Hoppitty's House
by HARROWSMITH, Gwen
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
It was the year of the child •1943•
The child's name was Frank Packer.
Proprietor of Consolidated Press...
•••
He gave me Hoppity's House to Illustrate.
•••
Followed by Pinnochio.
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Then the child asked me to draw an objectionable political cartoon.
I refused. As did Bill Mahony.
•••
We were both sacked.
•••. Quarto, 63pp,Decorated paper boards, pictorial endpapers, colour frontispiece, 1 extended colour illustration, 5 full page colour illustrations. Front hinge starting to split.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rare Illustrated Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1252
- Title
- Hoppitty's House
- Author
- HARROWSMITH, Gwen
- Illustrator
- George Finey
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Consolidated Press Ltd
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- Presentation Copy Frank Packer Publishing Cartoonist
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