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GILES**, [CARL]: : GILES ANNUAL: 12th Series** - SUNDAY EXPRESS & DAILY EXPRESS CARTOONS. [1957/58.]

LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,c1957-8.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim,landscape 12mo wraps,no dw/dj,as issued, 1st edn.[Not dated but collection circa 1957-8. From issue/No.7 the annuals were protected by lamination.] VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (4/6) to cover.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, wrap-around colour pictorial artwork cartoon by GILES,illustrated card covers; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - laminate near intact apart from some miniscule chipping/peeling at foot of spine.Rear,lower corner with an accidental,diagonal corner crease - other corners unaffected - some superficial indentS.No reading creases to spine/backstrip, would appear to be unread.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners. All staples,top+bottom,front+rear are bright and rust-free.UK,slim landscape 12mo wraps,1st edn, 128pp [unpaginated] includes title page,a preface consisting of a selection of comments from a cross-section of distinguished GILES enthusiasts (from Uffa Fox,Ronald Searle, Stirling Moss,Eammon Andrews etc.),profuse b/w topical cartoons.Cover scene: GILES's family inside an aquarium,the adults viewing one of the fish-tanks,where several of the family's children are in it,in swimming trunks with flippers and snorkels,swimming amongst the fish. Rear cover sees the aquarium attendant having removed the children and hung them - Ernie, Stinker,the twins and baby - out on an improvised washing line outside and removed flippers,snorkels and spear-gun from them. 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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