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Osbert Lancaster (1908–1986)

Author of A Cartoon History of Architecture

53+ Works 826 Members 17 Reviews

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Includes the names: Lancaster Osbert, Sir Osbert Lancaster, Sir Osbert Lancaster, Anne With Illustrations By Lancaster James, Osbert Scott -

Works by Osbert Lancaster

A Cartoon History of Architecture (1975) 68 copies, 1 review
Sailing to Byzantium: An Architectural Companion (1969) 44 copies
Here, of all places (1958) 43 copies
Classical Landscape with Figures (1947) 41 copies
Pillar to Post (1938) 41 copies, 2 reviews
Drayneflete Revealed (1949) 38 copies, 1 review
With an Eye to the Future (1967) 37 copies
Littlehampton Saga (1984) 37 copies, 1 review
Cartoons and Coronets: The Genius of Osbert Lancaster (2008) 35 copies, 1 review
Homes Sweet Homes (1939) 33 copies
The Penguin Osbert Lancaster (1964) 32 copies
All done from memory (1963) 26 copies, 1 review
The Littlehampton Bequest (1973) 24 copies
Progress at Pelvis Bay (1936) 22 copies, 1 review
Facades and Faces (1950) 21 copies
Saracen's Head or the Reluctant Crusader (1948) 21 copies, 1 review
The Essential Osbert Lancaster (1988) 17 copies
Osbert Lancaster Cartoons (1945) 17 copies, 1 review
There'll Always be a Drayneflete (1950) 13 copies
Scene changes (1978) 13 copies, 1 review
Ominous Cracks (1979) 13 copies
Signs of the Times: 1939-1961 (1961) 13 copies, 1 review
Mixed Notices (1963) 11 copies
The Life and Times of Maudie Littlehampton (1982) 11 copies, 2 reviews
More Pocket Cartoons (1943) 10 copies
Fasten Your Safety Belts (1966) 10 copies
Recorded live : new pocket cartoons (1970) 10 copies
The year of the comet: New pocket cartoons (1957) 9 copies
Theatre in the Flat (1972) 8 copies
Etudes (1958) 8 copies, 1 review
Temporary Diversions (1968) 8 copies
New Pocket Cartoons (1941) 8 copies
Further Pocket Cartoons (1942) 7 copies
Studies from the Life (1954) 7 copies
Osbert Lancaster's Cartoons, Columns and Curlicues: Includes Pillar to Post, Homes Sweet Homes and Drayneflete Revealed (2015) 6 copies
A Few Quick Tricks (1965) 6 copies, 1 review
Lady Littlehampton and friends (1952) 6 copies
The social contact : new pocket cartoons (1977) 6 copies
Private Views: Pocket Cartoons (1956) 6 copies
More and more productions (1948) 5 copies
A Pocketful of Cartoons (1949) 4 copies
The Alarms and Excursions of Lady Littlehampton (2013) 4 copies
Meaningful Confrontations (1971) 4 copies
Graffiti (1964) 4 copies
Tableaux vivants: New pocket cartoons (1955) 4 copies
Liquid Assets (1975) 3 copies
Assorted Sizes (1944) 2 copies
Moffen-spiegel : het Derde Rijk in plaatjes te kijk 2 copies
The story of tea 2 copies, 1 review
Pocket Cartoons (1940) 2 copies
Our sovereigns from Alfred to Edward VIII, 871-1936 2 copies
Façades and faces 1 copy
Pillar To Post Or The Pocket-Lamp Of Architecture 1 copy
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The Colossus of Maroussi (1941) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,396 copies, 25 reviews
A Question of Upbringing (1951) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,119 copies, 31 reviews
Parkinson's Law and Other Studies in Administration (1957) — Illustrator, some editions — 891 copies, 10 reviews
Don't Tell Alfred (1960) — Cover artist, some editions — 828 copies, 16 reviews
A Buyer's Market (1952) — Cover artist, some editions — 650 copies, 22 reviews
The Acceptance World (1955) — Cover artist, some editions — 599 copies, 26 reviews
At Lady Molly's (1957) — Cover artist, some editions — 577 copies, 17 reviews
Casanova's Chinese Restaurant (1960) — Cover artist, some editions — 526 copies, 20 reviews
The Kindly Ones (1962) — Cover artist, some editions — 513 copies, 14 reviews
Noblesse Oblige: An Enquiry into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy (1956) — Illustrator — 455 copies, 5 reviews
The Valley of Bones (1964) — Cover artist, some editions — 447 copies, 20 reviews
Afternoon Men (1931) — Cover designer — 235 copies, 7 reviews
Venusberg (1932) — Cover designer, some editions — 144 copies, 3 reviews
In-Laws and Out-Laws: Parkinson's Third Law (1959) — Illustrator, some editions — 108 copies, 2 reviews
Agents and Patients (1955) — Cover designer, some editions — 103 copies, 1 review
Here's England: A Highly Informal Guide (1955) — Illustrator — 89 copies, 3 reviews
The Humour of Dickens (1952) — Illustrator — 31 copies
Venusberg | Agents and Patients (1952) — Cover designer — 22 copies
London Night and Day (2014) — Illustrator — 19 copies
Say Please (1949) — Illustrator — 16 copies
Giles cartoons, sixth series, 1951-1952 (1952) — Foreword — 15 copies
An essay on Malta (1972) — Illustrator, some editions — 9 copies

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17 reviews
JacobKirckman114 reviews
The Littlehampton Saga by Osbert Lancaster
An utterly magnificent little volume. Lancaster showing his complete distaste for the 20th century bureaucracy running our councils. Welcome to the fictitious town of Drayneflete, and the family that has owned it for nigh on a thousand years, and the use, and misuse of power therein...
Nov 9, 2020
EricCostello1,114 reviews
Signs of the Times: 1939-1961 by Osbert Lancaster
My only complaint about this book is that it doesn't have nearly enough cartoons that its title warrants. This is a mere taste of the thousands of "pocket cartoons" Lancaster did for the Daily Express over the years, and even with the long passage of time, they're quite enjoyable.
Oct 26, 2021
JacobKirckman114 reviews
The Life and Times of Maudie Littlehampton by Osbert Lancaster
The finest cartoonist of the 20th century. NOBODY captured the century in the way that Lancaster did with his finest creation - Maudie Littlehampton. Probably more informative than any number of 'serious' histories.
Nov 9, 20201 other review
wrichard238 reviews
The Saracen's Head Or the Reluctant Crusader by Osbert Lancaster
Funny take on the crusades and the first in the Littlehampton series that culminates in Drayneflete Revealed.
Jan 19, 2007 (Edited)
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