THE ESSENTIAL OSBERT LANCASTER

This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in yellow cloth covered boards with red titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is in fine 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. Sir Osbert Lancaster (1908-1986) was a great British humorist, an authority on architecture and design, a painter, writer, poet and theatre designer. His pocket cartoons appeared in the Daily Express for over 40 years. He wrote a string of books on architecture, design and English life, as well as travelogues on Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean. His theatre work included stage design and costumes for Covent Garden, Glyndebourne and Sadlers Wells. This anthology of his work draws on excerpts from many of his books as well as theatre designs, posters, paintings, book jackets and a selection of caricatures. Ref ZZ 7. …