Rex Whistler
Rare books and ephemera by Rex Whistler, including first editions, dust jacket designs, illustrated books and ex libris bookplates. Plus, the best vintage and fine books on Whistler, including monographs and catalogues.
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 and ephemera by and about Rex Whistler which we currently carry. If there is a specific book on Rex Whistler that you would like to find or sell, please get in touch.
Whistler's library-themed bookplate design for his friends Lord and Lady Aberconway.
Whistler's rococo bookplate design for Kenneth Rae.
A comprehensive catalogue of Whistler's ex libris book plates.
The diaries of Maud Russell, owner of Mottisfont Abbey.
Rex Whistler's bookplate design for the British-American human rights activist.
A well-illustrated, comprehensive look at the work of the English artist Rex Whistler.
The important catalogue of Rex Whistler's work produced by his brother Laurence.
A fanciful written description to accompany Rex Whistler's mural sequence at the Tate Gallery Restaurant.
Rex Whistler's bookplate design for his friends and patrons, the Duff Coopers.
Youthful recollections from Betjeman, Waugh, Macaulay, Sackville-West, etc. With a jacket design by Rex Whistler.
An examination of the artistic and social dialogue between Whistler and his patrons.
The catalogue for an exhibition of Whistler's work in Brighton in 2006.
Guinness drinking songs, with comic illustrations by Rex Whistler.
Rex Whistler's map of the streets and markets of the City of London.
Laurence Whistler's richly researched account of the life of his brother Rex.
A collection of children's stories by Walter de la Mare, illustrated by Rex Whistler.
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A complete run of the post-war theatre magazine, with three issues devoted to Rex Whistler.
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A first edition of Edward James' privately-published collection of poems, illustrated by Whistler.
A compendium of musings and advice on the art of travel in the 1930s, with illustrations by Rex Whistler.