The Day of the Bison Hunt
London; Prague: Bancroft & Company; Artia, 1962. Pop-up book. 4to. [8 pp] text. Manufactured in Czechoslovakia under the direction of Kubasta, one of the greatest of 20th-century artists of the moveable book. Color illustrated cardboard covers with pop-up fold-out extending to 12 x 18." The pop-up, measuring 11" high, of an Indian village with 3 tab-activated scenes of singers, drummers and a weaver set within a village of teepes, warriors and squaws, pipe-smokers and a totem pole. The verso of the pop-up is fully illustrated in green, black and cream. The pop-up is intact, no tears, the tabs are working properly. A very nice copy of one of Kubasta's largest and most complicated pop-ups. Item #23123
Vojt ch Kubašta (1914–1992) was a Czech architect, graphic artist, children’s book illustrator and master of the pop-up book. From the early 1940s, he worked as a commercial artist, and also as a book designer. His illustrations became increasingly popular. When the communist government nationalised the entire publishing industry in 1948, Kubašta had to search for new venues to market his artistic talent. He was involved in designing advertising materials for Czechoslovak products abroad. He created three-dimensional cards that advertised porcelain, sewing machines, pencils, Pilsner beer, sunglasses, and other products. Kubasta began creating pop-up books beginning in 1955 and produced nearly one hundred titles through 1965.
Price: $300.00