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GILES**, [CARL]: : GILES ANNUAL: 18th Series - SUNDAY EXPRESS & DAILY EXPRESS CARTOONS. [c.1963/64.]**

LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,c1963-4.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim,landscape 12mo wraps,1st edn.[Not dated but circa 1963-4.From issue/No.7 the annuals were protected by lamination.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (5/-) to cover. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork cartoon by GILES,illustrated card covers; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Small splits at head+foot of spine.No spine/backstrip gutter edge reading crease to upper cover,nor any reading creases to spine/backstrip also. All staples,top+bottom, front+rear are bright and rust-free.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents bright,tight and clean.UK,slim landscape 12mo wraps,1st edn,128pp [unpaginated] includes title page,an introduction by Sir Malcolm Sargent,with his b/w side profile illustration and his facsimile signature,profuse b/w topical cartoons.Cover scene: Wintry,snow-covered country road scene,with a snow-drift stuck loaded,flatback truck being towed by the family's small bubble-car,with family members also pushing the car,with Stinker (a family member) approaching unnoticed, dragging an axe behind him.Rear cover sees the towing-rope cut, Stinker walking off nonchalantly and the family members who were pushing the car,sprawled on top of each other and/or lying in the snow,and the car has disappeared from view,leaving only tyre tracks. Carl 'GILES' - known just by his surname worldwide,had been the regular cartoonist for the 'Daily Express' (a UK tabloid newspaper) in London,from about the middle of WW2.Since 1946 (the first annual comprising several years works up to issue No.6,this being the first to feature a single year),collections of his much detailed and imaginative cartoons,in book form,have appeared both annually and regularly,with compilations even appearing after his death.The cartoons are based on a 'family unit' - from babies to Grandma and the many relatives in between.The humorous punchlines to the cartoons were usually topical and reflected British humour,but it's the plethora of visual jokes and puns within the cartoon,thereby ensuring an enduring appeal to collectors of his works. Within each annual there's an extra attraction of the celebrity introductions to each annual.A collection of witty and humorous,detailed and imaginative cartoons by one of Britain's best-known and loved cartoonists. Other earlier and later GILES annuals are available,please enquire.Giles died 07/08/1995. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,slim, landscape 12mo wraps,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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