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At Home With an Extraordinary Collection of Pop-Up Books

With her more than 9,000 pop-up and movable books from around the world, Ellen G.K. Rubin has earned herself the nickname “The Popuplady.” Step inside her home to explore the collection and discover what she finds so fascinating about the handmade art of paper engineering.

 

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