Masque Library: Signed (2 results)
More imagesPublished by The Curtain Press, London 1950
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition thus. Small octavo. Decorations by Rex Whistler and Joan Hassall. Illustrated plates with some in color. Topedge foxed, else near fine in a very good or better price-clipped dust jacket with a slightly toned spine and a small tear at the crown. Insc…ribed on the front fly by Christopher Hassall, who contributed an essay: "London June 13, 1951. To Arnold. Hoping this may be the beginning of a series that I can add to from time to time. With every best wish. Chris H." Originally published separately in 9 parts as *The Masque.*.
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, United KingdomHenry Sotheran Ltd
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The Curtain Press. 1950 Crown 8vo. Original cloth and illustrated dust-jacket; many coloured and other illustrations, including decorations by Rex Whistler and Joan Hassall; a very nice copy.Numbers 1-9 of The Masque, originally published separately between 1946-1949, here issued together in a single volume. Includes a three-par…t article (spread over three issues) on the designs for the theatre by Rex Whistler, written by Cecil Beaton, James Laver and Laurence Whistler respectively.Joan Hassall was the art editor of issues 6 to 9, and contributed illustrations to issues 5, 6, 8 & 9. This copy has an autograph postcard signed by Hassall to Bevis Hillier tipped in.
