sir laurence whistler (19 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: very good(-). Sir John Vanbrugh (illustrator). b/w frontispiece and other b/w illustrations. Tall 8vo, maroon cloth; lightly shelfworn and sunned, with some spotting on spine and covers. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1939. A very good(-) copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Slight wear to the front hinge, otherwise a nice copy in dustwrapper.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wrappers. Corner of upper cover slightly rubbed, pages yellowing at the gutter. (Quill) bookplate of Brian North Lee.

Lower cover faintly marked, but a nice copy in slipcase. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the author.

4to. Wrappers.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Nice copy in dustwrapper. Edition limited to 1200 numbered copies signed by the author; loosely inserted the publisher's prospectus, order acknowledgement note and erratum slip. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wrappers. Covers slightly darkened at spine, one corner slightly creased.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wrappers. Covers very slightly marked.

Dustwrapper slightly marked. First book-club edition (first edition 1964) with, mounted on the front free endpaper, the 1987 change-of-address card of Laurence and Carol Whistler (the author's third wife), inscribed by Laurence Whistler, "We do hope you will visit us. Love alwys L". Whistler married the actress Jill Furse in 1939; she died five years later, aged 29; in 1950 he married her younger sister Theresa. They divorced in 1985, and in 1987 he married Carol Dawson (marriage dissolved 1991).

Spine slightly darkened, one plate detached. Inscribed by the author to Lord and Lady David Cecil, "For David and Rachel with my love, May 1964 Laurie"; loosely inserted a printed invitation to Hugh and Mirabel [Cecil] to the memorial service for Sir Laurence Whistler, Salisbury Cathedral, 11 May 2001. Whistler married the actress Jill Furse in 1939; she died five years later, aged 29; in 1950 he married her younger sister Theresa.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Spine dull, title-page slightly torn at head (errata slip sometime paperclipped to page?: paperclip rust marks to prelims). Inscribed by the author to Lord David Cecil, "David from Laurie with love. July 1949"; pencil correction on p. 199. Inscribed by Author(s).

4to. Top edge gilt. Edges of covers slightly darkened, endpapers rather spotted, dustwrapper somewhat worn. Inscribed by the author to Lord and Lady David Cecil, "David and Rachel with so much love from Laurie". Includes two whisky glasses engraved for Graham Greene, a rummer given to Sir Geoffrey Faber by the directors of Faber and Faber, a Renishaw goblet for Sir Osbert Sitwell and numerous royal commissions featuring Balmoral, Sandringham, Windsor Castle &c.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wrappers. Spine slightly darkened. Signed by the author on half-title. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Elaborately decorated cloth, top edge gilt. A nice copy in slightly rubbed dustwrapper.

Corner of upper cover slightly bumped, trace of a pencil sketch (?) on fore-edge, dustwrapper (by Rex Whistler) slightly faded and frayed and with internal reinforcements. First US edition (book first published by Cobden-Sanderson, 1938) with the pencilled ownership signature ("Cecil") of Rex Whistler's biographer Mirabel Cecil.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A biographical work on Sir John Vanbrugh, a seventeenth century architect and dramatist. This is a first edition. Illustrated throughout, with fifteen plates of buildings designed by Vanbrugh as well as plans. Collated, complete. Written by Laurence Whistler, a British poet and artist. John Vanbrugh is best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. In his work as a dramatist he wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies titled The Relapse and The Provoked Wife. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine and front board. Minor bumping and rubbing to the head and tail of spine. Minor rubbing to extremities. The odd spot to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot throughout. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). First edition. A biographical work on this seventeenth century architect and dramatist. First edition. Illustrated throughout, with fifteen plates of buildings designed by Sir John Vanbrugh. Collated, complete. With the signature of one John Pym to the recto of front endpaper, dated 1938. Written by Laurence Whistler, a British poet and artist. John Vanbrugh is best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. In his work as a dramatist he wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies titled The Relapse and The Provoked Wife. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine and front board. Externally, very smart with rubbing and bumping to the spine, isolated to the head and tail. Minor rubbing to extremities. Minor fading and handling marks to top edge of both boards. Small patches of light rubbing to joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Spots to foredge and the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). First edition. A biography on English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh. First edition. Illustrated throughout, with fifteen plates of buildings designed by Vanbrugh. Collated, complete. Written by Laurence Whistler, a British poet and artist. John Vanbrugh is best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. In his work as a dramatist he wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies titled The Relapse and The Provoked Wife. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine and front board. Externally, generally smart with small patches of rubbing to the spine and joints, particularly to the head and tail. Rubbing to front joint is slightly heavier than rubbing to rear joint. A few spots to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges with scattered spots to endpapers and the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed. book.

Dimensions six inches by eight. Four of the photographs very good, the other good, but with staining in one corner (capable of professional cleaning). Good, clear, professional images against a black background. The goblet was commissioned by Bonham Carter from Whistler as a wedding present to the present queen of England on her marriage to the Duke of Edinburgh. The body is etched with intricate images and the words 'Elizabeth | so be it ever, joy and peace. | And mutual love give you increase, | That your posterity may grow | In fame, as long as seas do flow. | The words of Thomas Campion, on the Marriage of PRINCESS ELIZABETH 1613'. On the base: 'The Twentieth of November 1947 | from Mark Bonham Carter'. The latter's address onj the front of the envelope partly obscures previous addressees, including Laurence Whistler himself. Perhaps Whistler recycled. See Image.