Laurence Whistler – SIGNED post card letter
£95.00
A fine post card letter from Laurence Whistler, dated 24 July 1993, in black ink on personalised white paper – Laurence Whistler, Windmill Farm House, High Street, Watlington, Oxford OX9 5PZ Telephone: Watlington (0491) 612591 – with small tape strip to left hand edge and remains of adhesive to verso.
In full: 24 July 1993 Dear Sir, I hear that you have mint copies of my brother Rex’s (Harcourt Smith’s) The Last of Uptake (c 1968 ed), at £4.99. I should like to buy four copies, please. If you care to tell me what the postage will be I will send a cheque. Otherwise you might like to add that to the account enclosed with the books. Have you any other R.W. mint remainder copies – or books of mine (e.g. on glass)? Yours faithfully, Laurence Whistler.
Lawrence Whistler (1912–2000) was a British glass engraver, poet and artist, best known for reviving the craft of copper-wheel engraving on glass in the twentieth century. Younger brother of the artist Rex Whistler, he developed a distinctive style combining calligraphy, landscapes and commemorative inscriptions. His works include memorial windows and engraved panels in churches, cathedrals and public buildings across Britain. Whistler also wrote poetry and books about glass engraving, helping preserve and promote the traditional craft.
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A fine post card letter from Laurence Whistler, dated 24 July 1993, in black ink on personalised white paper – Laurence Whistler, Windmill Farm House, High Street, Watlington, Oxford OX9 5PZ Telephone: Watlington (0491) 612591 – with small tape strip to left hand edge and remains of adhesive to verso.
In full: 24 July 1993 Dear Sir, I hear that you have mint copies of my brother Rex’s (Harcourt Smith’s) The Last of Uptake (c 1968 ed), at £4.99. I should like to buy four copies, please. If you care to tell me what the postage will be I will send a cheque. Otherwise you might like to add that to the account enclosed with the books. Have you any other R.W. mint remainder copies – or books of mine (e.g. on glass)? Yours faithfully, Laurence Whistler.
Lawrence Whistler (1912–2000) was a British glass engraver, poet and artist, best known for reviving the craft of copper-wheel engraving on glass in the twentieth century. Younger brother of the artist Rex Whistler, he developed a distinctive style combining calligraphy, landscapes and commemorative inscriptions. His works include memorial windows and engraved panels in churches, cathedrals and public buildings across Britain. Whistler also wrote poetry and books about glass engraving, helping preserve and promote the traditional craft.
