Up for sale is a rare, collector-grade copy of the Fungus the Bogeyman Plop-Up Book by Raymond Briggs, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1982. This is a verified true UK First Edition, First Impression featuring the original £5.96 net price layout and ISBN 0 241 10811 X stamped directly on the back cover. Condition Details: • Mechanics: 100% complete and fully operational. All 6 double-page pop-up structures open completely crisp without any tears or folds. All original pull-tabs, wheels, and hidden flaps glide smoothly. • Internal Pages: Clean, bright, and completely free of inscriptions, tears, doodles, or child wear. • Exterior Cover: Near-fine glazed pictorial boards. Spine is completely intact, colors are bright, with only negligible, microscopic shelf wear consistent with age. Pop-up books from this era are incredibly difficult to find with fully intact paper engineering. A wonderful, nostalgic addition for any Raymond Briggs or novelty book collector. Will be packaged securely in a rigid box with bubble wrap to ensure safe transit.
Features the highly sought-after final page spiral mechanism, which still produces its crisp, original mechanical clicking/squelching sound perfectly when operated.
All items are sold as seen. No returns accepted unless discussed and agreed. Item will be sent to buyer within 2 days of payment via Royal Mail unless stated.