Lot 345: FIRMIN, PETER

EIGHT DRAWINGS FROM NOGGIN THE NOG, BASIL BRUSH OR IVOR THE ENGINE BOOKS, COMPRISING: i) "'It’s going to blow up!' shouted Noggin" [from [Noggin the Nog and] The Island, 1969]; ii) "Nogbad was very different" [from [Noggin the Nog and] The Flowers, 1971]; iii) "'Now we can go,' said Basil. 'Goodbye!'" [from Basil Brush at the Seaside, 1970]; iv) "Parcel of fish for Mrs Thomas" [from [Ivor the Engine:] The First Story, 1979]; v) "Mr Davies the President of the Choral Society" [from [Ivor the Engine:] The First Story, 1979]; vi) "In came a lot of cold air…" [from [Ivor the Engine:] Snowdrifts, 1979]; vii) "I've no idea what snowploughs look like" [from [Ivor the Engine:] Snowdrifts, 1979]; viii) "They had delivered Mr Hannibal his ploughshare" [from Ivor’s Birthday, 1979]; average 160 by 240mm., each ink and watercolour drawing except third piece which is ink drawing, signed, occasional light browning and spotting; together with four reprint titles (12)

Peter Firmin (b. 1928), the English artist and illustrator was a co-founder with Oliver Postgate of Smallfilms, and created Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, the Clangers, and Bagpuss. In 1963 he co-created, with Ivan Owen, Basil Brush.