Circa 1900.

Paper and cardboard, color lithographs. 28 x 22 cm.

A three-dimensional, fold-out picture book designed as a leporello with 2 houses. Includes instructions and texts for staging the fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” Also includes cardboard figures with small metal stands. In a damaged cardboard slipcase. One page and the spine are torn; partially slightly stained.

This extraordinary interactive book is a combination of a Leporello, a pop-up book, and a theatrical picture book. It was presented as a novelty in the 1895 Wahnschaffe catalog. Books were also available for four other plays: “Winter Joys,” “Hansel and Gretel,” “Lederstrumpf,” and “Aladdin.” It was featured on the BR program “Kunst + Krempel.” The recording is available via the link in the ARD Mediathek: https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/kunst-krempel/maerchenhafter-flohmarktfund-spielzeug-und-mehr/br/Y3JpZDovL2JyLmRlL2Jyb2FkY2FzdC9GMjAyM1dPMDE3NDMxQTA.

Bibliography: A. Wahnschaffe, Nürnberger Spielwaren 1895, p. 160. // The game book was featured on the program *Kunst & Krempel* on Aug. 8, 2026: https://www.br.de/br-fernsehen/programmkalender/sendung-4020850.html.