CHAMBERLAIN AND THE BEAUTIFUL LLAMA and 101 More Juxtapositions
by Lorant, Stefan
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Lacking the Jacket
- Seller
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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Item Price
£23.82£20.25
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About This Item
London: Hulton Press Ltd., 1940. (UK) 1st publication. No markings, the cloth along the front spine edge is rubbed and starting to split, the book has sewn signatures but is rather shaken, a touch of rubbing to cover edges, thus Fair used copy; lacking the dust jacket. Blue cloth, 239pp, B&W photos. Compiled by the photojournalist Stefan Lorant from previous issues of Lilliput magazine,, this small book is a selection of wittily chosen and humourous photographs that provoke thought, or raise a smile. Or both. It’s all about clever, satirical juxtapositions based on observation and the appearance of things. So a bulbous ripe pear is compared to the face of a portly publican, a view of Parisian rooftops are surreally compared to a hat shop display, and kissing film stars are compared to fish. And, hence the title, a portrait of Neville Chamberlain baring his teeth mid-debate is compared to a llama. This book appeared in 1940 when the Brits probably needed a dose of humour: the most interesting parts for us now at the sections dealing withe the was and with Hitler. (1.5 JM HOQ 101/2. 1st. Hardcover. Fair/Lacking the Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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- Bookseller
- JWMah
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 07215
- Title
- CHAMBERLAIN AND THE BEAUTIFUL LLAMA and 101 More Juxtapositions
- Author
- Lorant, Stefan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Lacking the Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Hulton Press Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- British Humour Satire Photographic Juxapositions 1940s
- Bookseller catalogs
- Britain, the British, British Life;
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