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In Search of the Better 'ole: a Biography of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather

Door Tonie Holt e.a.

Categorie
WO II
Boeknummer
#322444-XB4
Titel
In Search of the Better 'ole: a Biography of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather
Auteur
Holt, Tonie & Valmai Holt
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Barnsley : Leo Cooper
Jaar van uitgave
2001
ISBN10
0850527643
ISBN13
9780850527643
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting

Bruce Bairnsfather created one of the best-known cartoon characters of the First World War - 'Old Bill' and he drew what many consider to be the most enduring cartoon of all time - the 'Better Ole'. Reprinted due to popular demand this biography was the first to be published about the man and his work. During the First World War the contribution of Bairnsfather's work to the morale of the Nation, through laughter, is without question. Indeed these were those who thought he was the 'man who won the war'. The authors trace his life in fascinating detail. This delightful book reveals details of the man who was a compelling paradox - a desperately shy person who adored the limelight, a loyal loveable personality, ridden with suspicion, an upper class product who was more comfortable in the c... (Lees verder)ompany of the working class man. Bairnsfather's work appears on plates, cups, jugs, mugs and pots, carmascots, ashtrays and the like - all collector's pieces. His characters appear on postcards, playing cards, cigarette card, jig-saw puzzles and during the Second World War on the noses of the daylight bombers of the American Eighth Airforce. The story is lavishly illustrated with over 150 photographs and drawings, and includes a useful section setting out the range and values of Bairnsfather memorabilia and collectables.
Pagina's
288
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 12,50

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