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29%OFFHeath Robinson - Britain at Play - 9780715638149 - V9780715638149
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Britain at Play

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Description for Britain at Play Hardcover. A collection of drawings that captures the peculiar character of the great British nation at leisure. Editor(s): Beare, Geoffrey C. Num Pages: 192 pages, c.280 integrated. BIC Classification: AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1054. 192 pages, c.280 integrated. Editor(s): Beare, Geoffrey C. A collection of drawings that captures the peculiar character of the great British nation at leisure. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AKLB. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 18. Weight: 1062.

In Britain at Play we collect the finest of William Heath Robinson's studies of the unique British character. Here we find Britain in the garden, at the beach and on the golf course - the 9th hole played with the grim reaper, rotating sunbathing machines, a double cross tennis match 'For economising space in local tournaments and generally gingering up the game'. Heath Robinson perfectly captures the peculiar character of the great British nation at leisure.

Product Details

Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780715638149
SKU
V9780715638149
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Heath Robinson
William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) began his career illustrating works of poetry and children's stories. At magazines such as The Sketch, he developed his humorous illustrations for adults, culminating in the series of inventions for which he became known by his contemporaries as 'The Gadget King'. Geoffrey Beare is an art collector, co-founder and chairman of the Imaginative Book ... Read more

Reviews for Britain at Play
‘One of the 20th century's most prolific comic artists’ The Sunday Times  ‘Genius ahead of his time’ Metro  ‘Your absurd, beautiful drawings... give me a peculiar pleasure of the mind like nothing else in the world' H.G. Wells, letter to Heath Robinson (1914)

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