Title - (Country Walks Book 1 - Epping Forest - Foxes).
Location - London and Essex, England.
Artist - Peter Roberson (1907-1989).
Description - A wonderful depiction of a family of playful young foxes being quietened by an adult while humans walk past, carrying a copy of "Country Walks Book 1". The poster was a combined advert for the new guidebook and for travel by Underground and Bus to Epping Forest.
Year Published - 1971
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage London Transport Poster
Print Code - 171/1036M/7000 - (printed in Jan 1971, to a run of 7000)
Printed by Johnson Riddle & Co Ltd
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Repairs to small holes near top, small scuff across middle, shiny paper. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Peter Roberson was born in Oxford in 1907, went to Oxford Art School, and to the Clarendon Press in 1924 where he drew maps and designed book jackets. He moved to London to work in advertising as a visualizer, illustrator, poster designer and copywriter. He designed 29 posters for London Transport between 1948 and 1978.
