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The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall: Illustrator of Rupert Bear by Caroline Bott (Hardcover, 2010)
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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781408814062
eBay Product ID (ePID)92911292
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Life and Works of Alfred Bestall: Illustrator of Rupert Bear
AuthorCaroline Bott
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width153mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorCaroline Bott
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 05 Mar, 2019
Seems like this book's a winner!
I bought this as a gift for my partner who's a Rupert bear fan. His favourite Rupert era are the illustrations by Alfred Bestall. He's reading the book now and he's updating me on what he's read. It's not a biography I'd choose for myself, but what he's telling me about the artist is really interesting and it sounds like the author brings Bestall's personality alive through her words. There's a really nice selection of the artist's work from different periods of his life. He's really enjoying the book and put his other reading aside to read this one. The five stars are for the my impression of the book's appearance (the cover, the illustrations), but also for the enthusiasm my partner's showing while reading this book. He's honest with his opinions, so I can definitely say that he'd recommend this.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 02 Sep, 2020
Great Reading
Excellent , Very informative.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
