Laurence Whistler letters to Martin Secker, and manuscript, 1949-1958.

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Laurence Whistler letters to Martin Secker, and manuscript, 1949-1958.

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The collection consists of 24 handwritten letters, 2 typed letters, and 5 postal cards from Laurence Whistler to Martin Secker, publisher of Whistler's edition of his brother Rex Whistler's KoĢˆnigsmark drawings in 1952. The correspondence dates from 1949 to 1958, and concerns such matters as wording of the contract, royalties, design of the title page, suggestions for review copies, saving the Iver Grove house, and the eventual remaindering of the book. Included is Whistler's handwritten draft of the introduction in pencil (7 p.), a handwritten draft of the acknowledgements in pencil, and Rex Whistler's drawing for the title page with a note by his brother.

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Secker, Martin, 1882-1978

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Martin Secker was a London publisher for much of the twentieth century. From the description of Martin Secker collection, 1908-1977. (Tulsa City-County Library). WorldCat record id: 226988620 ...

Whistler, Rex, 1905-1944

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Created as an illustration for one of eleven articles called the "The English Year" by Hector Bolitho and published in the December 1935 issue of Nash's Magazine. From the description of [Bringing the Yule log across the drawbridge] [graphic] [1935] (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 642891997 ...

Whistler, Laurence, 1912-2000

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Author. From the description of ALS : [s.l.] to Kenneth [Rae], [1944?]. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 47243999 Laurence Whistler (1912-2000), minor poet, glass engraver and stained-glass artist, was the younger brother of Rex [Reginald John] Whistler (1905-1944), poet, society painter, muralist, and illustrator. From the description of Laurence Whistler letters to Martin Secker, and manuscript, 1949-1958. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). Wor...