Osbert Lancaster — Progress at Pelvis Bay

London, John Murray, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A humorous illustrated satire by Osbert Lancaster, critiquing seaside town planning with Osbert's sharp wit and architectural insight. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.A collection of satirical drawings and accompanying commentary originally serialized in The Architectural Review, humorously critiquing overzealous property development in a fictional coastal town. Illustrated throughout by the author, this book features line drawings of Victorian terraces, looming hotels, and trite seaside facades.Sir Osbert Lancaster (1908–1986) was a celebrated English cartoonist, architectural historian, stage designer, and author, best known for coining the term "Pont Street Dutch" and contributing iconic pocket cartoons to the British press. In the publisher' original cloth binding. Slight rubbing, bumping and fading to extremities. Slight scattered spotting to illustrated endpapers. Dust wrapper, generally smart. The odd chip and closed tear to extremities, particularly to the head and tail of spine. Slight scattered spotting to wraps. One or two minor spots of damp staining and handling marks. Wraps slightly age toned. internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned, with one or two spots to fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: Osbert Lancaster. Very Good/Good.