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The Art of Origami by Samuel Randlett, 1961
 
'The Art of Origami' by Samuel Randlett was published by E P Dutton in New York in 1961 and by Faber and Faber in London, but not until 1963. It contains, inter alia:

A Preface by Lillian Oppenheimer.

An Introduction (actually an early attempt at a history of paperfolding) by Edward Kallop, which was reprinted from the exhibition catalogue of the 'Plane Geomery and Fancy Figures' exhibition held at the Cooper Union Museum in New York during the Summer of 1959. Several photos of exhibits at that exhibition appear elsewhere in the book.

A number of other photos of designs by John M Nordquist, Akira Yoshizawa, George Rhoads, Shizuko Mochizuki, Rolf Harris, Vicente Solorzano Sagredo, Ligia Montoya and Miguel de Unamuno.

A photograph of an 'Origami Family Tree' created by John M Nordquist, which says 'You start with a square of paper'.

A section on 'Teaching Origami' which explains Lillian Oppenheimer's method of teaching the Flapping Bird.

A bibliography (a shortened version of Gershon Legman's 'A Bibliography of Paper Folding' from 1952). Somewhat oddly, printings made after 1974 contain an enlarged Bibliography, although no second edition was declared.

The order of designs in the book is organised according to the bases they are made from, culminating in the Double Blintz Preliminary Fold from a 2x1 rectangle (which is attributed to Adolpho Cerceda).

Some of the designs make use of cuts. One is a compound design in two parts.

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The Designs

(Not in the order in which they appear in the book.)

Traditional Japanese Designs

The Cicada

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House - The Japanese House

(Includes a photograph of a pre-printed sheet for this design from the John Andreas collection.)

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Bunny

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The Postman

(Includes a photograph of a pre-printed sheet for this design from the John Andreas collection.)

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Scarlet Carp

(Includes a photograph of a pre-printed sheet for this design from the John Andreas collection.)

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Fukusuke (Cut)

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Jumping Frog - The Blow-up Frog

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Persimmon

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Carrier Pigeon

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Traditional Western European Designs

The Talking Fish

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The Waterbomb

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The Salt Cellar

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The Lover's Knot

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The Flapping Bird

(Called the Japanese Flapping Bird)

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Designs by Samuel Randlett

Introductory Models

(Including designs from the Diamond Base)

Hooded Cobra

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Snapping Wolf

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Pig Mask (photo only)

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Blue Whale (Cut)

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Reversible Fish

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Mouse (Cut)

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Pelican

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Models from the Fish Base

Duck

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Angelfish

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(Three-legged) Shorthorn Bull

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Rabbit

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Models from the Preliminary Fold / Bird Base

Rooster

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(Three-legged) Dachsund

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African Mask

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(Three-legged) Boston Terrier (Cut) and variations

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(Three-legged) Trojan Horse (Cut)

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Flower

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Pheasant

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Sea Turtle (Cut)

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Models from the Preliminary Fold / Frog Base

Red Pepper

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Green Pepper

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Turtle

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Camel

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Grasshopper

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Models from the Waterbomb Base

New Flapping Bird

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Moth (Cut)

(Cuts are used to create the antennae)

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Polar Bear Cub

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Parrot

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Knot Bat

(Developed from the Lover's Knot)

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Models from the Blintz Bird Base

Vampire Bat

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Springer Spaniel

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Butterfly

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Models from the Blintzed Fish Base

(Not named as such in the book)

Brontosaurus

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(Compound) Stegosaurus

(Optional cuts to create spikes on the tail)

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Models from the Double Blintz Preliminary Fold

(The discovery of this base is attributed to Adolpho Cerceda)

Christmas Ornaments

(Photos only - not reproduced here)

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Designs attributed to other paperfolders

Attributed to Neal Elias:

Rabbit Variation - Neal Elias

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Attributed to John M Nordquist:

King Tut's Crown - John M Nordquist

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Robin Hood Hat - John M Nordquist

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Attributed to Jean Randlett:

Witch - Jean Randlett

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Attributed to George Rhoads:

(Three-legged) Longhorn Bull - George Rhoads

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Attributed to Vicente Solorzano: (From his book Tratado de Papiroflexia Superior)

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