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Origami Storybook by Florence Sakade, 1960
 
'Origami Storybook' by Florence Sakade was published by Charles Tuttle and Company Ltd in Tokyo and Vermont in 1960. It is a book of children's stories illustrated by paperfolds. As well as folding instructions, the work contained folded copies of the paperfolds, which were glued onto decorative pages.

I have not reproduced the stories or the decorative pages. This page only provides details of the folding instructions.

Many of the designs are cut and/or decorated (with eyes).The work includes two designs which are simple symmetrical fold and cut designs and does not distinguish between these and the other designs in any way.

I am grateful to the British Origami Society for allowing me access to a copy of this work.

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Publisher's Blurb (from back cover)

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Author's Introduction

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List of Stories

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Analysis

Rabbit

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Turtle (cut) - The Cut Turtle

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Kimono - The Kimono

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Cat

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Mice (cut)

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Carp

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Helmet - The Kabuto

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Badger-Teakettle (cut)

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Swan - a version of The Simple Swan

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Prince (cut)

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Princess (cut)

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Wolf (cut)

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Little Goat

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Clock (cut) - The Cut Clock

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Star - The One-Cut Pentagram

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Cowherd and Weaver (compound)

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Badger

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Rabbit

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Crane - The Paper Crane

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Fish

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Little One-Inch (cut) (compound)

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Tree

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Cap

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Santa Claus

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