Uncle
by MARTIN, J.P
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Joanthan Cape, 1964. 1st Edition. . Hardback in Dustwrapper. Good/Good. Quentin Blake. Pink boards, gilt title to spine, clipped dw, 160pp. Dustwrapper tanned and a little dusty, bumped and scuffed at ends of spine and edges. Small chips to corners. Book itself has ink name and address to reverse fly title page; spots of foxing to textblock edge - visible only when book closed, and a few marks to four or five pages. Otherwise good tight copy.
Synopsis
J. P. Martin (1880-1966) was born in Scarborough in 1880. He was the son and grandson of Methodist ministers, and entered the ministry in 1902. He served as an Army chaplain in the First World War in Palestine. His published his Uncle stories at the urging of his children, for whom he created. After the last war, he moved to the village of Timberscombe in Somerset, where he served in the small chapel. Six Uncle books were published in the series, the last in 1973, seven years after his death. Quentin Blake (1932-- ) is one of Britain's best-loved and most successful illustrators and children's authors. He has illustrated nearly 300 books. He has also illustrated classic books for adults, and created his own characters such as Mister Magnolia and Mrs Armitage. He taught at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration Department from 1978 to 1986. He has won many awards and prizes, and was made an CBE in 2005. He as appointed the first Children's Laureate in 1999.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ripping Yarns
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33869
- Title
- Uncle
- Author
- MARTIN, J.P
- Illustrator
- Quentin Blake
- Format/Binding
- Hardback in Dustwrapper
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Joanthan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- ELEPHANTS
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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