thelwell country.

UK,slim Qrto HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.[Most of the drawings in this book originally appeared in 'Punch'; some in the 'News Chronicle'.Author's 2nd book/work,the first being 'Angels on Horseback'.] VG+.No owner inscrptn and minus an issued dw/dj.Bright,crisp,minimally grubbed,matt,yellow background with Thelwell b/w cartoon illustrated paper-covered boards - front board fully illustrated,rear board with a vignette,with b/w lettering; and with negligible shelf-wear or bumping to edges and corners.Head of spine/backstrip with some minimal bumping and chipping with tiny splits to front+back gutter's edges; similar bumping and chipping to foot of same but with an approx 1" split to rear gutter's edge - all corners bumped with some light rubbing - no other major nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges surprisingly bright for book's age and generally clean; contents bright,tight,crisp+clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation and bright,clean,plain white endpapers.UK, slim Qrto HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn,8-96pp [paginated] includes a foreword by H.F. Ellis with a b/w cartoon vignette,6 sections with profuse (86 paginated and 6 unpaginated) mixture of b/w line illustrated and monochrome cartoons,with and without captions and 1 double-page b/w line illustrated cartoon; plus [unpaginated] b/w cartoon illustrated half- title page,b/w cartoon illustrated title page,with b/w vignette cartoon to it's reverse,b/w cartoon vignetted dedication page,with b/w cartoon illustrated vignette acknowledgements to it's reverse,and a b/w cartoon illustrated contents list/table also with a b/w cartoon to it's reverse too.All cartoons by Norman Thelwell.The 6 sections cover/include: 'thelwell country',it's horses,it's bird life,it's nomads,it's trade and,of course,it's people.A very uncommon title and highly sought after for completists.A striking example 1st edn,in Thelwell's bold and comedic style and will be an important and welcome addition to the Thelwell canon. Norman Thelwell (b. 1923 - d. 2004.) Born in Birkenhead,near Liverpool. Served in the East Yorkshire Regiment during WW2.Art editor of army publications in New Delhi (1945-47).Studied at Liverpool College of Art (1947-50).Lecturer at Wolverhampton College of Art (1950-55).He began contributing to 'Punch' (satirical magazine) in 1952,and since 1955 worked freelance as a book,magazine and commercial illustrator. His subject's are taken mainly from the countryside and rural pursuits - he is best known for his humorously depicted shaggy ponies with diminutive but irrepressible girl riders,but he is alo a dedicated landscape watercolourist and draughtsman,and in his comic drawings the cartoon-style humans and animals are generally set against naturalistic landscape backgrounds.He has produced more than 20 humorous books (many of which have also been published abroad) and his cartoon characters have been used to decorate a wide range of products including tee shirts and crockery.His books include such diverse titles as Angels on Horseback (Equestrian - 1957), Three Sheets in the Wind (Nautical - 1973) and Up the Garden Path (Horticulture - 1967; see my book ID rja532115.). Want more THELWELL titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my BIOGRAPHY,CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED,and SIGNED catalogues. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too!
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