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Heath Robinson's Second World War: The Satirical Cartoons
W. Heath Robinson
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Description for Heath Robinson's Second World War: The Satirical Cartoons
Hardcover. A piano attachment for camp concerts is just one of the absurd inventions to be found in this book of cartoons designed to keep spirits up during the Second World War. These intricate comic drawings poke gentle fun at both the instruments of war and the indignity of the air-raid shelter in Heath Robinson's inimitable style. Num Pages: 160 pages, 104 duotone halftones, 46 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 194. .
Soldiers disguised as a herd of cows, cork bath mats for troops crossing streams and a tank with a piano attachment for camp concerts are just some of the absurd inventions to be found in this book of cartoons designed to keep spirits up during the Second World War. These intricate comic drawings poke gentle fun at both the instruments of war and the indignity of the air-raid shelter in Heath Robinson’s inimitable style.
Soldiers disguised as a herd of cows, cork bath mats for troops crossing streams and a tank with a piano attachment for camp concerts are just some of the absurd inventions to be found in this book of cartoons designed to keep spirits up during the Second World War. These intricate comic drawings poke gentle fun at both the instruments of war and the indignity of the air-raid shelter in Heath Robinson’s inimitable style.
Product Details
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851244430
SKU
V9781851244430
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Ref
99-50
About W. Heath Robinson
William Heath Robinson (31 May 1872 – 13 September 1944) was an English cartoonist and illustrator best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines for achieving simple objectives.
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