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Nick Bantock

Author of Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence

Includes the names: N. Bantock, Nick Bantok, Nck Bantock, Nick Bantock, Illustrated by The Author Nick Bantock
Also includes: Nick Fox (2)

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Nick Bantock was born in Stourbridge, England on the 14th of July 1949. He went to school in the suburbs of North East London, and from there moved on to an art college in the market town of Maidstone, Kent. At the age of 23, he quit his job in a gambling house and began working as a freelance illustrator. In 16 years he produced approximately 300 book covers, including novels by Philip Roth and John Updike. During the winter of 1988 he moved to Vancouver Canada, and two years later started work on his own books. He is most well known for his Griffin and Sabine Trilogy, an artful representation of a long distance romance. His other works include The Artful Dodger: Images and Reflections (2000) - a visual autobiography, and retrospective, Urgent 2nd Class: Creating Curious Collage, Dubious Documents, and Other Art from Ephemera (2004) and Windflower (2006) - with Edoardo Ponti. (Bowker Author Biography) Nick Bantock is the author of numerous illustrated novels, most recently "The Artful Dodger" and the tenth anniversary, limited edition of "Griffin & Sabine". Born in England, he now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Publisher Provided) — biography from Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence… (more)

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Griffin & Sabine

Griffin & Sabine Series

Morning Star Trilogy

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Works by Nick Bantock

Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence (Author) 2,868 copies, 66 reviews

Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin &… 2,404 copies, 29 reviews

The Golden Mean: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin &… (Author) 2,264 copies, 33 reviews

The Gryphon : In which the extraordinary correspondence of Griffin &… (Author) 1,122 copies, 12 reviews

The Venetian's Wife: A Strangely Sensual Tale of a Renaissance Explorer, a… 1,010 copies, 19 reviews

Alexandria : In which the extraordinary correspondence of Griffin & Sabine… 870 copies, 11 reviews

The Morning Star : In which the extraordinary correspondence of Griffin &… 778 copies, 7 reviews

The Forgetting Room 709 copies, 11 reviews

Museum at Purgatory 668 copies, 14 reviews

The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy Boxed Set: Griffin & Sabine/Sabine's… (Author) 658 copies, 11 reviews

Urgent 2nd Class: Creating Curious Collage, Dubious Documents, and Other… 399 copies, 6 reviews

Egyptian Jukebox 398 copies, 5 reviews

The Artful Dodger: Images and Reflections 328 copies, 8 reviews

Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence, Tenth Anniversary… (Author) 269 copies, 7 reviews

The Pharos Gate: Griffin & Sabine's Lost Correspondence (Author) 188 copies, 22 reviews

Windflower 184 copies, 7 reviews

Kubla Khan: A Pop-Up Version of Coleridge's Classic (Illustrator) 177 copies, 1 review

Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence, 25th Anniversary… 142 copies, 14 reviews

The Trickster's Hat: A Mischievous Apprenticeship in Creativity 127 copies, 8 reviews

Capolan: Travels of a Vagabond Country Artbox 120 copies

Averse to Beasts (book & cassette edition) 106 copies

Jabberwocky: A Pop-Up Rhyme from Through the Looking Glass 98 copies

Dubious Documents: A Puzzle 70 copies, 12 reviews

The Morning Star Trilogy (Author) 66 copies, 2 reviews

Solomon Grundy: A Pop-Up Rhyme 53 copies

The Walrus and the Carpenter: Another Pop-Up Rhyme from Through the… 48 copies

There Was an Old Lady: A Pop-Up Rhyme Retold and Illustrated by Nick… 45 copies

WINGS (A Pop-Up Book) 37 copies

Robin Hood: A Pop-Up Rhyme (Viking Kestrel Picture Books) 30 copies, 2 reviews

Ceremony of Innocence: The Mysterious Correspondence of Griffin and Sabine 22 copies, 1 review

Runners, Sliders, Bouncers, and Climbers: A Pop-Up Look at Animals in… 21 copies

Griffin & Sabine: The Complete Postcards 18 copies, 1 review

The Missing Nose Flute & Other Mysteries of Life Postcard Book 17 copies

Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Address Book 17 copies

Griffin & Sabine Deluxe 6-Volume Set (Author) 16 copies, 1 review

My Foolish Heart: A Pop-Up Book of Love 15 copies, 1 review

Griffin & Sabine Writing Box 12 copies

The Archeo: Personal Archetype Cards 10 copies

The Gryphon Address Book: The Art of Nick Bantock 6 copies

The Gryphon: The Art of Nick Bantock, an Extraordinary Stationery… 5 copies

The Gryphon Notecards 4 copies

Griffin & Sabine Notecards 4 copies

The Artful Dodger Diary: 2001 3 copies

Jabberwocky/walrus & The Carpenter Boxed Set 2 copies

Art of Nick Bantock: Capolan Wall Calendar 1998 2 copies

Capolan Blank Journal 2 copies

Robin Hood/Solomon Grundy/There Was an Old Lady boxed set 1 copy

Notecards: The Venetian's Wife 1 copy

Somerset Studio Magazine Fruits of the Harvest (Sept Oct 2004) (8) 1 copy

Griffin & Sabine (Hebrew Edition) 1 copy

Griffin and Sabine 6 Book Set 1 copy

Griffin and Sabine, 25Th Anniversary Limited Edition 1 copy

The Corset & the Jellyfish: A Conundrum of Drabbles 1 copy

The Trickster's Hat 6-Copy Solid Counter Unit 1 copy

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Also by Nick Bantock

The Canterbury Tales (Illustrator, some editions) 21,264 copies, 164 reviews

The Third Policeman (Cover artist, some editions) 4,135 copies, 121 reviews

The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling (Illustrator, some editions) 507 copies, 10 reviews

Sour Sweet (Cover artist, some editions) 385 copies, 8 reviews

Paris Out of Hand: A Wayward Guide 378 copies, 2 reviews

Dark Crusade (Cover artist, some editions) 254 copies, 7 reviews

Death Angel's Shadow (Cover artist, some editions) 218 copies, 5 reviews

The Glamour (Cover artist, some editions) 211 copies, 5 reviews

Son of It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (Cover illustration) 160 copies, 3 reviews

A Nest of Nightmares (Cover artist, some editions) 113 copies, 2 reviews

Aliens in Space : An Illustrated Guide to the Inhabited Galaxy (Illustrator, some editions) 98 copies, 1 review

Starliners (Illustrator, some editions) 59 copies

The Fantastic Planet : A World of Magic and Mystery (Illustrator, some editions) 45 copies

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, UK

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Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada

London, England, UK

Maidstone, Kent, England

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada

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Kent Institute of Art and Design (BA ∙ fine art)

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Bill Duthie Bookseller's Choice Award (1993)

Short biography

Nick Bantock was born in England. He went to school in the soulless suburbs of North East London, and from there he moved on to art college in the market town of Maidstone, Kent. At the age of 23, he gave up his job in a betting shop and began working as a freelance illustrator. Over the next 16 years, he produced covers for approximately 300 books, including novels by Philip Roth and John Updike. During the winter of 1988, he moved to Vancouver with his wife and young son. Two years later, he decided to try his hand at creating pop-up books, and the legend "Griffin and Sabine" was born.

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