The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall: Illustrator of Rupert Bear. Caroline G. Bott

Caroline G. Bott

ISBN 10: 1408814064 / ISBN 13: 9781408814062

Published by Bloomsbury UK, UK, 2011

About this Item

338 Pages, Illustrated, 90th anniversary edition, a small bump to the top corner of the boards.

Seller Inventory # 027035

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall: Illustrator of Rupert Bear. Caroline G. Bott
• Publisher: Bloomsbury UK, UK
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408814064
• ISBN 13: 9781408814062
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 25.4W x 20.3H x 4.7D centimeters 25.4 centimeters width by 20.3 centimeters height by 4.7 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1.102 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

Alfred Edmeades Bestall (1892–1986) is best known as the illustrator of Rupert Bear's adventures from 1935 to 1965. This biography, written by his god-daughter, who inherited his early work, diaries and journals, reveals the true breadth of Bestall's work and reproduces artworks for Tatler and other magazines, book illustrations and watercolours as well as Rupert pictures. The second half of the book comprises Bestall's sketchbooks and journals from Wales, Egypt, the Middle East and Europe. Foreword by Sir Paul McCartney. Off-mint.

About the Author

Caroline Bott is Fred Bestall's god-daughter. She has spent many years researching the life of Fred Bestall, and this is her first book for Bloomsbury. She lives with her husband in Milford, Surrey, where they have a permanent exhibition of Fred Bestall's artwork (by telephone appointment only).