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This wonderful story 'Bill the Minder' follows the adventures of 15-year-old Bill and his cousins, Boadicea and Chad. In the process of their adventures they meet multitude weird and wonder characters such as The Ancient Marina, The Triplets, The Doctor, The Real Soldier and The Lost Grocer. They encounter various unique problems on their way which they solve the use of fantastic machines crafted by Bill. This classic story is accompanied by 16 incredible colour illustrations many black and white woodcuts by W. Heath Robinson an English cartoonist and illustrator, best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines – for achieving deceptively simple objectives. Such was (and is) his fame, that the term 'Heath Robinson' entered the English language during the First World War, as a description of any unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance. This book was originally published in 1912 and was later televised as a series during the 1980s. We are republishing it here as part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature.
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- PublisherHodder Children's Books
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0340277327
- ISBN 13 9780340277324
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages254
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hodder & Stoughton 1982 reprint. Pages clean and bright, inscription on third page, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING. Seller Inventory # mon0000883939
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). 1982. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Facsimile edition of this classic children's tale. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Blue endpapers. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 254 pages. Wear to cover edges; a bit of scuffing. Some marks. Front endpaper is creased. Some foxing and browning, but contents are very good. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 2126525
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Bound in blue cloth with bright, gilt titles and decoration to front board and spine, this 1982 hardback Reprint is VG. X1V/256pp with 17 Stories, Colour and B/W plates. Clean blue endpapers, generally VG. Seller Inventory # 0013256
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). First edition. 1st thus 1982. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Facsimile edition of this classic children's tale. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Blue endpapers. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 254 pages. Spine faded. Lower corners lightly bumped. Mark to lower edge of text block. Contents clean. All plates present. Contained in original glassine wrapper which has small patch of loss from top edge of rear panel, chipping to base of spine and folds, 2" tear to front panel. Original price sticker to rear panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 1505543
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Almost as New. Robinson, W Heath (illustrator). First in this edition. As new to inside with no inscriptions. With 16 very beautiful colour plates by Heath Robinson and numerous full page and half or quarter page illustrations throughout. Navy endpapers. The navy boards have a gilt illustration, title and author to the front and to the spine with publisher to bottom of spine. The back board has slight fading to the left side. The glassine dust jacket is almost as new. A photograph can be sent on request. Broadleaf Books is a second hand independent bookshop in Abergavenny, South Wales. Enquiries and visitrs are welcome. tl. Seller Inventory # 193576
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). First edition. 1st thus 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Facsimile edition of this classic children's tale. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Blue endpapers. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 254 pages. Some light wear to spine and corners. Bookplate with ink name to front endpaper. A few marks to outer page edges. Original glassine (clear plastic) wrapper has tear to top of spine and partially across front panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 2128694
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). First edition. 1st thus 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Facsimile edition of this classic children's tale. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Blue endpapers. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 254 pages. Spine and lower corners bumped. Contained in original glassine wrapper that is slightly marked. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 1507710
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. W. Heath Robinson (illustrator). 1st Edition (Thus). Please email for Photographs or further information. Fine - Book in near fine unread condition. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. Please see photos as part of condition report 1982 1st Edition (Thus) , BILL THE MINDER By W. Heath Robinson William Heath Robinson (31 May 1872 ? 13 September 1944) was an English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives. His early career involved illustrating books ? among others: Hans Christian Andersen's Danish Fairy Tales and Legends (1897), The Arabian Nights (1899), Tales from Shakespeare (1902), Gargantua and Pantagruel (1904), Twelfth Night (1908), Andersen's Fairy Tales (1913), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1914), Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies (1915) and Walter de la Mare's Peacock Pie (1916). Robinson was one of the leading illustrators selected by Percy Bradshaw for inclusion in his The Art of the Illustrator (1917?1918) which presented a separate portfolio for each of twenty illustrators. Illustrated By: W. Heath Robinson William Heath Robinson (31 May 1872 ? 13 September 1944) was an English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives. His early career involved illustrating books ? among others: Hans Christian Andersen's Danish Fairy Tales and Legends (1897), The Arabian Nights (1899), Tales from Shakespeare (1902), Gargantua and Pantagruel (1904), Twelfth Night (1908), Andersen's Fairy Tales (1913), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1914), Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies (1915) and Walter de la Mare's Peacock Pie (1916). Robinson was one of the leading illustrators selected by Percy Bradshaw for inclusion in his The Art of the Illustrator (1917?1918) which presented a separate portfolio for each of twenty illustrators. Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Hodder & Stoughton, London Royal octavo (8vo 6+1?4 × 10 159 × 254),Pages 254 ISBN: 9780340277324 Bill the Minder is a book and television series that tells of the adventures of a 15-year-old boy and his cousins Boadicea and Chad. In the process of their adventures they meet many strange people and help solve their unique problems with the use of fantastic machines which Bill is capable of crafting in a short time. The original book was written and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson and published in 1912. The televised series contains a large number of the fantastic machines that Robinson is famed for. SKU: BTETM0002286 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg. Seller Inventory # BTETM0002286
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