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Japhet and the Arkubs, of The Ark, Ararat Avenue, S.W. + Signed Daily News Letter Horrabin, James Francis [1 November 1884 - 2 March 1962] (Book #ID 97671) Published by Daily News and Westminster Gazette, Bouverie Street, London 1929. 1929. Hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards, sun faded red cloth spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 7''. Contains 160 printed pages. Six colour plates [as called for], single tone illustrations throughout. Labour Member of Parliament for Peterborough [his place of birth] from 1929-1931. James Francis [Frank] Horrabin was a prolific and culturally diverse illustrator. He drew his first maps for the Daily News during the Balkan Wars of 1912-13. He created the illustrations for H. G. Wells' Outline of History. After the first World War, having started as a newspaper strip cartoonist in Sheffield, he went to London to work as art director for the Daily News; he also lectured on geography at the Central Labour College in London. In 1919 he began his daily panel 'The Adventures of the Noah Family' in the Daily News. The panel eventually became a family strip cartoon, which has been collected into several hard back books, most notably the Japhet and Happy Annuals and Summer Books between 1932 and 1952. 'The Noah Family' moved to the News Chronicle in 1930, and was continued into the 1940's. In 1922 he created the 'Dot and Carrie' strip for the Star. His work is marked by fine colouring, well phrased sentiments and many new ways of telling tales visually. Corners and edges rubbed and bumped, light foxing t the page edges, contents in Very Good clean condition. Tipped inside the front cover is a letter dated 18th November 1929, on 'Daily News and Westminster Gazette' headed paper concerning a prize entry animal story in the 'Daily News' to the recipient and SIGNED by the 'Woman's Page Editor' Iris Downing. One of the rarest titles. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ILLUSTRATED (Picture Book) Category |
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Arthur Rackham | A Biography Hamilton, James [Arthur Rackham 1867-1939] (Book #ID 103322) Published by Arcade Publishing | Little Brown, New York First Edition 1990. 1990. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt stamped title and author lettering to the spine. 4to. 12½'' x 9¼''. Full printer's code 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Contains 199 pp with full-page colour plates and monochrome illustrations and some archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, $40.00. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1559700963 Click here to select books from the ILLUSTRATED (Picture Book) Category |
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