Footrot Flats Sports Collection

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Description

Footrot Flats is back! This 160-page treasury is all about sports but includes far more than the classic rugby and cricket cartoons - The Dog takes to the netball court, Wal tries his hand at waterskiing, and much more. Selected by author and illustrator Murray Ball, these cartoons are sure to delight old fans and new alike. Includes 32 colour cartoon pages.

Author description

Murray Ball was born in the Manawatu. He spent the early part of his life in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. After being employed as a staff cartoonist on newspapers in New Zealand he worked as a freelance cartoonist in the United Kingdom. He returned to New Zealand in 1974 and created his best-known cartoon strip, Footrot Flats. He and his wife Pam, live on a farm on the outskirts of Gisborne in Poverty Bay.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781869710408
• Publisher : Hachette New Zealand Ltd
• Imprint : Hodder Moa
• Publication date : August 2005
• Dimensions : 297mm X 230mm
• Produced in : New Zealand
• Availability date : October 2010
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : Over 300 B/W cartoon strips and 32 colour
• Pages : 152
• Dewey classification : 741.5973
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Murray Ball