George Theiner — The Little Polar Bear

London, Bancroft & Co Ltd, 1964. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce children's pop-up book about a charming little polar bear by George Theiner, illustrated in colour by Rudolf Lukes. The first edition. Illustrated throughout with vibrant colour illustrations and pop-up elements by Rudolf Lukes. This very scarce children's book was written by George Theiner and tells a story about a little polar bear's first swimming lesson. The illustrations come to life with moving parts and pop-up elements.In the publisher's original quarter cloth with the original pictorial boards. In the publisher's original quarter cloth with pictorial boards. Externally very smart with slight bumping and rubbing to the extremities, fading and slight marks to the boards, slight rubbing to the joints and spotting to the spine. Internally firmly bound with a very small bookplate for 'Megan and Michael Dawson' to pp.1. Pages age toned with slight marks. All pop-up elements in excellent condition with only the odd crease and a small tear to one of the penguins with all moving parts in full working order. Very Good . Ill.: Rudolf Lukes. Very Good .