refugees 1960 report words drawings de webb kaye searle ronald (6 résultats)

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Kaye Webb and Ronald Searle (illustrateur). 1st Edition. 48pp. many illustrations. Illustrated stiff card cover.

Hardback. Printed pages: 48. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Light rubbing to spine. Small stain to front cover. Very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £12.00; USA £15.00; Oceania £16.00; Rest of World £16.00. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 7.25 x 8.75 inches (18 x 22 cm).

Soft cover. Etat : New. Ronald Searle (illustrateur). 1st Edition. This new, unread copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. This copy still has the publisher's promotional wrap around band. 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. 1959 was the inauguration of the World Refugee Year in Britain where the United Kingdom Committee announced a target of two million pounds. Despite the money raised there were still hundreds of thousands of refugees. Many had been in camps for over 15 years. This work was issued in hope to draw attention to their situation and to gain help. Kaye Webb was a British editor and publisher. She edited Puffin Books for eight years and founded the 'Puffin Club'. The illustrator, Ronald Searle, was Webb's husband. Ronald Searle was a British artist and satirical cartoon artist. He created the famous St Trinian's School and collaborated with Geoffrey Willans on the Molesworth series. Searle received many critical recognition for his work especially in America. He won the National Cartoonists Society's Advertising and Illustration Award in 1959 and 1965, The Reuben Award in 1960 and many more. Ref SS 3.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. 180mm x 110mm (7" x 4"). 47pp.

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48pp small 4to, card covers, Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1960.