Fungus the Bogeyman Plop-Up Book.

BRIGGS, Raymond. Paper Engineer Ron Van Der Meer.

$200.00

Item Number: 112501

London: Hamish Hamilton Children's Books, 1982.

First pop-up, or ‘plop-up’, edition of Briggs’ well-known work. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated with pop-ups engineered by Ron Van Der Meer. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on a pop-up opening door on the verso of the front panel in the year of publication, “For Eileen Ireland With Best Wishes from Raymond Briggs 29 September 1982.” In fine condition.

English illustrator and children's book author Raymond Briggs is best known in Britain for his 'books without words' told entirely though full color illustrations. Initially published in 1977, Fungus the Bogeyman follows one day in the life of the title character, a working class Bogeyman with the mundane job of scaring human beings.