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Tony Sarg's treasure book : featuring Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island, and Rip van Winkle ; some of the scenes and characters are animated and come to life. There is also some real treasure for the reader!

Accession number
PML 88481
Creator
Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942.
Published
New York : B.F. Jay, N.Y., c1942.
Credit line
Bequest; Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
Title from outer box.
Adaptations of three famous children's stories: Rip Van Winkle; Alice's adventures in Wonderland; Treasure Island;
Heavy red folding box with eleven animated leaves. Lid of box shows a scene from Treasure Island with a netted window revealing a boat that rides the waves, operated by a movable wheel; inside: movable and removable parts throughout, including an invitation, a net bag of jewels, a treasure map, a bunch of apples, and a flag; balloon face lacking in Library's copy; cut out window of bottom of box reveals Hendrik Hudson and Rip Van Winkle, animated.
With movable parts operated by tabs.
Description
1 boxed book : col. ill. ; 29 x 24.1 x 7.4 cm (inner box)
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Publisher's blue paper box with pictorial label on lid (35 x 25.2 x 7.7 cm outer box)
Classification
Department