The Bookplate Designs Of Rex Whistler

Published by Private Libraries Association for The Bookplate Society, 1973

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LEE, Brian North w/ 41 plates Private Libraries Association for the Bookplate Society 1973 Limited edition of 650 copies w/ printed frontispiece 10" x 6 1/2" A comprehensive catalogue of Whistler's ex libris book plates. Each printed plate is catalogued and illustrated, as well as several preparatory sketches and unrealised designs. An introductory essay and individual notes are included. Whistler designed bookplates for many well known figures and patrons, including Duff and Diana Cooper, George Sitwell, and Loelia, Duchess of Westminster. They are now highly collectable and this book is essential reference. Brian North Lee. Private Libraries Association for the Bookplate Society. Middlesex. 1973. One of 650 copies with printed frontispiece. Hardback, octavo; blue cloth-bound boards with decorative title to spine, transparent protective jacket 42 pages. Frontispiece, decorative title-page and 41 hors texte plates. English. 255 x 160mm. 0.65kg.

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Title
The Bookplate Designs Of Rex Whistler
Author
LEE, Brian North
Publisher
Private Libraries Association for The Bookplate Society
Publication year
1973
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Very Good
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