1992, ISBN: 0224031619

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[EAN: 9780224031615], Neubuch, [PU: Jonathan Cape Ltd, London], JOHN BURNINGHAM ILLUSTRATES IDIOSYNCRATIC VIEW OF ENGLAND SOCIAL QUIRKS POMPOSITY TRADITIONS, Jacket, This copy is in new, … Plus…

[EAN: 9780224031615], Neubuch, [PU: Jonathan Cape Ltd, London], JOHN BURNINGHAM ILLUSTRATES IDIOSYNCRATIC VIEW OF ENGLAND SOCIAL QUIRKS POMPOSITY TRADITIONS, Jacket, This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square and appears unread. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. John Burningham studied illustration and graphic design at the Central School of Art, graduating with distinction in 1959. Many illustration commissions followed including iconic posters for London Transport, before the publication of Borka: the Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers, John’s first book for children (Cape, 1963) which won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration and heralded the beginning of an extraordinary career. John Burningham has since written and illustrated over thirty picture books, that have been translated and distributed all over the world. These feature his classic and much loved children’s books including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, by Ian Fleming (Jonathan Cape, 1964); Mr Gumpy’s Outing (Jonathan Cape, 1970) also awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal; Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (Jonathan Cape, 1972); The Shopping Basket (Random House, 1980); The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (Penguin/Puffin, 1983); Granpa (Jonathan Cape, 1984) later made into an animated film and Oi! Get off our Train (Jonathan Cape, 1989) and various books for adults England (Jonathan Cape, 1992); France (Jonathan Cape, 1998); The Time of Your Life (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2002) and When We Were Young (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004). Offers an idiosyncratic view of England, taking the reader through the traditional year - isolating the quirks and exploring the obsessions of English life: the love of pomp and ceremony, preoccupation with the weather, royalty , Books<