Title: GILES: A LIFE IN CARTOONS. THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF BRITAIN'S LEADING CARTOONIST.
Publisher: Headline, London, 1993.
Seller ID: 23135
192 pp, oblong 8vo (8 3/16" H x 9 3/4" D), soft cover. ISBN 074727886 Profusely illustrated with b&w cartoons, photographs, plus 2 colour sections. "Giles made his debut for the Daily Express on 3 October 1943; from that day, for half a century, Giles has delighted the world with his gloriously funny - and uncannily true - cartoon characters. Now, for the first time Carl Giles - who has always jealously guarded his privacy - has related to Peter Tory the story of his life and long career a s Britain's best-loved cartoonist. He reveals the origins of his wartime cartoons which helped raise the spirits of the nation and first made him famous; and talks about the inspiration behind his greatest creation, 'The Family', including the form idable Grandma. Included in the book are a personal selection of Giles's favourite cartoons - some of them in colour - which provide a unique and hilarious commentary on British life over the past 50 years." Interior - clean and tight with no prev ious ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear. Very Good+
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