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BRIGGS**, RAYMOND R[edvers] : : THE BEAR

LONDON.JULIA MacRAE BOOKS,1994.

ISBN 1856812499.

UK,Folio HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Raymond Briggs,illustrated dw/dj panels,with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and light curling or creasing to top+bottom edges of same and corners - no major nicks or tears present - though a small closed tear/nick at foot of spine's front gutter's edge/crease,along with the tiniest of snicks to top,front corner.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Rear free endpaper with a pair of accidental(?) lower corner diagonal creases.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original colour illustrated glazed boards with repeated dw/dj design and immaculate glossy,plain pale green endpapers.UK,slim Folio HB+dw/dj,1st edn,40pp [unpaginated] includes colour vignette illustrated title page and full page,full-colour illustrations told in Briggs's unique strip-cartoon format and style; plus [unpaginated] feps. There's a bear in Tilly's house! Unperturbed by this,Tilly sets about the seemingly impossible task of making the bear welcome.The bear is vast,snowy white, and not very easy to manage.Tilly dutifully reports progress to her parents, who quite clearly think the whole thing is a fiment of her imagination. But it isn't . . . Raymond Briggs's pictures for this wonderful book have a larger-than-life exuberance. "Everyone," he says,"has at least one bear book in them." But this is no cosy teddy bear story - it turns a real bear into a real character,to be loved and cherished by all the millions of children who have already taken 'The Snowman' (see book ID rja1627),'Father Christmas','The Man' (see book ID rja411112),'Fungus the Bogeyman'(see book ID rja315),and all the great gallery of Briiggs characters to their hearts. Raymond Redvers Briggs (b.1934).Born in London,son of a milkman.Studied at Wimbledon School of Art (at the age of fifteen,1949-53) and completed a typography course at the Central School of Art.And after National Service,he studied at the Slade School of Fine Art (1955- 57).Since 1957,he has been a full-time illustrator and author,mainly of children's books; since 1961,he has been a part-time lecturer in illustration at Brighton Polytechnic.He won the Kate Greenaway Medal for 'The Mother Goose Treasury' (1966) and 'Father Christmas' (1973),the first book for which he adopted the distinctive strip-cartoon format that he has since used frequently.'The Snowman' had no words,and was adapted by him for television (December 1982); 'When the Wind Blows',a powerful condemnation of nuclear defence (for adults),was adapted for radio (February 1983) and the theatre (April 1983).An accomplished draughtsman,he works in line and watercolour,gouache,pencil and crayons. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight,larger size and value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim Folio HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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