THELWELL, Norman WRESTLING WITH A PENCIL. The Life of a Freelance Artist , London: Metheun, 1986.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 041359307 Book in very good condition, slight dent at top back edge, and spine ends are bumped. Dustjacket in very good condition, slightly rubbed at spine ends and along back top edge. Price clipped. 192pp. A wide range of colour and black-and-white illustrations. In addition to the cartoons for which Thelwell is famous. There are selections from his work as a serious landscape painter and samples from a lifetime of sketchbooks. Thelwell has written an account of his life from early childhood . For the first time he opens up his experiences as an artist and humorist. He discusses his work for Punch magazine, the development of his skills in the war in Britain and India, his training at art school, his career as an art teacher, a newspaper cartoonist and his subsequent life as a freelance artist. A mixture of personal and professional reminiscences. (10"h x 7¾"w) (25cms x 19.5cms) approx. (Book ref. 7438)  £20.00

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