Customer Reviews

Delightfully Eccentric Robinson for the Masses (and about time!) - By: Phiz, 29 Nov 2007
This is a delightfully illustrated book that was printed to coincide with the Heath Robinson Exhibition that took place at The Cartoon Museumin Londonin 2007. (FINISHED IN OCTOBER)

It is NOT the official publication for that exhibition & the content differsin that there are fewer earlier works represented here, & not so many wartime sketches which are very funny indeed & worth tracking down, what with 'The Enemy' always being portrayedin traditional Prussian garb, pot-bellied & complete with comical spikey-helmet!

However this book, as the title suggests is probably the best (and only) readily available book on the subject of Heath Robinson contraptions & will delight & amuse all ages. it is a Hardback at about A4 size & has an attractive Dust-Jacket (seenin the Amazon Illustration). There is a small introduction with some biographical detail, & then from page 9 to 191 a continuous sequence of excellent illustrations at nearly full-page with somein full-colour, limited colour, or black & white (as most of them would have originally been seen. It is printed on good quality paper. If you don't find these pictures funny, you may need to see a doctor as they are all excellent, obsurd, hilarious (delete as applicable)

The only thing missing is perhaps a bit more information on the illustrations, & some more wartime cartoons, but this is a very minor quibble as the official exhibition catelogue more than fills these gaps.

Highly recommended.