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Heath Robinson: How to Be a Motorist
W. Heath Robinson
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Description for Heath Robinson: How to Be a Motorist
Hardcover. Presenting such innovations as the 'Zip-Opening Bonnet', the 'Duo-car for the Incompatible' and the handy 'New Rear Wheel Gear for Turning the Car in One Movement', this volume will appeal to 'everybody who is ever likely to drive, be driven in, or get run over by a mechanically propelled vehicle'. Num Pages: 128 pages, 111 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AKLC; WGCB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 121 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
W. Heath Robinson is best known for his hilarious drawings of zany contraptions, though his work ranged across a wide variety of topics covering many aspects of British life in the decades following the First World War. Starting out as a watercolour artist, he quickly turned to the more lucrative field of book illustration and developed his forte in satirical drawings and cartoons. He was regularly commissioned by the editors of Tatler and The Sketch and in great demand from advertising companies. Collections of his drawings were subsequently published in many different editions and became so successful as to transform ... Read more
W. Heath Robinson is best known for his hilarious drawings of zany contraptions, though his work ranged across a wide variety of topics covering many aspects of British life in the decades following the First World War. Starting out as a watercolour artist, he quickly turned to the more lucrative field of book illustration and developed his forte in satirical drawings and cartoons. He was regularly commissioned by the editors of Tatler and The Sketch and in great demand from advertising companies. Collections of his drawings were subsequently published in many different editions and became so successful as to transform ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851244348
SKU
V9781851244348
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Ref
99-50
About W. Heath Robinson
William Heath Robinson (31 May 1872 – 13 September 1944) was an English cartoonist and illustrator best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines for achieving simple objectives.
Reviews for Heath Robinson: How to Be a Motorist
'A fantastic read that's well worth the price...This reprinted masterpiece is W Heath Robinson at his best, and even today it's both funny and pertinent. ... You could almost call this educational, but its real appeal lies in the sarcastic, deadpan text and the brilliant line illustrations.'
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