Catechetical Scenes the Blessed Eucharist by Rev. M. Coerezza Hardback 1957

Poor condition rare hardback. Has some rips, tears, and numerous other damages, including spine separated from the boards. Please view pictures.  Hard to find 1957 first edition includes string-pulled movable illustrations  This book was produced 1 of 17 in a series to teach Roman Catholic doctrine. According to a collector in Arizona, these are the only pop-up books known with a nihil obstat.  Because the books are teaching materials of the Roman Catholic Church, they have a nihil obstat and imprimatur.This designation means that there is nothing in the books that is against faith or morals. The series was published in six languages -Chinese, English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.  Created in 1957 by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a Roman Catholic religious institute whose primary focus is on Christian education of young people.The Catholic Encyclopedia describes the Salesian Society’s work this way: “In carrying out its principal work, instead of the old punitive or repressive system, it adopts the preventive one, thus promoting confidence and love among the children, instead of fear and hatred.”