GILES ANNUAL: 16th Series - SUNDAY EXPRESS & DAILY EXPRESS CARTOONS.[1961/62.]

UK,slim,landscape 12mo wraps,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. [Not dated but circa 1961-2.From issue No.7 the annuals were protected by lamination.] VG+.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip (4/6) to cover.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, wrap-around colour pictorial artwork cartoon by GILES, illustrated card covers; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Both front+rear lower corners each with a single, accidental corner crease.Front cover with 4 vertical creases across its body; 2 of entire height of cover,others of varying lengths and not the entirety of cover's height.Front vertical edge starting to curl - presence of crease.Some minimal laminate peeling with reciprocal loss at lower edge of front too.Would appear unread,as there's no gutter edge creasing to upper cover,nor reading creases to spine/backstrip either.All staples,upper+lower,front +rear, are slightly rusty.Top+fore-edges inevitably but very lightly aged - as usual/normal; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners. UK,slim landscape 12mo wraps,1st edn,128pp [unpaginated] includes title page,an introduction by Adam Faith with his b/w portrait photograph and his facsimile signature,profuse b/w topical cartoons. Cover scene: A wintry snow-covered park scene,with children building a snowman using Grandma as the model,who is sitting on a park bench nearby,babysitting the baby. Carl 'GILES' - known just by his surname worldwide,had been the regular cartoonist for the 'Daily Express' (a UK tabloid newspaper) in London,from about the middle of WW2.Since 1946 (the first annual comprising several years works up to issue No.6,this being the first to feature a single year)), collections of his much detailed and imaginative cartoons,in book form,have appeared both annually and regularly,with compilations even appearing after his death.The cartoons are based on a 'family unit' - from babies to Grandma and the many relatives in between.The humorous punchlines to the cartoons were usually topical and reflected British humour,but it's the plethora of visual jokes and puns within the cartoon, thereby ensuring an enduring appeal to collectors of his works. Within each annual there's an extra attraction of the celebrity introductions to each annual.A collection of witty and humorous,detailed and imaginative cartoons by one of Britain's best-known and loved cartoonists. Other earlier and later GILES annuals are available,please enquire.Giles died 07/08/1995. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
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