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Mr Rouse Builds His House
Stefan Themerson
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Description for Mr Rouse Builds His House
Hardback. With beautiful illustrations, this delightful story is full of nostalgia and humour. Originally published in 1950 by Polish avant-garde artists Stefan and Franciszka Themerson this is a charming replica miniature chapter book. Illustrator(s): Themerson, Franciszka. Num Pages: 148 pages, Black-and-white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: YBCS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 125 x 119 x 17. Weight in Grams: 158.
Mr Rouse has decided to build himself a house. Inevitably, the process is much longer and more detailed than Mr Rouse initially envisages: "Mr Builder, I'm not a bird, you know; how could I live in a house made of leaves?" This quirky tale takes the reader through a timeline of inventions. In a wonderful blend of absurd poetry and British pragmatism, Mr Rouse contends with housing, transport, lighting, plumbing and timekeeping, encountering quarrelling stairs and dapper guttering on his way.
Mr Rouse has decided to build himself a house. Inevitably, the process is much longer and more detailed than Mr Rouse initially envisages: "Mr Builder, I'm not a bird, you know; how could I live in a house made of leaves?" This quirky tale takes the reader through a timeline of inventions. In a wonderful blend of absurd poetry and British pragmatism, Mr Rouse contends with housing, transport, lighting, plumbing and timekeeping, encountering quarrelling stairs and dapper guttering on his way.
Product Details
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Number of pages
148
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849761543
SKU
V9781849761543
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Stefan Themerson
Franciszka and Stefan Themerson were leading figures in the Polish avant-garde during the 1930s. Both moved to Paris in 1938 and then on to London, where they established in 1948 the influential Gaberbocchus Press, publishing Kurt Schwitters, Jankel Adler and Alfred Jarry, among others. Barbara Wright was a translator and art writer who worked closely with Franciszka and Stefan Themerson ... Read more
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