"The Last of Uptake: Or the Estranged Sisters" 1942 Harcourt-Smith, Simon

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HARCOURT-SMITH, Simon

[80] pp.

B.T. Batsford Ltd

1942

10" x 7 1/2"

Illustrated by Rex Whistler

Simon Harcourt-Smith's tale of … Read more HARCOURT-SMITH, Simon

[80] pp.

B.T. Batsford Ltd

1942

10" x 7 1/2"

Illustrated by Rex Whistler

Simon Harcourt-Smith's tale of grandeur and folly, decorated by Rex Whistler. The story centres around a country house Uptake and the problems of inheritance. The setting plays to Whistler's strengths, with charming illustrations of rococo, classical and gothic architecture and follies. Harcourt-Smith wrote the text to amuse his wife Rosamund during the Blitz when she was laid up in plaster after a motoring accident. The illustrations are some of the last that Rex Whistler completed. [Whistler & Fuller. The Work of Rex Whistler. No.499] See less