BRITAIN AT PLAY
W. HEATH ROBINSON (Edited by) Geoffrey C. Beare
Language: English
Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, London, 2010
- First Edition
- Softcover
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Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United KingdomAmazing Book Company
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This copy is in mint, unread condition, bright, white, tight and square, in illustrated card covers as issued. There is a small gift inscription to the half title. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. Britain at Play" is a must-have collection of spectacular and hilarious drawings by the celebrated illustrator William Heath Robinson. Though known for his humorous pictures of ingenious and improbable contraptions (featuring steam kettles, candles and lengths of knotted string), Heath Robinson's mechanical devices were only part of his huge and wide-ranging output. Heath Robinson's work for such publications as "The Tatler", "The Sketch" and "The Bystander" features the British at play in the home and outside it, indulging in outlandish sports, going to extraordinary lengths to hunt down an elusive prey, or finding opportunities for romance in surprising circumstances. Presented together for the first time, these stunning illustrations show Britain in the garden, at the beach and on the golf course. We find distinguished gentlemen playing aquatic golf, fish squash or mountain cricket, gathering edelweiss, trapping whelks and catching tigers - or perhaps indulging in some Jazz-tennis. We find automobile disasters ('catastrophes') aplenty, and bizarre acts of kindness by well-meaning boy scouts. We find city commuters sprinting across sand dunes, ladies reading whilst waltzing, lovers stealing a bus-top kiss in the midst of a traffic jam. Charming, eccentric, endlessly inventive, Heath Robinson's unforgettable drawings in this collection perfectly capture the peculiar character of the great British nation at leisure. Ref A1.…
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- Title
- BRITAIN AT PLAY
- Author
- W. HEATH ROBINSON (Edited by) Geoffrey C. Beare
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, London
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Mint
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0715639064
- ISBN 13
- 9780715639061
- Illustrator
- W. Heath Robinson
- Edition
- First Edition
- Dimensions
- 192pp
In Britain at Play we collect the finest of William Heath Robinson's studies of the unique British character. Here we find Britain in the garden, at the beach and on the golf course - the 9th hole played with the grim reaper, rotating sunbathing machines, a double cross tennis match 'For economising space in local tournaments and generally gingering up the game'. Heath Robinson perfectly captures the peculiar character of the great British nation at leisure.
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About the Author
William Heath Robinson began his career illustrating works of poetry and children's stories. At magazines such as The Sketch, he developed his humorous illustrations for adults, culminating in the series of inventions for which he became known by his contemporaries as 'The Gadget King'.
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