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The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Bloomsbury
- ISBN
- 9781408814062
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall: Illustrator of Rupert Bear
- Item Height
- 234mm
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories
- Item Width
- 153mm
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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The result of many years careful and painstaking research, the author has pieced together the life of her godfather Alfred Bestall, who illustrated Rupert Bear in the Daily Express almost uninterruptedly for 30 years. The artwork was bequeathed by Fred Bestall to the author with the words - 'you will probably want to make a bonfire of this' - which would have been a tragedy. Caroline Bott has lovingly collected together and catalogued Fred Bestall's work, which ranges from incisive cartoons for 'Punch' to romantic, dreamy watercolours, as well of course as his Rupert Bear illustrations. Caroline was also bequeathed his diaries, from which, alongside letters, photographs and other archive material, she has drawn together his life. What emerges is a gentle, very generous man, who was loved by all who met him. His diaries include his experiences in the First World War, and his travel diaries include remarkable journeys to Egypt as well as those of his beloved Wales. His fans are as diverse as Sir Paul McCartney (who has written the foreword), Prince Charles, Terry Jones, Terence Stamp, Richard Rogers and Sir Hugh Casson. A piece of pure nostalgia and a slice of time gone by that will enchant all those who pick it up.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13
9781408814062
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92911292
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall: Illustrator of Rupert Bear
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
153mm
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United Kingdom
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- e***e (977)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAn excellent service was provided by this eBayer. A very nice item, as described, at a highly competitive price, arrived super-fast, and was particularly robustly and safely packaged. The notification of tracking was especially comprehensive. Very impressive, many thanks.Les Enfants du Paradis (#326329367282)
- a***d (1659)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook excellent, well wrapped and good comms. However delivery by EVRi was dreadful; they delivered the parcel to an address 200 yards away. Despite being in at the time and receiving an e-mail stating the item had been delivered, it took 3 hours to locate the item, eventually matching the delivery photo to an address at a nearby farm. Free postage equals rubbish courier.