The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall - illustrator of Rupert Bear
by Bott, Caroline G
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 074756194X
- ISBN 13
- 9780747561941
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with just the faintest hint of shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. Signed by author on title page, with an inscription above in the same hand signed "Gay" (see image). Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. Not price-clipped. 338pp. Many colour and b/w illustrations. This thorough biography of the life and work of Alfred Bestall (1892-1986) the illustrator of Rupert Bear, was written by his god-daughter, Caroline Bott, who was bequeathed his cottage in Wales with all his early artwork in the loft..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008080
- Title
- The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall - illustrator of Rupert Bear
- Author
- Bott, Caroline G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 074756194X
- ISBN 13
- 9780747561941
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- rupert bear, alfred bestall
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Art (20th/21st Century);
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Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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