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BURROUGHES**, DOROTHY M[ary] L: : The CONCEITED FROG

LONDON.HUTCHINSON'S BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,[n.dated But 1949.]

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UK,slim,landscape,12mo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn. [Though undated,published 1949.] VG+.No owner inscrptn per se - but neat, dark ink presentation inscrptn+date: 'For Roger Hoping he will soon be well from The Primary Department 3.4.51' to front free endpaper which has off-setting from front pastedown - rear free endpaper similarly off-set but to a much lesser degree and therefore brighter.Bright,crisp, lightly grubbed but generally clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by Dorothy Burroughes, illustrated paper-covered front board with black lettering,rear board with publisher's b/w advert for other children's books; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.All corners ubiquitously but minimally rubbed - as usual/ normal.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim,landscape12mo HB,1st edn,5 -44pp [paginated] includes 5(V) chapters,b/w illustrations within text body and 4 full-page b/w and 5 full-page colour illustrations - all by Dorothy Burroughes; plus [unpaginated] half-title page with full-page,full colour illustrated frntis to reverse,a b/w story characters' illustrated title page with dedication to it's reverse. See also my book ID's rja833019 and rja833119 respectively for other titles illustrated by this artist. A highly collected and sought after children's book author/illustrator,and an unusual item in Burroughes' bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to the canon.As such,fairly uncommon. Dorothy Mary L. Burroughes (b.1883,d. 1963) Worked as Dorothy Burroughes,nickname Budge, which she used in her book dedications.Born in Westminster,London.Her father,James Burroughes, was the proprietor of Burroughes & Watts, Britain’s leading manufacturer of billiard tables and snooker accessories.She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art,at Heatherley's School of Fine Art [The school was named after Thomas Heatherley who took over as the school's principal from James Mathews Leigh (when it was named "Leigh's").Founded in 1845,the school is affectionately known as Heatherley's.It is one of the oldest independent art schools in London and is among the few art colleges in Britain today,that focuses on portraiture,figurative painting and sculpture.] and in Germany too. Worked as a commercial artist,a painter and poster and lino-cut artist as well as a highly regarded author/illustrator of 20+ children's books,some of which she either authored and illustrated herself or illustrated for other authors. As a commercial artist,she had a commission from London Underground for a poster that promoted trips to the Zoo at Regents Park.That design design featured a group of Langur monkeys,drawn in a Japanese-woodcut inspired style which was to become synonymous with Burroughes’ later animal studies.A second commission followed in 1922,also for the Zoo. That design,known as ‘the monkey poster’,was even more popular than her first,and it became London Underground’s most requested poster. A solo exhibition,her first,in South Kensington in 1923 also met with acclaim and praise. Examples of her paintings from that exhibition began to appear in contemporary magazines such as 'The Sketch and the 'Illustrated London News'. Despite her success and her acclaim for the animal life drawings,she felt it was heartbreaking and too painful.Nevertheless,her skill at capturing the character and dignity of animal subjects was widely admired and in 1925 she was made a Fellow of the Zoological Society in recognition of her talent.Elected RBA (1925). Her first book was 'Amazing Adventures of Little Brown Bear (1930). Please contact seller,because of the lighter 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,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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim,landscape,12mo HB,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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