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BENSON**, TIMOTHY S: : THE CARTOON CENTURY: MODERN BRITAIN THROUGH THE EYES OF ITS CARTOONISTS

LONDON.RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS,2007.

ISBN 9781905211593.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - as new. Bright,crisp,clean,b/w+colour cartoon illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - an unread copy? Unblemished,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,headband, and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,9-255pp [paginated] includes an introduction,11 chapters includes epilogue, profuse contemporary b/w (the majority) and colour cartoons throughout,an index and acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table and preface. A superb year-by-year history of the past century,as captured in contemporary cartoons and caricatures,featuring works by Britain's finest cartoonists. Cartoons have the astonishing power to encapsulate a historical moment or popular mood, and this magnificent new survey tells the story of modern Britain through hundreds of the finest examples.Year by year, from the death of Queen Victoria to the downfall of Saddam Hussein,it shows the views taken by the nation's leading cartoonists of the issues and personalities that dominated the news - some of worldwide significance (the outbreak of the Second World War,for example),some of major social and political importance (for instance,the rise of the Suffragettes),some reflecting more parochial obsessions (football,bad traffic and the curse of the mobile phone). Occasionally they show a nation united,but more often they reveal where battlelines have been drawn,whether they're cartoons supporting or attacking appeasement,trade unions,the EU or contraception,or seeking to praise or bury Winston Churchill,Margaret Thatcher,Tony Blair or the Royal family. A number of the cartoons shown here have achieved iconic status such as David Low's savage attacks on Hitler and Steve Bell's portrayal of John Major with his pants over his trousers.The majority,however,have not seen the light of day since they were first published,and quite a few are shown here for the first time, having been rejected or censored by contemporary newspapers.Together they offer fascinating, revealing - and often very funny - snapshot views of Britain over the course of a tumultuous century. Dr Tim Benson is Britain's leading authority on political cartoons.He runs The Political Cartoon Gallery and Café which is located near the River Thames in Putney.He has produced numerous books on political cartoonists,including Churchill in Caricature, Low and the Dictators, Drawing the Curtain: The Cold War in Cartoons, and Over the Top: A Cartoon History of Australia at War. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight 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 or postage 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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