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The Snowman: A Classic Children's Book
by Briggs, Raymond
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394839730
- ISBN 13
- 9780394839738
- Seller
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1978-11-11. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8x0x11. First Edition, First Printing. 0307 code on jacket. First American Edition on copyright page. Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with loss. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Shelf wear. Some soiling to boards and end pages. Small chip to corners. Owner's name on front end page, else unmarked.
Synopsis
Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934. At the age of 15, he went to Wimbeldon Art School to learn how to draw, as he wanted to become a cartoonist. But there he was told that cartooning was not a profession for gentlemen and that he ought to be a painter. Raymond then went on to the Slade School in London to study painting as a full-time student. During his spare time, he began work on a portfolio of illustrations of all kinds, including jackets and a wide selection of drawings to take to publishers. After illustrating for advertising, newspapers and books, Raymond discovered that book illustration inspired him the most, since it offered far greater variety and freedom than anything else. Raymond has always found it unfavorable to sustain a consistent illustration style for a long period of time. He is always seeking to try something else new and different with his work. Some of Raymond's best known works are The Snowman , The Man , and The Bear . The setting for The Snowman is based on Raymond's own house and garden, which is in Sussex, England at the foot of South Downs, a few miles from Brighton.
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Details
- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2405010012
- Title
- The Snowman: A Classic Children's Book
- Author
- Briggs, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394839730
- ISBN 13
- 9780394839738
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978-11-11
- Size
- 8x0x11
- X weight
- 14 oz
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