The Life of Birds

Blake, Quentin

ISBN 10: 038560985X / ISBN 13: 9780385609852

Published by Doubleday, London, 2005

About this Item

60pp., Pictorial full colour illustrated dustjacket covered in removable protective clear plastic, orig. purple cloth boards with black text to spine, tan eps., col. illust. title-page, blake's birds by Peter Campbell, col. & b/w illust., line drawings, the birds. The pictures in The Life of Birds are bigger, broader and more sombre, but no less lively than his much-loved and hugely admired children's book illustrations. Here Quentin Blake follows in the path of the great illustrators, such as Daumier and Lear, and of fabulists like Aesop and La Fontaine. Wonderfully acute observations of how birds behave become a commentary- kindly, but penetrating- on human nature. Size: Large Oblong Quarto. Seller Inventory # 004887

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Life of Birds

Publisher: Doubleday, London

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: 1st Edition.

Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis:

Ships from Spain. Please allow 10-18 business days to arrive at UK address (10-21 worldwide) due to postal service checks and customs. A beautifully illustrated giftbook from the first Children's Laureate. In this exquisitely produced book, Quentin Blake gives free reign to his imagination. The idea of drawing birds as people isn't new, but in his human aviary we see the young and the old, the weak and the strong, sadness and laughter.

Book Description:

Britain's greatest living illustrator's finest work yet