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Anderson, Anthony : The Man Who Was H.M. Bateman

Webb & Bower, Exeter, 1982

ISBN 0906671574

4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine

First Edition

ANDERSON**, ANTHONY: : THE MAN WHO WAS H.M. BATEMAN

UK.EXETER,DEVON.WEBB & BOWER (Publishers) LIMITED,1982.

ISBN 0906671574.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour+b/w cartoon illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore -edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original brown cloth boards with dw/dj's design repeated to boards in brown and cream,and bright,crisp,blocked letters to spine/backstrip,a yelow+gold headband and immaculate plain brown endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,7-224pp [paginated] includes author's Preface,17 chapters,profuse illustrations/cartoons in b/w (the majority) and some in colour,throughout the text and the book,a Select Bibliography,Notes, Acknowledgements and an Index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title with subject's b/w portrait photographic frntis to it's reverse,title page and Contents list/table.                          This is the first biography of Henry Mayo Bateman,one of England's most famous and most original humorous artists.Born in 1887,Bateman created,from traditional roots,new and vivid ways of portraying the manners and mannerisms of the his age.From Edwardian times until the Second World War his cartoons characterized the preoccupations of contemporary society and eventually,with the creation of his famous 'Man Who . . .' series,passed into the folklore of the nation.Stage by stage,rather than day by day,the book takes a fascinating look at the major areas of Bateman's life and work,relating one to the other as each evolved - with the success he knew as a cartoonist providing a moving counterpoint to the inner struggles of the man.His life was a mixture of great enthusiasm and deep depression,of huge success and bitter failure.His personality was complex; a shy and reticent man never quite at ease amongst the society he so vividly portrayed,he needed long periods of solitude and isolation. Many of his cartoons reflect his personal disquiet and have a far more particular meaning than is at first apparent: they offer not only a wonderful portrait of society in his time but also a remarkable insight into his own concerns and feelings.                             The book is carefully illustrated with over two hundred cartoons in colour and black and white which are closely integrated with the text: some will be familiar,others are less well known and appear here for the first time.   The author pays tribute to a unique and powerful talent and holds a revealing mirror up to the awkward and complex nature of the man who was H. M. Bateman.The author's wife,Lucy,is the granddaughter of H.M. Bateman.He has worked closely over a number of years with the artist's family to research this book which contains some previously unprinted drawings,paintings and writings from the family archive.          Please contact selle,because of the weight/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,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,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. **

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