Osbert Lancaster's Cartoons, Columns and Curlicues

Name: Osbert Lancaster's Cartoons, Columns and Curlicues
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781910258378
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Including Pillar to Post, Homes Sweet Homes and Drayneflete Revealed

By Osbert Lancaster

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Osbert Lancaster's Cartoons, Columns and Curlicues is a delightful collection that showcases Lancaster's sharp wit and keen eye for satire. This compilation highlights his contributions to the world of British art and journalism through a vibrant array of cartoons and writings. It captures the spirit of mid-20th century life and culture, offering both humour and insightful commentary.
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Osbert Lancaster's Cartoons, Columns and Curlicues

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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy a delightful mix of humour, art, and social commentary through the lens of one of Britain's most esteemed cartoonists. Renowned for his witty observations and distinctive drawing style, the author offers an engaging glimpse into mid-20th-century culture, blending light-hearted satire with insightful critique.

Illustrated throughout with the author's own black and white line drawings and diagrams

Description

This beautiful boxed-set contains three long out-of-print and influential books by the great British humourist, Sir Osbert Lancaster (1908-1986).

Pillar to Post, the story of architecture through the ages, was first published in 1938 and described by Gavin Stamp as "One of the most influential books on architecture ever published".

Homes Sweet Homes, a history of architectural interiors and a sequel to Pillar to Post, was first published in 1939.

Drayneflete Revealed, first published in 1948, traces the development of one particularly typical (invented) English town.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Osbert Lancaster's Cartoons, Columns and Curlicues is highly praised for its humorous and influential take on British architecture and interior design. Critics admire Lancaster's witty and sardonic approach to architectural history, describing the collection as delightfully crafted and beautifully republished. The essays are considered insightful yet entertaining, offering a welcome contrast to traditional architectural commentary with lessons that remain relevant today.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781910258378

Publisher: Gemini Books Group Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 October 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pimpernel Press Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 180.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 304

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Osbert Lancaster

About the Author

Sir Osbert Lancaster (1908-1986) was a painter, a writer, a cartoonist, a theatre designer, an authority on architecture and design, and above all a great British humorist. His pocket cartoons depicting the aristocratic Maudie Littlehampton, her family and friends, which appeared in the Daily Express for forty years, recorded in his inimitably English way the life, news and opinions of the period. His books on architecture and design were as witty as they were authoritative: in them he depicted buildings and interiors with an unerring instinct for the minutiae of stylistic change and recreated with irrepressible humour the way of life of the original inhabitants.