You Have Been Warned. A Complete Guide to the Road

Published by Methuen & Co Ltd, London, 1936

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First published in November 1935, this is an eighth impression of 1936, a tribute to the book's popularity. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly rubbed, not price clipped (5s), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 142pp, illustrated, illustrated endpapers. A humorous look at road trips and the mishaps that are likely to happen in the 1930s. Cyril Kenneth Bird CBE (1887-1965), known by the pen name 'Fougasse', was a British cartoonist and editor of Punch Magazine, he is probably best remembered now for his World War II warning propaganda posters; "Careless talk costs lives" was one of the most popular. He also designed many posters for the London Underground. William Donald Hamilton McCullough (1901-78), was an Irish born British writer and broadcaster. He was the first questionmaster of The Brains Trust radio programme from its foundation in 1941.

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Bibliographic details

Title
You Have Been Warned. A Complete Guide to the Road
Author
Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird) & McCullough (William Donald Hamilton McCullough
Publisher
Methuen & Co Ltd, London
Publication year
1936
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Illustrations by Fougasse
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

The Print Room

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