Booze - Determined Productions (1967)
Year: 1967
Format: Book
Illustrator: John Astrop and Eric Hill (1927-2014)
Client: Determined Productions
Details: ‘Booze’ is a 1967 cocktail book written June Dutton and Edith Vanocur. They describe themselves in the introduction as "a couple of attractive housewives with an uncommon background in booze." Both had husbands involved in politics in Washington D.C. politics - they give this as the reason for compiling a list of concise interesting workable drinks. The book was published by Determined Productions in San Francisco.
The illustrations were created by John Astrop and Eric Hill, who also designed under the name Astrop/Hill Associates during the 1960s and early 1970s.
John Astrop is an artist, author, illustrator and musician. Astrop has written and illustrated over two hundred children's books during the last 30 years, mostly in the area of early learning.
Astrop has also worked professionally in astrology for many years, writing and lecturing at major annual conferences both in the UK and Europe.
Eric Hill (1927-2014) was an English author and illustrator of children's picture books. He was best known for his ‘Spot’ books.
Hill was born in Holloway, London, but was evacuated to the countryside during World War II. He left school at 14 and first worked as an errand boy in an illustration studio where he was encouraged to draw cartoons and comic strips in his spare time. Following National Service, he produced sketches for magazines, and later worked as a freelance designer and illustrator in advertising.
Hill’s first ‘Spot’ book ‘Where's Spot?’ was published in 1980 and quickly became popular. He went on to produce a series of books and expanded the range of characters. His books are estimated to have sold more than 60 million copies.
He moved with his family to Tucson, Arizona in 1983 and then to a ranch in California. He was appointed an OBE in 2008 for his contributions to child literacy.