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The 1885 engraving of the Flapping Bird

  These Source Pages contain information relating to books, articles in newspapers and magazines, illustrations, exhibitions, and historical survivals, that are the raw material of paperfolding history. If you know of any other significant sources of relevant information that I have overlooked please let me know.

In many cases these pages provide a link to a full online version of the document the information is drawn from.

Where I know that an edition of a source document is significantly different (in relation to the material about paperfolding) to previous editions, I have provided a link to this information in the relevant year.

The names of non-written sources (ie paintings etc) are given in quotation marks and may link directly to information held on Individual Design Pages rather than Source Pages.

Sources which only give information about one particular design may not be listed on this page, although they will be referenced in the relevant Topic and Individual Design pages.

Source Pages which are incomplete in some way are marked as follows:

(in process) means I have full information about what the source contains but have not yet found time to add the full information to the page. The page may well, however, contain a link to a full online copy of the work.

(not yet fully integrated) means information has been added to the page but has not yet been fully carried across to the relevant Topic and Individual Design pages.

(some designs not yet identified) means the source has been analysed and integrated as far as is possible pending identification of some of the designs.

(incomplete information) means I have not yet managed to find a full copy of the source document. However, note that the page may still contain partial information about the contents of source.

Sources marked (no relevant content) are included as a reminder that not all sources relating to children's games, household management or kindergarten education etc contain information about paper / napkin folding.

I maintain a page which lists sources I haven't yet managed to find. If you have a copy of any of these, and are willing to share the information it contains with me, I will be extremely grateful.

Sources relating to napkin / serviette folding are not marked In this way but have nevertheless not been fully analysed or integrated as yet. Similarly I have not yet generally analysed or made Individual Design pages for individual Japanese open wrappers (tsutsumi).

I also maintain a list of some other sources I have consulted / searched, particularly books of Japanese prints and periodicals, which will hopefully help to reduce the duplication of effort among paperfolding history researchers (though it should be said this is not in any way a comprehensive list).

 
 
 
Historical Survivals (this page is incomplete at present)

Undated Postcards / Undated Trade Cards / Undated Drawings, Prints and Paintings

 
Articles published in Periodicals
 
  Paperfolding in the Boy's Own Magazine     Paperfolding in Mon Journal     Paperfolding in the Rupert Bear Annuals
                     
  The Flapping Bird (origami periodical)     Paperfolding in La Nature     Paperfolding in Scientific American magazine (incomplete at present)
                     
  Paperfolding in Hugard's Magic Monthly     Paperfolding in St Nicholas magazine      
                     
  Paperfolding in Mad Magazine (not yet fully integrated)     Paperfolding in The Picture Magazine      
 
Illustrations by Selected Artists
 
 
 
 
Books, Articles in Periodicals, Paintings, Prints etc and Survivals, in Chronological Order

(Note that not every article, painting or print etc is yet included in this list.)

Japanese sources (including books by Japanese authors in English) are marked with pink squares.

Chinese sources are marked with green squares.

Sources exclusively about the folding of napkins / serviettes are marked with yellow squares. No detailed analysis of sources relating to napkin / serviette folding has yet been carried out.

Sources marked with a dark grey square have been checked but contain no relevant content.

 
 
 
312/3
 
 

The Ancient Letters, c312/3 (folded letters)

           
 
 
 
988
 
              Relationship with Japan of the Song History, 988 (collapsible pleated paper fan)
 
 
 
1002
 
              The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon, 1002 (twisted / knotted letters)
 
 
 
1021
 
              Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji) by Murasaki Shikibu, 1021 (various kinds of folded letters)
 
 
 
1265
 
 

Glastonbury Bat Book, 1265

           
 
 
 
1432
 
 

The Decameron, 1432 (folded box)

           
 
 
 
1440
 
 

The Book of Hours of Catherine of Cleves, c1440 (cut and fold box)

           
 
 
 
1440
 
 

'Mass of St Gregory' by Israel van Meckenem, c1485 (corporals)

           
 
 
 
1493
 
 

The 'Inferno' of Taddeo di Bartolo, c1393 (mitres of infamy)

           
 
 
 
1498
 
 
 
 
1502
 
 

De Viribus Quantitatis by Luca Pacioli, 1502 (constructing an accurate right angle / cherries puzzle / chinese wallet / paper pan / paper balls / love knot letterfold / chickenwire letterfold)

           
 
 
 
1526
 
 

'Engraving of Erasmus of Rotterdam' by Albrecht Durer, 1526 (basic rectangular letterfold)

           
 
 
 
1560
 
 
 
 
1582
 
 

De Secretis by Johannes Jacob Wecker 1582 (paper pan)

           
 
 
 
1584
 
 
 
 
1593
 
 
 
 
1596
 
 

L'Etoile, 1596 (paper poulet)

           
 
 
 
1598
 
 

Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare, 1598 (paper poulet)

           
 
 
 
1605
 
 
 
 
1606
 
 

The Returne from Parnassus, 1606 (paper boat)

           
 
 
 
1621
 
 
 
 
1623
 
 
 
 
1629
 
 
 
 
1634
 
 

Hocus Pocus Junior, 1634 (fold and switch effect)

           
 
 
 
1636
 
 
 
 
1640
 
 

Under-Woods by Ben Johnson, 1640 (paper boat)

           
 
 
 
1643
 
 
 
 
1646
 
 

Three Tractates by Joseph Hall, 1646 (houses of cards)

           
 
 
 
1648
 
              Print by Tosa Mitsonobu, 1648 (basic packets)
 
 
 
1651
 
 
 
 
1652
 
 
 
 
1653
 
 
 
 
1654
 
 
 
 
1657
 
 
 
 
1658
 
 
 
 
1659
 
 
 
 
1661
 
  Humane Industry by Thomas Powell, 1661 (multiple-image pleated picture)     L'Escole des maris by Moliere, 1661 (paper poulet)      
 
 
 
1662
 
 
 
 
1664
 
 

Dictionarium Gallico-Germanico-Latinum Nathanaël Duëz, 1664 (paper bird / paper boat)

           
 
 
 
1666
 
 
 
 
1667
 
 
 
 
1669
 
 
 
 
1670
 
 
 
 
1676
 
 

Sports and Pastimes by J M, 1676 (troublewit)

           
 
 
 
1680
 
              Ittyuya Dokugin Onsenku, 1680 (paper butterflies)
 
 
 
1682
 
 
 
 
1686
 
 
 
 
1688
 
 
 
 
1689
 
 

Table Talk by John Selden, 1689 (juggler's paper)

           
 
 
 
1692
 
              Onna Chohoki, 1692 (and 1847) (sake container decorations / tsutsumi)
 
 
 
1696
 
 

Mechanick Powers by Ven. Mandey and J Moxon, 1696 (paper flights)

           
 
 
 
1697
 
              Origata Tehon of Kikuchi Fujiwara no Takehide, 1697 (tsutsumi)
 
 
 
1699
 
 
 
 
1702
 
 
 
 
1704
 
              Tanzen Hiniigata, 1704 (takarabune)
 
 
 
1705
 
 

Sports and Pastimes or Hocus Pocus Improvd, 1705 (troublewit)

           
 
 
 
1707
 
 
 
 
1712
 
 

The Spectator No 482, 12th September 1712 (paper boats)

           
 
 
 
1713
 
              Shotoku Hinagata (aka Shotoku 3) by Nishikawa Sukenobu, 1713 (paper boat with three sails)
 
 
 
1715
 
 

Frauenzimmer-Lexicon by Amaranthes, 1715 (patenbriefs)

           
 
 
 
1716
 
 

The Merry Companion by Richard Neve, 1716 (How to Climb Through a Playing Card)

           
 
 
 
1717
 
              Keisei Ori Tsuru, 1717 (komoso)
 
 
 
1719
 
              Hinagata kiku no nae, 1719 (thread container)
 
 
 
1722
 
 

The Whole Art of Legerdemain or Hocus Pocus in Perfection by Henry Dean, 1722 (buddha papers / fold and switch effect)

           
 
 
 
1723
 
 
 
 
1724
 
 
 
 
1733
 
 
 
 
1734
 
              Print in Ranma Zushiki,1734 (paper crane / paper boat / komoso / sanbo-on-legs / tematebako / star-shaped box)
 
 
 
1736
 
 
 
 
1743
 
 
 
 
1746
 
 
 
 
1747
 
 
 
 
1757
 
 

Letter written by Guillermo Pen, 1757 (paper boats / birds)

           
 
 
 
1761
 
 
 
 
1761
 
 

The London Chronicle, August 1761 (cricket cages)

           
 
 
 
1762
 
 
 
 
1763
 
 

Annales Typographiques, 1763 (paper caps)

           
 
 
 
1773
 
              Hoketsuki by Sadatake Ise, 1764
 
 
 
1773
 
 

The Court Letter Writer, 1773 (letters and covers)

           
 
 
 
1775
 
 
 
 
1776
 
 
 
 
1778
 
 
 
 
1784
 
 

The Navigator's Assistant by William Nicholson, 1784 (paper boat)

           
 
 
 
1785
 
 
 
 
1786
 
 
 
 
1787
 
 
 
 
1789
 
 

The Natural History of Selbourne by Gilbert White, 1789 (cricket cage)

           
 
 
 
1790
 
 

Los cómicos de la legua by Juan González del Castillo, 1790 (paper hats / birds)

           
 
 
 
1793
 
 

Every Lady's Own Fortune-Teller, 1793 (paper heart)

    Diary entry of Leandro Fernández Moratín, October 1793 (paper cutting as entertainment)      
 
 
 
1794
 
 
 
 
1795
 
 

The Conjuror's Repository, 1795 (buddha papers / fold and switch effect)

           
 
 
 
1797
 
 
 
 
1799
 
 

An Essay on the Passions by Kingsmill Davan, 1799 (paper boat)

           
 
 
 
1800
 
 
 
 
1801
 
 
 
 
1802
 
  Anweisung zum Modelliren aus Papier by Heinrich Rockstroh, 1802 (cardboard modelling)            
 
 
 
1806
 
 
 
 
1807
 
 
 
 
1808
 
              Almanach des Gourmands, 1808
 
 
 
1817
 
 
 
 
1819
 
 
 
 
1820
 
 
 
 
1822
 
 
 
 
1825
 
 
 
 
1826
 
               
 
 
 
1827
 
 
 
 
1828
 
 
 
 
1829
 
 
 
 
1830
 
              Eitai Ozassho Sanzeso, 1830.
 
 
 
1831
 
 
 
 
1832
 
 
 
 
1833
 
 
 
 
1835
 
 
 
 
1838
 
  The Workwoman's Guide, 1838            
 
 
 
1839
 
 
 
 
1840
 
 
 
 
1844
 
 
 
 
1845
 
 
 
 
1847
 
  Juegos de los Ninos, 1847            
 
 
 
1848
 
 
 
 
1849
 
 
 
 
1854
 
              Table Observances, 1854
 
 
 
1855
 
 
 
 
1856
 
 
 
 
1858
 
 
 
 
1859
 
 
 
 
1860
 
 
 
 
1861
 
  The Book of Household Management by Mrs Isabella Beeton, 1861 (no relevant content)     Friedrich Froebel's Gesammelte Padogogische Schriften edited by Wichard Lange, 1861     Das Paradies der Kindheit by Lina Morgenstern, 1861
                     
  Le Parfait Magicien le Plus Complet, 1861     Kindergarten and Elementarklasse No 8 by August Kohler,1861 (incomplete information)      
 
 
 
1862
 
 
 
 
1863
 
 
 
 
1864
 
 
 
 
1865
 
 
 
 
1866
 
 
 
 
1868
 
 
 
 
1869
 
 
 
 
1871
 
 
 
 
1872
 
 
 
 
1873
 
 
 
 
1874
 
 
 
 
1875
 
 
 
 
1876
 
 
 
 
1877
 
 
 
 
1878
 
              Yochien Ombutsu No Zu, 1878
 
 
 
1879
 
 
 
 
1880
 
 
 
 
1881
 
 
 
 
1882
 
 
 
 
1883
 
  Popular Scientific Recreations by Gaston Tissandier, 1883     Recreaciones Cientificas by Gaston Tissandier, 1883     Recreations Mathematiques by M E Lucas, 1883
                     
  The American Girls's Home Book of Work and Play by Helen Campbell, 1883     Article in Journal des Instituteurs of 7th January 1883     Der Kindergarten: Theoretisch-Praktisches Handbuch by A S Fischer, Second Edition, 1883
                     
  The English Household Magazine, May 1883     Pictorial Story in Llibre Vert III by Apeles Mestre, 1883     Giuochi Fanciulleschi Siciliani by Giuseppe Pitri, 1883
                     
  Hand Work & Head Work, a translation by Alice M Christie of 'Die Arbeit Und Die Neue Erziehung' by Bertha Marenhotz-Bulow, 1883 (in process)            
 
 
 
1884
 
 
 
 
1885
 
  Article in La Nature of 25th April 1885 (The Flapping Bird)     Instruction pour l'Enseignement Manuel dans les Ecoles Primaires by G Salicis, 1885 (incomplete information)     Kindergarten Shoho by Iijima Hanjuro, 1885
                     
  Article in Dorcas Magazine April 1885 (The Froebel Star)            
 
 
 
1886
 
 
 
 
1887
 
  Primary Methods by W N Hailmann, 1887     A History of the Art of Magic by T T Tiimayensis, 1887     Madame Chrysantheme by Pierre Loti, 1887
                     
  The Education of Man by Friedrich Froebel translated by A N Hailmann, 1877     Enseignement du Travail Manuel a L'Ecole Primaire by Emile Faivre, 1887     Neues Spielbuch fur Madchen by Jeanne Marie von Gayette-Georgens, 1887
                     
  The Home Book for Very Little People by J H Vincent, 1887     Le Travail Manuel a L'ecole Primaire by M. Coste et J. Lapassade, 1887 (incomplete information)     Le maître et la maîtresse de maison by Mme Louise d'Alq, 1887
                     
  How? Or Spare Hours Made Profitable for Boys and Girls by Kennedy Holbrook, 1887     Cours de Travail Manuel (Pour les Garcons) by A Planty, 1887      
 
 
 
1888
 
 
 
 
1889
 
  Hand-And-Eye Training, Part 1, by George Ricks, 1889     La Science Pratique by Gaston Tissandier, 1889     Jeux et Travaux Enfantins - Première partie: Le Monde en Papier by Marie Koenig and Albert Durand, 1889 (in process)
                     
  Article in The Ladies Home Journal by Anna W Barnard, January 1889     Article by Dr Z in La Nature about Japanese paperfolds displayed at the Exposition Universelle, September 1889     Der erste Unterricht in der Knabenhandarbeit by Gustav Kalb, 1889 (incomplete information)
                     
  The Downside Review, 1889            
 
 
 
1890
 
  Prang's Complete Course in Form Study and Drawing: Books I and II by John S Clark, Mary Dana Hicks and Walter S Perry, 1890     Exercises Methodiques de Travaux Manuels au Moyen de Pliage de Papier by Jean Boogaerts, 1890 (in process)     Grosses Illustriertes Spielbuch fur Knaben by Dr Jan Daniel Georgens, 1890
                     
  The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations by G A Hutchinson, 1890     Vermakelijke natuurkunde, 1st Volume by Tom Tit, translated by D H Cocheret, 1890 (incomplete information)     Serviettes and How to Fold Them, 1890
                     
  Soap Bubbles and the Forces which Mould Them by C V Boys, 1890     Les travaux manuels a l'ecole primaire by Dauzat and Deramond, 1890     La Salle à manger: revue de la table et de l'office, June 1890
                     
  Scientific Amusements by Gaston Tissandier, translated by Henry Frith, 1890     La Science Amusante: Volume 1 by Tom Tit, 1890      
 
 
 
1891
 
  Prang's Complete Course in Form Study and Drawing: Books III and IV by John S Clark, Mary Dana Hicks and Walter S Perry, 1891     Pleasant Work for Busy Fingers by Maggie Browne, 1891     Bulletin de la Societe de Protection des Apprentis,1891
                     
  Education of Head and Hand by Gabriel Bamberger, 1891     Magic at Home by Arthur Good, 1891 (in process)     Illustriertes Spielbuch fur Kinder by Ida Bloch, 1891
                     
  Our Little Kings and Queens at Home and at School by Lida Brooks Miller, 1891     Queerie Queers by Palmer Cox, Arthur Good et al, 1891 (not yet fully integrated)     Le Livre de la Femme D'Intérieur par Oscar-Edmond Ris-Paquot, 1891
                     
  Primary Manual Training by Caroline F Cutler, 1891 (in process)     Le Japon Pratique by Felix Regamey, 1891      
 
 
 
1892
 
  The Prang Primary Course in Art Education: Part 1: The First Primary Year by Mary Dana Hicks and Josephine C Locke, 1892     La Science Amusante: Volume 2 by Tom Tit, 1892     Le Travail Manuel a L'Ecole Primaire by Jully & Rocheron, 1892
                     
  How to Teach Paper-Folding and Cutting by Norma MacLeod, 1892     Magical Experiments or Science in Play by Arthur Good, 1892 (in process)     Revues des Traditions Populaires, 1892
                     
  Paper Folding and Cutting by Katherine M Ball, 1892     Vermakelijke natuurkunde, 2nd Volume by Tom Tit, translated by D H Cocheret, 1892 (incomplete information)     Articles in Journal des Instituteurs, 1892/3
                     
  Illustrated Lessons for the Kindergarten and Primary School with Paper Folding by W E Sheldon et al, 1892 (incomplete information)     La scienza dilettevole by Tom Tit, 1892 (in process)     Kani Shukogaku by Tamotsu Shibue, 1892
                     
  Lessons in Industrial Drawing by Mary Isabel Gilmore, 1892 (in process)           Les annales politiques et littéraires: revue populaire paraissant le dimanche, October 1892
 
 
 
1893
 
  The Prang Primary Course in Art Education: Part 2: The Second Primary Year by Mary Dana Hicks and Josephine C Locke, 1893     Paper Folding for Schools by Lucy R Latter, 1893 (incomplete information)     Cuestiones de Pedagogía Práctica: Medios de Instruir by Vicente Castro Legua, 1893
                     
  Practical Suggestions for Kindergartners, Primary Teachers and Mothers by Jeannette R Gregory, 1893     Geometrical Exercises in Paperfolding by Tandalam Sundara Row, 1893 (in process)     De eerste leerjaren voor het onderwijs in handenarbeid by J Stam and A van Wamel, 1893 (incomplete information)
                     
  Sloyd: Educational Manual Training by Everett Schwartz, 1893 (in process)     L'Annee Preparatoire de Travail Manuel by M P Martin, 1893     Articles in Yonen Zasshi magazine, 1893
                     
  First Lessons in Hand and Eye Training by Gustav Kalb, 1893 (in process)     La Science Amusante: Volume 3 by Tom Tit, 1893     Articles in Shokokumin magazine 1893
                     
  Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom by Emily Weaver, 1893            
 
 
 
1894
 
  Teacher's Manual for The Prang Complete Course in Form Study and Drawing: Books V and VI by John S Clark, Mary Dana Hicks and Walter S Perry, 1894     Jeux et Occupations Pour les Petits: Guide des Mères et des Institutrices by Henriette Suzanne Brés, 1894     Szaz Ujabb Kiserlete by Tom Tit, 1894 (in process)
                     
  Paper Folding / Forms of Life, Beauty, and Knowledge by Albert Elias Maltby, 1894 (incomplete information)     Le Cahier Rose de Mme Chrysantheme by Felix Regamey, 1894     Articles in Shokokumin magazine 1894
                     
  Old Glory: The Flag of Our Country by Albert Elias Maltby, 1894     Pour Amuser les Petits by Tom Tit, 1894     Articles in Yonen Zasshi magazine, 1894
                     
  Pajaritologia by Senesio Delgado, 1894     Szaz Kiserlete es Produkczioja by Tom Tit, 1894 (in process)      
 
 
 
1895
 
  Teacher's Manual for The Prang Complete Course in Form Study and Drawing Books VII and VIII by John S Clark, Mary Dana Hicks and Walter S Perry, 1895     Article about Troublewit in The Sporting Life, November 1895 (incomplete information)     Vermakelijke natuurkunde, 3rd Volume by Tom Tit, translated by D H Cocheret, 1895 (incomplete information)
                     
  The Republic of Childhood by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith, 1895/6     L'Enseignement Manuel by Rene Leblanc, 1895     Article in La Joie de la Maison, 8th August 1895
                     
  Bamberger's Manual of Paper Folding, Clay Modeling, and Cardboard Work by Gabriel Bamberger, 1895     Geometrie, Dessin et Travaux Manuels - Cours Moyen - M E. Cazes, 1895     Articles in Shokokumin magazine 1895
                     
  Sample Book of Froebelian Paper Folds and Cuts by Laura B Thompson, 1895     Der Kindergarten by A S Fischer, 4th Edition, 1895      
 
 
 
1896
 
 
 
 
1897
 
 
 
 
1898
 
 
 
 
1899
 
 
 
 
1900
 
 
 
 
1901
 
 
 
 
1902
 
 
 
 
1903
 
 
 
 
1904
 
 
 
 
1905
 
 
 
 
1906
 
 
 
 
1907
 
 
 
 
1908
 
 
 
 
1909
 
 
 
 
1910
 
  Rainy Day Pastimes for Children by Louise von Palm, 1910 (in process)     Little Folks' Handy Book by Lina Beard and Adelia B Beard, 1910 (in process)     Allerlei Papierarbeiten by Hildergard Gierke and Alice Kuczynski, 1910
                     
  Handicraft in the School, 1910     Article in La Poupee Modele, May 1910.     Zuga Ouyang Kamizaiku by Kikujiro Kiuchi, 1910 (in process)
                     
  Studies in Invalid Occupation by Susan E Tracy, 1910     Distractions Enfantines by Marie Koenig, 1910     Kyo Anrei Ni Kansul Kenkyu by the Teaching Methods Study Group, 1910 (in process)
                     
  Educational Handwork by T B Kidner, 1910     Un recuerdo puro by Miguel de Unamuno, 1910     Jinjo Ginger Hsin-tei Goose, 1910 (in process)
                     
  Paradise of Childhood by Edward Wiebe, 1910 edition (in process)     Museo Infantil by P Martinez Baselga, 1910 (in process)     Shukouka Kyoju Jissaian: Maiji Haitou Fu Liron, 1910 (in process)
                     
  Home Fun by Cecil H Bullivant, 1910     Die Frobelschen Beschaftigungen by Marie Muller-Wunderlich, 1910      
 
 
 
1911
 
 
 
 
1912 / 1913
 
 
 
 
1914
 
 
 
 
1915 / 1916
 
 
 
 
1917
 
 
 
 
1918
 
 
 
 
1919
 
 
 
 
1920
 
  Paper Magic by Will Blyth, 1920     Juguetes de Papel, c1920 (incomplete information)     Shikaka Origami Dzukai, c1920 (incomplete information)
                     
  The Kindergarten Children's Hour: Volume 2 - Children's Occupations by Maude Cushing Nash, 1920            
 
 
 
1921
 
 
 
 
1922
 
 
 
 
1923
 
 
 
 
1924
 
 
 
 
1925
 
  El Trabajo Manual by Atilio Boveri and Florencio Loyarte, 1925 (incomplete information)     Article about Miguel de Unamuno in Plus Ultra, December 1925 (not yet fully analysed)     Zhe Zhi Shou Gong Tu Shuo by Shanqing Ling, 1925 (incomplete information)
 
 
 
1926
 
  Modern Puzzles by Henry Ernest Dudeney, 1926 (incomplete information)     Papiergestaltung by Paul Engelhardt and Adolf Lillack, 1926 (incomplete information)     Orimono hinakata by Gakudo Shihota, 1926 (incomplete information)
                     
  Basketry and Paper Folding by Virginia McGaw, 1926 (incomplete information)            
 
 
 
1927
 
 
 
 
1928
 
 
 
 
1929
 
 
 
 
1930
 
 
 
 
1931
 
  Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney, 1931 (incomplete information)     Japanisches Geschlechtsleben by Tamio Satow, 1931 (incomplete information)     Liron Jissai Jinichi No Shuko Kyoku by Hiroshi Yamagata, 1931 (in process)
                     
  Practical Handwork for the Infant School: Vol 1 - Paper Occupations by Catherine C Ritchie and Mary D Winter, 1931 (incomplete information)     Origami Part 1 (upper) by Isao Honda, 1931     Origami to mizuhiki no kakekata zukai by Chiyoko Ogasawara, 1931 (incomplete information)
                     
  Peregrinaciones por España by Andre Corthis, 1931 (incomplete information)     Jiko Hatten no Gakushu O Mezas Shukouka Shidou Jitsuron by Simekichi Abe and Yasuke Nishidate, 1931 (in process)     Origami Kyo Hon by Mizuhiro Shiki (ie Michio Uchiyama) 1931 (incomplete information)
 
 
 
1932
 
  Images A Plier by M R Chasles, 1932     Le Travail du Papier by B Profit and L Senet, 1932 (in process)     Shin origami-zaiku sanko-sho (upper) by Taneji Nakajima, 1932 (incomplete information)
                     
  Figuras de Papel, 1932 (incomplete information)     Trabajo Manual by Carmen Champy Alvear, 1932 (incomplete information)     Shin origami-zaiku sanko-sho (middle) by Taneji Nakajima, 1932 (not yet fully integrated)
                     
  Winter Nights Entertainments by R M Abraham, 1932     Origami Part 2 (lower) by Isao Honda, 1932 (incomplete information)     Shin origami-zaiku sanko-sho (lower) by Taneji Nakajima, 1932 (incomplete information)
                     
  Article about Unamuno in Estampa magazine 3rd December 1932     Golden Bat Cigarette Packet Handicrafts by Isao Honda, 1932 (in process)     Origami Zaiku Tehodoki by Taneji Nakajima, 1932 (incomplete information)
 
 
 
1933
 
 
 
 
1934
 
 
 
 
1935
 
 
 
 
1936
 
 
 
 
1937
 
 
 
 
1938
 
 
 
 
1939
 
 
 
 
1940
 
 
 
 
1941
 
 
 
 
1942
 
 
 
 
1943
 
  El Libro de Oro de Los Niños, 1943 (incomplete information)     Things to Make and Do with Paper, 1943 (incomplete information)     Taketombo Tokakuuki by Shichizo Hori and Hiroshi Abe, 1943 (in process)
                     
  Fun with your Child by Mary Mapes, 1943 (incomplete information)     Fun at Dinner with Napkin Folds by Tom Osbourne , 1943 (incomplete information)      
 
 
 
1944
 
 
 
 
1945
 
 
 
 
1946
 
 
 
 
1947
 
 
 
 
1948
 
 
 
 
1949
 
  Over the Coffee Cups by Martin Gardner, 1949 (incomplete information)     Chinees Vouwboek by Maying Soong, 1949 (incomplete information)      
                     
  Papercraft: How to make toys, favors and useful articles by Joseph Leeming, 1949 (incomplete information)     Au Pays des Mains Agiles, 1949      
 
 
 
1950
 
 
 
 
1951
 
 
 
 
1952
 
  Avonturen met Papier by Aart van Breda, 1952 (incomplete information)     Plegado laminas published by Estrada S A, date unknown but prior to 1952 (incomplete information)     Origami no Tsukurikata by Taneji Nakajima, 1952 (incomplete information)
                     
  Una Hoja de Papel by Lorenzo Herrero, 1952 (original designs by the author not yet fully integrated)     Tex and His Toys by Elsa Ruth Nast, 1952 (incomplete information)     Article on the work of Akira Yoshizawa in Asahi Graf, January 1952
                     
  Article by Gershon Legman in Phoenix magazine, March 21st 1952     Paper Sculpture by Mary Grace Johnson, 1952 (in process)     Article on the work of Akira Yoshizawa in Asahi Shimbun, 15th December 1952
                     
  Bibliography of Paper Folding by Gershon Legman, 1952     Articles in Parents' magazine by Martin Gardner, 1952/3     Articles on the work of Akira Yoshizawa in Fujin Koron (Ladies’ Opinion) magazine April to December, 1952 (incomplete information)
                     
  Plegado laminas published by Della Penna, date unknown but prior to 1952 (incomplete information)            
 
 
 
1953
 
 
 
 
1954
 
  Kinderspeelboek by Aart van Breda, 1954 (incomplete information)           Atari Origami Geijuitsu by Akira Yoshizawa, 1954 (incomplete information)
                     
  Pleasure with Paper by Aart van Breda, 1954 (not yet fully integrated)     Origami to kirinuki tehon by Misaki Izumo, 1954 (in process)     Articles on the work of Yoshizawa in Shufu no Tomo (Young Ladies’ Friend) magazine, 1954 (incomplete information)
 
 
 
1955
 
  Het Grote Vouwboek by Aart van Breda, 1955 (incomplete information)     Faltet Mit by Gerta Schumann, 1955 (incomplete information     Article about the Stedelijk Museum exhibition in Goed Nieuws dated 17th December, 1955
                     
  Adventures with Paper by Aart van Breda, 1955 (not yet fully integrated)     Exhibition of works by Akira Yoshizawa at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam in 1955     Article about the Stedelijk Museum exhibition in Utrechts Nieuwsblad dated 12th November, 1955 (incomplete information)
                     
  Children's Playbook by Aart van Breda, 1955 (incomplete information)     Papier-Spiele by Walter Sperling, 1955 (incomplete information)      
 
 
 
1956
 
  Paper Magic by Robert Harbin, 1956     Sculpture in Paper by Bruce Angrave, 1957 (in process)     Yoku Wakaru Origami (Easy to Understand Origami) by Kosho Uchiyama, 1956 (incomplete information)
                     
  Un zoo en papier plie by Marie-Jacqueline Michel-Dubreton, 1956 (incomplete information)     Article about Yoshizawa in La Patria Unita, 15th January, 1956 (not yet fully integrated)      
                     
  The Best in Magic by Bruce Elliott, 1956     Article in Munda Argentina, 18th July, 1956 (incomplete information)      
 
 
 
1957
 
 
 
 
1958
 
 
 
 
1959
 
  Fun-time Paper Folding by Elinor Tripato Massoglio, 1959     Articles in the Washington Post, July 1959     Origami: Japanese Paperfolding - Sakura Book by Isao Honda, 1959 (incomplete information)
                     
  Article about Giuseppe Baggi in New York Times 2nd February 1959     Article about Origami by Martin Gardner in Scientific American, July 1959     Pocket Guide to Origami: Bunny Book by Isao Honda. 1959 (incomplete information)
                     
  Article in New York Mirror. February 5th 1959 by Sidney Field (incomplete information)     Articles in the Observer newspaper, 1959 / 1960     Pocket Guide to Origami: Bow-Wow Book by Isao Honda, 1959
                     
  The Plane Geometry and Fancy Figures Exhibition, Summer 1959     How to Make Origami by Isao Honda, 1959     Origami: Book Three by Florence Sakade, 1959
                     
  Article mentioning Baggi in Look magazine, July 1959     Origami: Japanese Paperfolding - Fuji Book by Isao Honda, 1959 (incomplete information)     Articles on the work of Yoshizawa in Fujin Koron (Ladies’ Opinion) magazine January to September, 1959 (incomplete information)
 
 
 
1960
 
  Paper Folding Fun by Robert Harbin, 1960     Freude mit papier by Aart van Breda, 1960 (incomplete information)     Origami Storybook by Florence Sakade, 1960 (incomplete information)
                     
  Paperfolding for Beginners by Murray and Rigney, 1960     Abenteuer mit Papier by Aart van Breda, 1960 (incomplete information)     Origami by Tokinobu and Hideko Mihara, 1960 (incomplete information)
                     
  Origami: The Oriental Art of Paper Folding by Harry C Helfman, 1960     Du papier plié au cartonnage, 1960 (incomplete information)     Origami 2 by Tokinobu and Hideko Mihara, 1960 (incomplete information)
                     
  Article about a 'Design in Paper' exhibition in The Reporter of Direct Mail Advertising, December 1960     All About Origami by Isao Honda, 1960 (incomplete information)     Happy Origami: Whale book and Swallow book by Tatsuo Miyawaki, 1960 (incomplete information)
 
 
 
1961
 
  The Art of Origami by Samuel Randlett, 1961     Article in Chicago Daily Tribune about Philip Shen, Jack J Skillman and Bill Kruskal, June 1961     A Japanese Paper-Folding Classic by Julia and Martin Brossman, 1961
                     
  Wir Falten by Joachim Schönherr and Gerta Schumann, 1961     Article in Design, 1st May 1961 (not yet fully integrated)     Origami Zoo: Bird Book by Isao Honda, 1961 (incomplete information)
                     
  Easy-to-do Entertainments and Diversions with Coins, Cards, String, Paper and Matches by R M Abraham, 1961     The Origamian, Volume 2: Summer 1961 to Autumn 1962 (incomplete)     Origami Zoo: Animal Book by Isao Honda, 1961 (incomplete information)
                     
  How to Make Things Out of Paper by Walter Sperling, 1961 (in process)            
 
 
 
1962
 
  Folding Paper Puppets by Shari Lewis and Lillian Oppenheimer, 1962 (in process)     Article about Mrs Peterson in Chicago Tribune, 4th February 1962     Sosaku Origami by Michio Uchiyama, 1962 (incomplete information)
                     
  Papiroflexia Zoomorphica, Volume 1, by Vicente Solorzano Sagredo, 1962 (not yet fully integrated)           Living Origami Book 1 by kIsao Honda, 1962 (incomplete information)
                     
  Papiroflexia Zoomorphica, Volume 2, by Vicente Solorzano Sagredo, 1962 (not yet fully integrated)           Living Origami Book 2 by Isao Honda, 1962 (incomplete information)
                     
  A Thousand Cranes: The Children of Hiroshima by Betty Jean Lifton, 1962 (in process)     Origami Tehon by Akira Yoshizawa, 1962     Pop-Up Origami Johnny book by Tatsuo Miyawaki, 1962 (incomplete information
                     
  Kiri Gami by Florence Temko, 1962 (incomplete information)     Origami by Kosho Uchiyama, 1962 (incomplete information)     Pop-Up Origami Kitty book by Tatsuo Miyawaki, 1962 (incomplete information)
 
 
 
1963
 
  Party Lines by Robert Harbin, 1963     The Origamian, Volume 3: Winter 1962/3 to Winter 1963/4      
                     
  The Best of Origami by Samuel Randlett, 1963     Papier und Form by Kurt Londenberg, 1963     Origami Ehon (Origami Picture Book) by Akira Yoshizawa, 1963 (incomplete information)
                     
  Folding Paper Toys by Shari Lewis and Lillian Oppenheimer, 1963     Un Cuento de Papel by Mireya Cueto, 1963 (in process)     Tanoshii Origami (Fun Origami) by Akira Yoshizawa, 1963 (incomplete information)
                     
  Folding Money by Adolfo Cerceda, 1963 (incomplete information)     Het Grote Vouwboek (Revised Edition) by Aart van Breda, 1963     Tricks with Paper by Masaki Yamaguchi, 1963 (incomplete information)
                     
  Fell's Guide to Papercraft by Walter B Gibson, 1963 (incomplete information)     Lustige Spiele mit Papier by Walter Sperling, 1963 (incomplete information)      
 
 
 
1964
 
  Secrets of Origami by Robert Harbin, 1964     The ABCs of Origami by Claude Sarasas, 1964     Origami Ehon (Origami Picture Book) by Kosho Uchiyama, 1964 (incomplete information)
                     
  My Origami: Birds / Flowers / Animals and Fishes - Series of 3 books 1964     Fluxus 1 by George Macunias, 1964     Origami Shu (Origami Play) by Toyoaki Kawai, 1964 (incomplete information)
                     
  Paper Folding and Paper Sculpture by Kenneth Ody, 1964 (in process)     The Origamian, Volume 4: 1964     Noshi - Classic Origami in Japan by Isao Honda, 1964 (in process)
                     
  Lampen Aus Papier by Brigitte Schussler, 1964 (in process)     The Origamian, Volume 3: Winter 1962/3 to Winter 1963/4     Happy Origami: Tortoise book by Tatsuo Miyawaki, 1964 (not yet fully integrated)
                     
  Bunte Origami Tierwelt: Japinisches Papierfalten by Irmgard Kneissler,1964 (incomplete information)           Happy Origami: Butterfly book by Tatsuo Miyawaki, 1964 (incomplete information)
                     
  Bunte Kurzweil by Walter Sperling, 1964 (incomplete information)           Fold-and-Paste Origami Storybook by Florence Sakade, 1964 (in process)
 
 
 
1965
 
  Paper Folding and Modelling by A van Breda, 1965     The Origamian, Volume 5: 1965     The World of Origami by Isao Honda, 1965
                     
  Kempers Grosses Papierfaltbuch. Falten und Gestalten by A van Breda, 1965           Haha to ko no origami no hon by Kunihiko Kasahara, 1965 (incomplete information)
                     
  Folding Paper Masks by Shari Lewis and Lillian Oppenheimer, 1965 (in process)           Origami in the Classroom: Book 1 by Chiyo Araki, 1965
                     
  An Introduction to Paper Sculpture by Arthur Sadler, 1965 (in process)           Origami Fun Book by Tatsuo Miyawaki, 1965 (incomplete information)
 
 
 
1966
 
  The Mysterious Flexagons by Madeline Jones, 1966 (in process)     Article in Boy's Life, March 1966 (Carp and Swan)     Omoide No Origami by Kunihiko Kasahara, 1966 (incomplete information)
                     
  Schucken und Schenken mit Origami by Irmgard Kneissler, 1966 (incomplete information)     The Origamian, Volume 6: 1966     Origami o Tanoshimu Hon by Kunihiko Kasahara, 1966 (incomplete information)
                     
  The Executive Manual on the Construction of Paper Projectiles by Rik Olson, 1966 (incomplete information)     Origami: The Folding Papers of Japan: Film by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1966 (not yet fully integrated)     Sunny Origami: Angel Book by Keinichi Fukuda, 1966 (incomplete)
 
 
 
1967
 
  The Great International Airplane Book by Mander, Dippel and Gossage, 1967     Origami Asobi by Koshio Uchiyama, 1967 (incomplete information)     Origami Festival by Isao Honda, 1967 (incomplete information)
                     
  536 Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney, edited by Martin Gardner,1967     Creative Origami by Kunihiko Kasahara, 1967 (not yet fully integrated)     Jolly Origami Bossy book by Tatsuo Miyawaki, 1967 (incomplete information)
                     
  Article about Rose Dabbs in Good Housekeeping, December 1967     Origami Folding Fun: Pony Book by Isao Honda, 1967 (incomplete information)     Jolly Origami Rooster book by Tatsuo Miyawaki, 1967 (incomplete information)
                     
  The Origamian, Volume 7: 1967     Origami Folding Fun: Kangaroo Book by Isao Honda, 1967 (incomplete information)     Jolly Origami Birdie book by Tatsuo Miyawaki, 1967 (incomplete information)
                     
  The Origami Monthly, 1967 (not yet fully integrated)     Origami Holiday by Isao Honda, 1967 (incomplete information)     Origami Playtime by Tatsuo Miyawaki, 1967 (in process)
 
 
 
1968
 
  Newspaper Magic by Gene Anderson and Frances Marshall, 1968 (in process)     Folding Money, Volume One by Samuel Randlett, 1968 (incomplete information)     The Origamian, Volume 8: 1968
                     
  How to Make and Fly Paper Airplanes by Captain Ralph S. Barnaby, 1968 (in process)     Folding Money, Volume Two by Samuel Randlett, 1968 (incomplete information)     Origami Art, 1968 (not yet fully integrated)
                     
  Teach Yourself Origami (aka Origami 1) by Robert Harbin, 1968     Paperfolding to Begin With by Florence Temko and Elaine Simon, 1968 (incomplete information)     Werken und spielen zu Ostern by Walter Sperling, 1968 (incomplete information)
                     
  Origami Polyhedra by Bennett Arnstein, 1968 (incomplete information)     Your Book of Paperfolding by Vanessa and Eric de Maré, 1968     Origami in the Classroom: Book 2 by Chiyo Araki, 1968
 
 
 
1969
 
  Modern Origami by James Minoru Sakoda, 1969           Creative Life with Creative Origami by Toshie Takahama, 1969 (incomplete information)
                     
  The Origamian, Volume 9: 1969           Origami Volume 1 by Akira Yoshizawa, 1969 (in process)
                     
  British Origami, 1969     Nihon no Kokoro Dento Origami by Isao Honda, 1969 (incomplete information)     Origami Volume 2 by Akira Yoshizawa, 1969 (incomplete information)
 
 
 
1970
 
  Simple Origami by Eric Kenneway, 1970     Article in Selecciones del Reader's Digest, November 1970 (not yet fully integrated)     The Origamian, Volume 10: issue 1, 1970
                     
  Origami Compendium No 1 by Robert Harbin, 1970 (incomplete information)     Article in Selection du Reader's Digest, December 1970 (not yet fully integrated)     The Origamian, Volume 10, issues 2, 3 and 4: 1970 (not yet fully integrated)
                     
  Be Somebody! Colorgami Books 1 to 6 by Joleen Young, 1970 (incomplete information)     Article in Selezione dal Reader's Digest, December 1970 (not yet fully integrated)     Issues 1 to 7 of the Magazine of the Sosaku Origami Group '67, 1967 to 1970 (incomplete information)
                     
  Article in Woman's Own Magazine, March 1970     Learn to Fold - Fold to Learn by Jane S Abbott, 1970 (in process)     Atarashii Origami Nyumon by The Sosaku Origami Group '67, 1970 (incomplete information)
                     
  Article in Beacon Magazine of Hawaii by Leland Stowe, July 1970 (not yet fully integrated)     Make it with Paper by Louise and Orvelo Wood, 1970 (in process)     Honda Origami Sutajio: Origami Nippon. 1970 (incomplete information)
                     
  Article in Reader's Digest Magazine (USA) August 1970 (not yet fully integrated)     Article in Boy's Life, September 1970 (paper planes)     Origami by Toyoaki Kawai, 1970 (in process)
                     
  Article in Reader's Digest Magazine (UK) October 1970 (not yet fully integrated)     British Origami, 1970 (in process)      
 
 
 
After 1970 - Selected Sources Only
 
Later books by Robert Harbin
 
  More Origami (aka Origami 2) by Robert Harbin, 1971 (not yet fully integrated)     Origami: A Step by Step Guide by Robert Harbin, 1974 (in process)     Origami 4 by Robert Harbin, 1977 (in process)
                     
  Origami 3 by Robert Harbin, 1972 (not yet fully integrated)       Have Fun with Origami by Robert Harbin, 1975 (in process)      
 
Modular Origami
 
 
Paper Planes
 
  Flying Origami by Eiji Nakamura, 1972 (in process)            
 
Troublewit
 
  Pleated Paper Folding by Eric Hawkesworth, 1975 (in process)            
 
Miscellaneous