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The Snowman
by Briggs, Raymond
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394939735
- ISBN 13
- 9780394939735
- Seller
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Random House Books for Young Readers. Very Good. 1978. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0394939735 . [32] p. 30 cm. Minor wear to edges and corners. Small residue stain on rear board. No internal marks. Lightly read. Soft and wintry crayon illustration by Raymond Briggs. A wordless tale of a boy's encounter with an anthropomorphic snowman. Has led to a variety of other books and collectables about this beloved snowman character. .
Synopsis
Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934. At the age of 15, he went to Wimbeldon Art School to learn how to draw, as he wanted to become a cartoonist. But there he was told that cartooning was not a profession for gentlemen and that he ought to be a painter. Raymond then went on to the Slade School in London to study painting as a full-time student. During his spare time, he began work on a portfolio of illustrations of all kinds, including jackets and a wide selection of drawings to take to publishers. After illustrating for advertising, newspapers and books, Raymond discovered that book illustration inspired him the most, since it offered far greater variety and freedom than anything else. Raymond has always found it unfavorable to sustain a consistent illustration style for a long period of time. He is always seeking to try something else new and different with his work. Some of Raymond's best known works are The Snowman , The Man , and The Bear . The setting for The Snowman is based on Raymond's own house and garden, which is in Sussex, England at the foot of South Downs, a few miles from Brighton.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 280
- Title
- The Snowman
- Author
- Briggs, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394939735
- ISBN 13
- 9780394939735
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- 0394939735
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's - Picture Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Homeward Bound Books
Biblio member since 2011
Campbellcroft, Ontario
About Homeward Bound Books
Homeward Bound Books is an online bookshop operated from our home in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario. We specialize in children's and illustrated books – collectible and reading copies; and local histories, particularly for Ontario. We also stock a selection of collectable mystery fiction, ephemera, and any other titles we find interesting or unusual. We have thousands of books yet to be catalogued. So, please contact us to be added to our client list, and we will let you know when we have books of interest to you. It is our pleasure to send books homeward bound -- from our shelves to yours.
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