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GILES**, [CARL]: : GILES ANNUAL: 17th Series - SUNDAY EXPRESS & DAILY EXPRESS CARTOONS. [c.1962-3.]

LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,c1962-3.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim,landscape 12mo wraps,1st edn.[Not dated but circa 1962-3.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 minimal creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - laminate intact and unworn.Upper cover crease-free,and only an accidental,horizontally diagonal crease to rear cover's,lower,right-hand corner and a tiny dog-ear crease to top,right-hand corner - covers virtually scoring/indent-free.Would appear unread - as upper cover has no spine/backstrip's gutter edge creasing,neither does it have reading creases to spine/backstrip.All staples; upper+lower,front+rear,are rusty,but have not bled through the card covers.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged and toned - as usual/normal; but contents bright,tight and clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.UK,slim,landscape 12mo wraps,1st edn,164pp [unpaginated] includes title page,an introduction by Spike Milligan with his personal b/w photograph and facsimile signature,profuse b/w topical cartoons.Cover scene: Upper cover has Grandma outside a petshop,arguing/swearing with a parrot on a perch,other animals/ pets - rabbits,monkeys,puppies+kittens and birds in cages outside on the pavement in front of the shop,covering up their ears.Rear cover has a policeman leading Grandma off away from the shop. 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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