[Rex Whistler]
The ex libris bookplate designed by Rex Whistler for Kenneth Rae. Rae was a friend of Whistler's and, according to Laurence Whistler, the bookplate was a gift in exchange for the loan of some ski equipment. The design features an irregular rococo cartouche surrounded by a simple selection of objects including a rose, spear, two books and a memento mori skull.
[Further reading: North Lee, Brian, 'The Bookplate Designs of Rex Whistler', 1973, p. 19-20, 31, plate 18; Whistler, Laurence & Ronald Fuller, 'The Work of Rex Whistler', 1960, no. 589]
Rex Whistler. Privately printed. 1931. Collotype book plate, with plate mark to margin, signed and dated in the plate 'Rex Whistler 1931'; paper size - 110 x 80 mm. English. 110 x 80mm. 0.1kg. . Good; slight faint spotting to image, very small crease to one corner; abrasions and evidence of removal from book to verso, not evident to front image.
