Giles the Collection: 2016
Author(s): Carl Giles
Fans of Giles will be thrilled to receive the latest annual treat from the archives of the celebrated cartoonist, whose work won him huge popular admiration and accolades including being voted the best cartoonist of the 20th century. In this collection, Giles takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the beloved institutions that make Britain great. Taken from the Express and the --Sunday Express archives, 150 cartoons poke fun at the Monarchy, the BBC, the Pub, the Church, Football and Bobbies on the Beat. Brilliantly witty and full of irreverent fun, this compilation is the ideal addition to your Giles collection.
Product Information
Carl Giles was born in Islington, north London, on 29 September 1916. After leaving school at fourteen, he initially trained in animation before moving into cartoons, when working for Reynolds News. In 1943 Giles moved to the Sunday Express and Daily Express, eventually replacing Strube and becoming the Daily Express "War Correspondent Cartoonist" with the 2nd Army in 1945. Best known for his Express "family", his cartoons had enormous popular appeal and in 1959 he was awarded an OBE. Giles left the Daily Express in 1989 but continued working for the Sunday Express until 1991. He died in 1995.
General Fields
- :
- : Octopus Publishing Group
- : Hamlyn
- : September 2015
- : 210mm X 280mm
- : United Kingdom
- : October 2015
- : books
Special Fields
- : Carl Giles
- : Paperback
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 1
- : 741.56
- : 741.56
- : 160
- : 160
- : 150 black and white illustrations
- : 150 black and white illustrations