David Mckee Signed (1 results)
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Published by UK 2003
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
- Manuscript
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United KingdomLasting Words Ltd
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US$ 207.27
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Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. Two Original Handwritten and Signed Letters by 20th C British Children's writer David McKee with 2 other autographs. Famous for the Mr Ben books. Dated 2003 & 2004 . First letter addressed Anderson Press 20 Vauxhall Road London to a Rob Booth thanking him for the Mr Benn sticker/pin that he… will wear with pride and he has exchanged some drawings in return, the second to a Mr Bryant answering some questions he had about the origins of Mr Benn and was Mr Benn his first book. David John McKee (2 January 1935 - 6 April 2022), was a British writer and illustrator, chiefly of children's books and animations. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was UK nominee for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006. Mr Benn is a character, created by David McKee, who originally appeared in several children's books. The first, Mr Benn Red Knight, was published in 1967, followed by three more; these became the basis for an animated television series of the same name originally transmitted by the BBC from 1971 to 1972. David McKee got the inspiration for Mr Benn from Festing Road in Putney where he used to live. McKee had the house "next door" at 54 Festing Road. Size A4 & 150mm x 103mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Ref19257. Signed by Author(s).
