A Collection of First Edition Illustrated Children's Books from Raymond Briggs

Four very smart first edition children's stories from renowned English writer and illustrator Raymond Briggs. Four volumes. First editions. Illustrated throughout. Written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs, an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author who has achieved critical and popular success. He is best known in Britain for his 1978 story The Snowman. This set contains: Fungus the Bogeyman, 1977. A day in the life of Fungus the Bogeyman, a working class bogeyman with the mundane job of scaring human beings. As the day progresses he undergoes a mild existential crisis pondering the seemingly pointless job he does each day. Gentleman Jim, 1980. The story of Jim Bloggs, an imaginative toilet cleaner who, dissatisfied with his station in life, devotes his time to envisioning a world beyond it. When the Wind Blows, 1982. Again following the story of the Bloggs, in this story the couple hears a message on the radio about an "outbreak of hostilities" in three days time. Jim immediately starts construction of a fallout shelter in accordance with a government-issued Protect and Survive brochure. Ug: Boy Genius of the Stone Age, 2001. A day spent following the adventures of a boy named Ug living in the Stone Age who is thought by those around him to "think too much". In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Ug is also bound with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The wrapper is very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine.…