Lothar Meggendorfer's International Circus: A Reproduction of the Antique Pop-up Book
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Lothar Meggendorfer's International Circus: A Reproduction of the Antique Pop-up Book. 1979 hardcover. 10 pages, very nice condition.
This book unfolds to reveal six scenes featuring exciting circus acts from around the world. The daredevil riders and their horses, the acrobats and clowns, and the circus orchestra are all included in this three-dimensional spectacular. International Circus is considered the masterpiece of all Lothar Meggendorfer's pop-up books. A first edition, published in 1887 by J.F. Schreiber of Esslingen Germany, is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.