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The Snowman
by Briggs, Raymond
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€29.42€23.54
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About This Item
Hardback. Ladybird. UK. 1988. This book is a small, thin hardback in pictorial boards in the usual Ladybird format. First edition in this format. Raymond Briggs. 'The Snowman'. This book is produced here by Ladybird Books Ltd. It is illustrated with stills from the 1982 film 'The Snowman'. Bright, clean, glossy covers with very good edges and tips and clean and unmarked contents. The books looks unread. Would make a very good addition to a first edition collection of the author's timeless classic 'The Snowman'. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.
Synopsis
Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934. At the age of 15, he went to Wimbeldon Art School to learn how to draw, as he wanted to become a cartoonist. But there he was told that cartooning was not a profession for gentlemen and that he ought to be a painter. Raymond then went on to the Slade School in London to study painting as a full-time student. During his spare time, he began work on a portfolio of illustrations of all kinds, including jackets and a wide selection of drawings to take to publishers. After illustrating for advertising, newspapers and books, Raymond discovered that book illustration inspired him the most, since it offered far greater variety and freedom than anything else. Raymond has always found it unfavorable to sustain a consistent illustration style for a long period of time. He is always seeking to try something else new and different with his work. Some of Raymond's best known works are The Snowman , The Man , and The Bear . The setting for The Snowman is based on Raymond's own house and garden, which is in Sussex, England at the foot of South Downs, a few miles from Brighton.
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Details
- Bookseller
- N K Burchill Rana Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100003140
- Title
- The Snowman
- Author
- Briggs, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction; fantasy; snowman; winter; christmas;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
N K Burchill Rana Books
Biblio member since 2019
BATH, Somerset
About N K Burchill Rana Books
Small online store. These are books I have collected over many, many years and now want you to enjoy having. Please always get in touch with me via Biblio if you have any questions about any of my books.
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