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In the original ā€œRobison Crusoeā€ (1719) story written by Daniel Defoe, many people assume Defoe based his story on the real-life experiences of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, who after an argument with the captain of the ship, is put ashore on an uninhabited islandā€”at his own requestā€”before being rescued five years later.

In the Librariesā€™ highlighted version of ā€œā€ (1980s), this story is told through an early 19^th century movable book format called a ā€œhinge-book.ā€

According to Miriam Intrator, special collections librarian, ā€œ[this] late 19^th century hinge-book, is one of the simplest of mechanical structures, and the earliest examples of mechanical books aimed at children.ā€

This 22-page pop-up book with color illustrations from Merrimack Publishing, depicts the story when each page, which is a full image in itself, begins to change as each corner lifts to reveal an entirely new scene once all four corners are ā€œup.ā€

ā€œThis reproduction represents exactly what 19^th century hinge books looked like, and recreates the experience of reading and moving them, as people would have done at the time,ā€ said Intrator.

Beautifully engineered, the book is a celebration of the simplest structure of movable books geared specifically for children.

Please continue to follow the #MovableMondays series on the Librariesā€™ social media accounts: , ,  and .

Here is what you may have missed: ā€œAstronomicum Caesareum;ā€œ&²Ō²ś²õ±č;The Daily Express;ā€ ā€œMariners Compass Rectified;ā€ ā€œA Series of Amusing Transformation Scenes; and ā€œA Pop-up Guide to North American Wildflowers.ā€