Rex Whistler

Rex Whistler (1905-1944) was an English artist, illustrator and theatre designer. He was great friends with Cecil Beaton and mixed with the Bright Young Things. During his short life Whistler worked prolifically and left behind numerous printed work, including book illustrations, dust jacket designs, illustrations for advertisements and periodicals, posters, maps, and ex libris bookplates. 

Below are the books by and about Rex Whistler which we currently carry. If there is a specific title that you would like to find please get in touch.

Our short list on Rex Whistler brings together 16 rare books and printed items by and about the artist and illustrator.
 

Rex Whistler List

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A Guide to the Duchy of Epicurania with some Account of the Famous Expedition In Pursuit of Rare Meats
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A fanciful written description to accompany Rex Whistler's mural sequence at the Tate Gallery Restaurant.

Ex Libris Bookplate designed by Rex Whistler for Adelaide Livingstone
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Rex Whistler's bookplate design for the British-American human rights activist.

Ex Libris Bookplate designed by Rex Whistler for Duff and Diana Cooper
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Rex Whistler's bookplate design for his friends and patrons, the Duff Coopers.

Little Innocents. Childhood Reminiscences
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Youthful recollections from Betjeman, Waugh, Macaulay, Sackville-West, etc. With a jacket design by Rex Whistler.

Mildred
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Edith Olivier's first book and Rex Whistler's second.

Rex Whistler. The Artist and His Patrons
£30.00

An examination of the artistic and social dialogue between Whistler and his patrons.

Rex Whistler. The Triumph of Fancy
Rex Whistler. The Triumph of Fancy
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The catalogue for an exhibition of Whistler's work in Brighton in 2006.

Songs of our Grand Fathers Re-set in Guinness Time
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Guinness drinking songs, with comic illustrations by Rex Whistler.

The Financial News. Prospect of the City of London
£3,500.00

Rex Whistler's map of the streets and markets of the City of London.

The Laughter and the Urn. The Life of Rex Whistler
£60.00

Laurence Whistler's richly researched account of the life of his brother Rex.

The Lord Fish
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A collection of children's stories by Walter de la Mare, illustrated by Rex Whistler.

The Masque. A Theatre Notebook. [A complete run of 9 Numbers]
£200.00

A complete run of the post-war theatre magazine, with three issues devoted to Rex Whistler.

The Next Volume
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A first edition of Edward James' privately-published collection of poems, illustrated by Whistler.

The Traveller's Companion: A Travel Anthology
£150.00

A compendium of musings and advice on the art of travel in the 1930s, with illustrations by Rex Whistler.

Ashcombe. The Story of a Fifteen-Year Lease
£220.00

A first edition of Beaton's record of his famous Wiltshire country house.

The Rex Whistler Room
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A reproduction of Rex Whistler's mural sequence at the Tate Gallery Restaurant.

In Search of Rex Whistler. His Life & His Work [SIGNED]
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A well-illustrated, comprehensive look at the work of the English artist Rex Whistler.

Flying Visit of Truth to Berlin
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Rex Whistler's satirical map of the first R.A.F. raid over Berlin.

St. Valentine's Day Post Office Greetings Telegram. Designed by Rex Whistler
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A rare unused example of the very first Valentine's greetings telegram.

The Third Route [Inscribed]
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A signed presentation copy of Philip Sassoon's travel book, with the scarce dust jacket by Rex Whistler.

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