BAKER, Michael (edited by) PICTURES IN THE POST. The illustrated letters of Sir Henry Thornhill to his grandchildren , London: Bantam Press, 1987.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 059301250X Book in fine condition. Dustjacket very good condition, just very slightly rubbed at top spine edge and top outer corner edges. 159pp. With numerous delightful colour drawings by Sir Henry Thornhill and over 30 black-and-white photographs. From d/j flap - " In 1914 Sir Henry Thornhill, a distinguished soldier-administrator of the British Raj, started sending illustrated cards to his two-year-old grandson, Teddy. The pictures featured the adventures of a number of animals, principally Mr. Hare and an elephant called Hathi. Sir Henry continued to write once a week over many years to Teddy and his three younger sisters. As each child reached the age of five, the picture cards became letters colourfully embellished with drawings of birds and animals, insects and fishes, as well as all manner of new inventions from the great era of pioneering technology that followed World War One. In all there were some 800 items of correspondence, the best of which appear in this book." (7¾"h x 10½"w) (20cms x 26.5cms) approx. (Book ref. 7078)  £11.00

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