Description: " WORDS AND PICTURES " BY QUENTIN BLAKE - UNITED KINGDOM HARDCOVER & DUST JACKET -- THIS IS A COPY OF THE UK EDITION OF " WORDS AND PICTURES "BY QUENTIN BLAKE -- THIS WAS PUBLISHED BY JONATHAN CAPE IN LONDON -- THIS IS THE FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO THE ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DISTINGUISHED ILLUSTRATORS, FROM THE START OF HIS CAREER UNTIL 2000. THE WORDS DESCRIBE HIS APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF ILLUSTRATION; THE PICTURES, CHOSEN FROM FIFTY YEARS OF PUBLICATION, SHOW THE PROGRESS FROM HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE OF 'PUNCH' MAGAZINE TO THE PUBLISHING OF HIS OWN-AUTHORED PICTURE BOOKS SUCH AS 'FANTASTIC DAISY ARTICHOKE'. -- SOME ARE FAMILIAR, SUCH AS THOSE OF ROALD DAHL'S 'MATILDA', OR THE 'BFG', WHILE OTHERS ARE FROM EARLY IN HIS CAREER, AND SOME -- ROUGHS, LAYOUTS AND PERSONAL DRAWINGS -- WILL BE COMPLETELY NEW TO MOST READERS. THIS EXTRAORDINARY AND RICHLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK, ALONG WITH ITS COMPANION VOLUME 'BEYOND THE PAGE', PROVIDES AN ABSORBING ACCOUNT OF HOW QUENTIN BLAKE'S IDEAS AND THOUGHTS COME TOGETHER, AND WILL APPEAL TO ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS, HUMOUR, OR QUITE SIMPLY THE PLEASURES OF DRAWING. -- CONDITION: VERY GOOD. THIS BOOK IS A VINTAGE ITEM AND WAS PART OF LIERARY AND COMIC HISTORIAN RON GOULART'S COLLECTION. IT HAS SOME MARKS ON DUST JACKET, FOXING, FADING, STAIN ON INNER DJ AT TOP, NONE ON BOARDS/PAPER AND CORNER BUMPING ON BOARDS AS SHOWN. PLEASE SEE ALL OF OUR DETAILED PHOTOS, THANK YOU! -- APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: -- SIZE: 11-1/4" X 9-1/2"-- PAGES: 208 -- ABOUT THE SELLER: I AM A LONG TIME PROFESSIONAL EBAY SELLER WITH EXCELLENT FEEDBACK, I KNOW HOW TO PACK AND SHIP BOOKS AND MAGAZINES WITH NO DAMAGE. YOUR ITEMS ARE SHIPPED TO YOU IN BOXES TO INSURE 100% PROTECTION DURING DELIVERY. -- FEEL FREE TO MAKE REASONABLE OFFERS AND CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, THANK YOU!
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Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: WORDS AND PICTURES
Author: QUENTIN BLAKE
Features: Dust Jacket
Publisher: JONATHAN CAPE LONDON
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Cartooning
