Giles Annual #1 (First Edition)

This is the very rare first edition of 'Giles Annual' #1 by Ronald "Carl" Giles, published in 1945, part of the Daily Express book series by Cartoon Books, featuring 154 captioned cartoons. This book is in very good condition. There is some expected wear and tear for an item of this vintage.

The first annual collection of Giles's Express cartoons, which firmly established Giles' reputation as one of the foremost chroniclers of English life. His work is characterized by a very British sense of the absurd, combined with a similarly characteristic use of understatement.

John Gordon, his editor at the Express who persuaded him to join the paper from a rival, contributes an introduction in which he goes further still; "... he is something more than just a cartoonist. Study his work closely and you find rather to your surprise that he is a great artist as well. A really great artist". Giles's cartoons from the last years of the War give a unique insight into the mood of the British people as final Victory approached.

Ronald "Carl" Giles OBE, often referred to simply as Giles, was a cartoonist who worked for the British newspaper the Daily Express. His cartoon style was a single topical highly detailed panel, usually with a great deal more going on than the single joke.

Author: Ronald 'Carl' Giles
Artist: Ronald 'Carl' Giles
Publisher: Lane Publications Ltd., 1945 First Edition (Out of Print)
Number of pages: 160
Format: Soft Cover; Black & White illustrations
Size: 10" x 8" (255mm x 200mm)
Condition: VF - Very Fine
Code: GILESANNUAL01