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Advertising Poster Rothmans Pall Mall London Tobacco. Tobacciana advertising Poster Rothman of Pall Mall The Best-Known Tobacconist in the World. The poster was developed by the Everetts Advertising Agency and illustrated by Eric Fraser. Eric George Fraser (11 June 1902 - 15 November 1983) was a British illustrator and graphic artist. He was famous in the public mind for contributions to the Radio Times, and as the creator in 1931 of 'Mr Therm' in adverts for the Gas Light and Coke Company. Eric George Fraser was born on 11 June 1902 in Vincent Street, London. On 4 April 1945 he married Irene Grace Lovett, at St John's church, Smith Square. In 1935, he moved to Penn's Place, Hampton; where he lived until his death on 15 November 1983 working in his garden studio until a week before his death. Fraser illustrated scenes from mythology, such as Beowulf fighting the dragon. With pen and ink he illustrated legendary scenes and several works of Shakespeare. Many of the drawings for the jackets designed in the 1960s for the Everyman's Library series (published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd in Britain and E. P. Dutton in America) were executed by Fraser. He also illustrated J. R. R. Tolkien's books, such as the Folio Society edition of The Lord of the Rings in 1977. Rothmans International plc was a British tobacco manufacturer. Its brands included Rothmans, Players and Dunhill. Its international headquarters were in Hill Street, London and its international operations were run from Denham Place, Denham Village in Buckinghamshire. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was acquired by British American Tobacco in 1999. Very good condition, original folds, creases, small tears in top margin. County: UK, year of printing:1948, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 74.5x48.5.
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