The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall : Illustrator of Rupert Bear

Bott, Caroline G.

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Published by Bloomsbury (2003), London, 2003

0575021721 / 9780575021723

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Fading to dust-jacket spine. Price sticker on rear panel of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; (xiv), 338 pages + plates. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 233 x 151mm. Includes Bestall's diary entries from his travel journals. Colour and black-and-white illustrations by Bestall. With a short Foreword by Paul McCartney. "The result of many years' careful and painstaking research, the author has pieced together the life of her godfather Alfred ('Fred') Bestall, who illustrated Rupert Bear in the Daily Express for thirty years (the only day he missed was to make way for Churchill's war speech). The artwork and his diaries were 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 Bestall's work, ranging from incisive cartoons for Punch to romantic, dreamy watercolours, and of course his Rupert Bear illustrations, with his war-time diaries to paint a remarkable picture of a gentle, very generous man, who was loved by all who met him.".

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Title
The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall : Illustrator of Rupert Bear
Author
Bott, Caroline G.
Publisher
Bloomsbury (2003), London
Publication year
2003
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0575021721
ISBN 13
9780575021723
Edition
First Edition.

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