SIGNED IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION

BRIGGS, Raymond ~ Fungus the Bogeyman Plop-Up Book. Signed by the author.

FIRST UK PRINTING. Hamish Hamilton, London: 1982.

Large 8vo., publisher's laminated boards, with illustration in full colour by Briggs showing Fungus picking his nose to the upper cover; and the back of his neck with pimple to the lower; priced £5.95 net to the rear board; unpaginated, but with ten pages of full colour illustrations, featuring a series of fully movable parts including pop ups, folding doors, twisting wheels, pull tabs, all in fully working condition; THE BOOK excellent, just a couple of tiny bumps to covers, else near-fine. The book is protected in a removable brodart archival sleeve. First UK edition, this copy signed by the author in biro to the folding door present to front paste-down: "With best wishes from Raymond Briggs, 12 December 1982". This 'plop up book' follows on from the success of 'Fungus the Bogeyman', a protagonist who was first introduced in the title book which was published by Briggs in 1977. Fungus, the protagonist, is a professional bogeyman, who has been employed in the role of scaring humans. With his green skin, horns, and fondness for cold, damp places, we here see Fungus engaged in a series of filthy activities including washing his trousers in a vat full of slime, eating toads, going to the bathroom, and in one memorable scene, scaring the living daylights out of a vicar, causing him to lose his false teeth. The book is thought to have had some influence on the writing of William Steig's 1990 book, Shrek. A wonderful copy, scarce signed.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Near Fine