Robert Sabuda & Matthew Reinhart.  When the new window opens, you can click on the button in the lower right of the video window to see it full screen.

Pop-up Book Images from my Collection
Selected Pop-ups from my collection arranged by the Designer's Name
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Just for laughs, a Pop-up Magazine Ad from 2006


These are 2010 promotional 3-D images of Wonder Woman, Batman, The Green Lantern and Superman from.  They were packaged with a comic book and required assembly from punch-out sheets.

Just CLICK on a thumbnail to view it . . . a new window will open, after viewing, just close the new window.

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  The Pop-up Book of Phobias
Mathew Reinhart
Harper Collins
1999
Dentophobia - done in the 1st person where you are in the scene seeing the image
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  The Pop-up Book of Nightmares
Mathew Reinhart
St. Martin's Press
2001
The Chase - done in the 1st person where you are in the scene seeing the image
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  Cinderella
Mathew Reinhart
Little Simon
2005
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  Mommy?
Mathew Reinhart
MDC Books Scholastic
2006
Maurice Sendak's first Pop-up
 
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  The Jungle Book
Mathew Reinhart
Little Simon
2006
 
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Star Wars, A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy
Matthew Reinhart
Orchard Books
2007
Reviewed by the New York Times and issued to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first Star Wars film.  The last pop-up page has Luke and Vader with light sabors that light up.
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  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Robert Sabuda
Little Simon
2000

 
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  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Robert Sabuda
Little Simon
2003
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  America the Beautiful
Robert Sabuda
Little Simon
2004
All white paper engineering that has interpreted the anthem "America the Beautiful"
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  Peter Pan
Robert Sabuda
Little Simon
2008
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  Butterflies
Robert Sabuda & Mathew Reinhart
Hyperion Books
2001
A pop-up book and framed pop-up butterfly
 
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  Encyclopedia Prehistorica - Dinosaurs
Robert Sabuda & Mathew Reinhart
Candlewick Press
2005
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  Encyclopedia Prehistorica - Sharks & Other Sea Monsters
Robert Sabuda & Mathew Reinhart
Candlewick Press
2006
 
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  Encyclopedia Prehistorica - Mega Beasts
Robert Sabuda & Mathew Reinhart
Candlewick Press
2007
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  Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears a Who
David A. Carter
Robin Corey Books
2003
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  Quintessential Disney
David A. Carter
Disney Editions
2005
Classic scenes from 5 Disney cartoons
 
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  One Red Dot
David A. Carter
Simon & Schuster
2005
Each pop-up contains one Red Dot
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  Earth
David Hawcock
Dial Books
1994
A pop-up 3-D earth
 
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  The New York Pop-up Book
David Hawcock
Universe Publishing
1999
Pop-ups of New York City landmarks and lots of removable inserts
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  California Pop-up Book
David Hawcock
Universe Publishing
2000
Famous California landmark pop-up with lots of removable inserts
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  Titanic
David Hawcock
Candlewick Press
2007
This is a 3 foot pop-up of the Titanic that includes some reproduction inserts and a book on the ships history
   
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  The Amazing Spider-man Pop-up
Andy Mansfield
Candlewick Press
2007
Marvel Comics True Believers Retro Character Collection # 1
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  X-Men Pop-up
Andy Mansfield
Candlewick Press
2007
Marvel Comics True Believers Retro Character Collection # 2
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  The Incredible Hulk Pop-up
Andy Mansfield
Candlewick Press
2008
Marvel Comics True Believers Retro Character Collection # 3
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  Dragons
Keith Moseley
Abrams Books
2006
 
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  The Horrors in the Haunted House
Keith Moseley
Key Porter Books
2003
A 360° Haunted Mansion with an accompanying book and punch-out characters.

  

   
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  Moby-Dick
Sam Ita
Sterling Publishing Co.
2007
Herman Melville's classic tale presented in comic book story fashion
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  20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Sam Ita
Sterling Publishing Co.
2008
Jules Verne's classic tale presented in comic book story fashion
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  Raggedy Ann and Andy & the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees
Kees Moerbeek
Little Simon
2003
Adapted from Jonny Gruelle's timeless classic
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  Steven King's 'The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon'
Kees Moerbeek
Simon & Schuster
2004
Based on the novel by Stephen King
 
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  Alfred hitchcock, The Master of Suspense
Kees Moerbeek
Simon & Schuster
2006
Pop-up scenes from 7 of Hitchcock's greatest films - shown is 'Torn Curtain'
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  Celebrity Meltdowns
Bruce Foster
Melcher Media
2006
This one is titled Winona Scissorhands!
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  The Pin-up Pop-up
Roger Culbertson with art by Gil Elvgren
Metro Books
2008
The mechanical design is a tribute to the work of Lothar Meggendorfer of Germany in the late 1800's.
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  Mad About Politics
Roger Smith
E.C. Publications
2008
A great political parody by the usual gang of idiots.
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  Frank Lloyd Wright
Andrew Crowson
PRC Publishing Ltd.
2002
Pop-ups of the some of the famous Architect's great buildings.
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  Graceland
Chuck Murphy
Quirk Books
2006
A look inside the King's Castle
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  Astronauts on the Moon
Howard Lohnes
Hallmark
1969
My oldest pop-up
 
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  Harley Davidson
Roger Smith
Pop-up Press
1998

 
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  Gnomes
Tor Lokvig
Harry Abrams Inc.
1979
Adapted from Gnomes by Rien Poortvliet & Wil Huygen
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  Neiman Marcus Pop-up Book
Abbott Miller
Melcher Media
2007
100th Anniversary Limited Edition
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  Christmas around the World
Chuck Fischer
Bulfinch Press - Little Brown
2007
Working advent calendar and 3D Santa's sleigh in pull-out tray

Pop-up Book Listing by Title
This is a complete list of my Pop-up Book Collection sorted by Title.  The number in the CHECKED column corresponds to the book displayed in the IMAGE section above.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Sam Ita

2008

2

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600 Black Spots

David A. Carter

2007

3

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A Christmas Carol

John Patience

1981

4

31

Alfred Hitchcock, The Master of Suspense

Kees Moerbeek

2006

5

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Alice’s Pop-up Theater Book

Nick Denchfield

2002

6

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Alice’s Pop-up Wonderland

Nick Denchfield

2000

7

8

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Robert Sabuda

2003

8

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Alien Book, The Life-sized Pop-up

David Hawcock

1999

9

22

Amazing Spider-man Pop-up, The

Andy Mansfield

2007

10

9

America the Beautiful

Robert Sabuda

2004

11

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Animal Kingdom

 

2000

12

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Anne of Green Gables Pop-up Dollhouse

Rick Morrison

1994

13

37

Astronauts on the Moon, Story of the Apollo Moon Landing

Howard Lohnes

1969

14

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Batman, The Animated Series

Keith Moseley

1994

15

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Beetles, Young Naturalist’s Pop-up Handbook

R. Sabuda & M. Reinhart

2001

16

2

Book of Nightmares Pop-up, The

Mathew Reinhart

2001

17

1

Book of Phobias Pop-up, The

Mathew Reinhart

1999

18

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Buck Rogers, a reproduction of the 1935 original

Phil Knowlan

1994

19

11

Butterflies, Young Naturalist’s Pop-up Handbook

R. Sabuda & M. Reinhart

2001

20

20

California Pop-up

David Hawcock

2000

21

32

Celebrity Meltdowns

Bruce Foster

2006

22

 

Celebrity Meltdowns, Even More Outrageous

Bruce Foster

2008

23

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Christmas

Robert Sabuda

2006

24

41

Christmas around the World Chuck Fischer

2007

25

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Cinderella

Mathew Reinhart

2005

26

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Circus! A Pop-up Adventure

Andrew Baron

1998

27

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Civil War, The

Roger Culbertson

1999

28

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Dinosaur Park

Nick Denchfield

1998

29

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Dinosaurs, Creatures of Long Ago

John Strejan & James R. Diaz

1993

30

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Disney’s Pop-up Adventures

Richard Hawke

2001

31

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Dr. Optics Amazing Illusions

Andrew Bennett

2001

32

15

Dr. Seuss's ‘Horton Hears a Who’

David A. Carter

2003

33

25

Dragons

Keith Moseley

2006

34

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Earth Pack, The

Ron van der Meer

1995

35

18

Earth, The

David Hawcock

1994

36

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Egyptian Mummies

Jose R. Semenario

1997

37

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Enchanted Castle, The

Keith Moseley

2002

38

12

Encyclopedia Prehistorica - Dinosaurs

R. Sabuda & M. Reinhart

2005

39

14

Encyclopedia Prehistorica - Mega Beasts

R. Sabuda & M. Reinhart

2007

40

13

Encyclopedia Prehistorica - Sharks & Other Sea Monsters

R. Sabuda & M. Reinhart

2006

41

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Eye of the Pharaoh, The

Iain Smyth

1995

42

35

Frank Lloyd Wright

Andrew Crowson

2002

43

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Frosty the Snowman & the Snow Ghost

Dick Dudley

1979

44

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Ghoul School, A wickedly Scary Pop-up Book

Richard Ferguson

2000

45

39

Gnomes, The Pop-up Book of

Tor Lokvig

1979

46

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Gods and Heroes R. Sabuda & M. Reinhart

2010

47

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a reproduction of the 1934 original

Harold B. Lentz

1994

48

36

Graceland, 50th Anniversary Pop-up

Chuck Murphy

2006

48

38

Harley Davidson

Roger Smith

1998

50

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Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets

Denis Meyer

2002

51

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Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone

Roger Smith

2001

52

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Harry Potter, Hogwarts School

Renee Jablow

2001

53

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Haunted House

Tor Lokvig

1979

54

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Hobbit, The

John Howe

1999

55

26

Horrors in the Haunter House, The

Keith Moseley

2003

56

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Icky Bug Adventure

Nick Denchfield

2002

57

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If I were a Halloween Monster

Robert E. Moler

1999

58

24

Incredible Hulk Pop-up, The

Andy Mansfield

2008

59

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James Herriot’s Yorkshire Village

Jane Reynolds

1995

60

5

Jungle Book, The

Mathew Reinhart

2006

61

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Leonardo da Vinci

Paul Wilgress

1995

62

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Love Bugs

David A. Carter

1995

63

34

Mad About Politics

Roger Smith

2008

64

27

Moby-Dick

Sam Ita

2007

65

  Moon Landing, 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 David Hawcock

2009

66

4

Mommy?

Mathew Reinhart

2006

67

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Mother Goose, a reproduction of the 1934 original

Harold B. Lentz

1994

68

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Mummy Book, The Amazing Pop-up, Pull-out

David Hawcock

2000

69

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Nature’s Deadly Creatures

Electric Paper, London

1993

70

40

Neiman Marcus Pop-up Book, 100th Anniversary Limited Edition

Abbott Miller

2007

71

19

New York Pop-up

David Hawcock

1999

72

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Night Before Christmas, The

John Patience

1981

73

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Night Before Christmas, The

Robert Sabuda

2002

74

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Nightmare Before Christmas

The Walt Disney Co.

1993

75

17

One Red Dot

David A. Carter

2004

76

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Peanuts, A Pop-up Celebration

Bruce Foster

2004

77

10

Peter Pan

Robert Sabuda

2008

78

33

Pin-up Pop-up, The

Roger Culbertson

2008

79

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Pirates of the Caribbean, the Black Pearl Pop-up

Wayne Kalama

2007

80

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Playtime Surprises

Ernest Nister

1985

81

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Pompeii, The Pop-up

David Hawcock

2007

82

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Puss In-Boots, a reproduction of the 1934 original

Harold B. Lentz

1994

83

16

Quintessential Disney, A Pop-up Gallery of Classic Disney Moments

David A. Carter

2005

84

29

Raggedy Ann and Andy & the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees

Kees Moerbeek

2003

85

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Rock Pack, from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Ron van der Meer

1997

86

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Skeleton in the Cupboard

David Pelham

1998

87

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Space Shuttle, The Amazing Pop-up, Pull-out

David Hawcock

1998

88

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Spooky Castle

Nick Denchfield

2003

89

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Spooky House of Horror

Andy Mansfield

1998

90

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Spooky Scrapbook, The

Kees Moerbeek

2000

91

-

Sports Illustrated Pop-up Book of Sports Bruce Foster

2009

92

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Star Wars X-Wing Pocket Manual

H.V. Simmons & J. McTeique

1998

93

6

Star Wars, A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy

Mathew Reinhart

2007

94

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Statue of Liberty, The Story of the

IB Penick

1986

95

30

Steven King's 'The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon'

Kees Moerbeek

2004

96

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Tale of Peter Rabbit, The

David A. Carter

1989

97

21

Titanic

David Hawcock

2007

98

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Titanic, The Ship of Dreams

Keith Finch & Peter Potter

2007

99

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Trail

David Pelham

2007

100

-

Twelve Days of Christmas

Robert Sabuda

1996

101

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Twelve Days of Christmas

Maggie Kneen

1998

102

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Twelve Days of Christmas, Anniversary Edition

Robert Sabuda

1996

103

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Twelve Days of Christmas, The

John Patience

1981

104

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Tyrannosaurus Rex

David Hawcock

2001

105

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What’s in the Closet

Ruth Tilden

1995

106

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White House, The Chuck Fischer

2004

107

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Winters Tale

Robert Sabuda

2005

108

-

Wizard of Oz, The

Roger Smith

2000

109

7

Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The

Robert Sabuda

2000

110

-

Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The – 4 book set

Publishers Clearing House

1991

111

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Working Camera, The

Ron van der Meer & Mark Hiner

1986

112

23

X-Men Pop-up

Andy Mansfield

2007

Pop-up Book Listing by 1st Year Published
This is a complete list of my Pop-up Book Collection sorted by Year Published.  The number in the CHECKED column corresponds to the book displayed in the IMAGE section above.
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PAPER ENGINEERING

YEAR

1

37

Astronauts on the Moon, Story of the Apollo Moon Landing

Howard Lohnes

1969

2

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Frosty the Snowman & the Snow Ghost

Dick Dudley

1979

3

39

Gnomes, The Pop-up Book of

Tor Lokvig

1979

4

-

Haunted House

Tor Lokvig

1979

5

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A Christmas Carol

John Patience

1981

6

-

Night Before Christmas, The

John Patience

1981

7

-

Twelve Days of Christmas, The

John Patience

1981

8

-

Playtime Surprises

Ernest Nister

1985

9

-

Statue of Liberty, The Story of the

IB Penick

1986

10

-

Working Camera, The

Ron van der Meer & Mark Hiner

1986

11

-

Tale of Peter Rabbit, The

David A. Carter

1989

12

-

Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The – 4 book set

Publishers Clearing House

1991

13

-

Dinosaurs, Creatures of Long Ago

John Strejan & James R. Diaz

1993

14

-

Nature’s Deadly Creatures

Electric Paper, London

1993

15

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Nightmare Before Christmas

The Walt Disney Co.

1993

16

-

Anne of Green Gables Pop-up Dollhouse

Rick Morrison

1994

17

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Batman, The Animated Series

Keith Moseley

1994

18

-

Buck Rogers, a reproduction of the 1935 original

Phil Knowlan

1994

19

18

Earth, The

David Hawcock

1994

20

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a reproduction of the 1934 original

Harold B. Lentz

1994

21

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Mother Goose, a reproduction of the 1934 original

Harold B. Lentz

1994

22

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Puss In-Boots, a reproduction of the 1934 original

Harold B. Lentz

1994

23

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Earth Pack, The

Ron van der Meer

1995

24

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Eye of the Pharaoh, The

Iain Smyth

1995

25

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James Herriot’s Yorkshire Village

Jane Reynolds

1995

26

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Leonardo da Vinci

Paul Wilgress

1995

27

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Love Bugs

David A. Carter

1995

28

-

What’s in the closet

Ruth Tilden

1995

29

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Twelve Days of Christmas

Robert Sabuda

1996

30

-

Twelve Days of Christmas, Anniversary Edition

Robert Sabuda

1996

31

-

Egyptian Mummies

Jose R. Semenario

1997

32

-

Rock Pack, from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Ron van der Meer

1997

33

-

Circus! A Pop-up Adventure

Andrew Baron

1998

34

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Dinosaur Park

Nick Denchfield

1998

35

38

Harley Davidson

Roger Smith

1998

36

-

Skeleton in the Cupboard

David Pelham

1998

37

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Space Shuttle, The Amazing Pop-up, Pull-out

David Hawcock

1998

38

-

Spooky House of Horror

Andy Mansfield

1998

39

-

Star Wars X-Wing Pocket Manual

H.V. Simmons & J. McTeique

1998

40

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Twelve Days of Christmas

Maggie Kneen

1998

41

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Alien Book, The Life-sized Pop-up

David Hawcock

1999

42

1

Book of Phobias Pop-up, The

Mathew Reinhart

1999

43

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Civil War, The

Roger Culbertson

1999

44

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Hobbit, The

John Howe

1999

45

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If I were a Halloween Monster

Robert E. Moler

1999

46

19

New York Pop-up

David Hawcock