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H. Good. John Lane/The Bodley Head, 1946. DJ is chipped and torn in several places. In mylar. DJ chipped

The Bodley Head, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1946. No Edition Stated. Unpaginated. Pictorial dust jacket with red lettering over matching boards. The Drawings by Rex Whistler. B&W illustrations throughout. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with splitting to joints and loss to spine ends. Notable foxing, tanning and soiling to boards. Clipped dust jacket. Moderate wear, tear and loss to edges and corners. Notable foxing, tanning and soiling to DJ.

Fair, the interior very good with slight tan striping lightly visible on some pages. Pictorial endpapers. Cover with bumps and light edgewear, loss to lower spine and upper spine with tear. Dustcover present but torn at spine.

The Bodley Head. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1946. Hardback. Dust jacket worn w/ a number of small losses and splits at edges/corners, more notable loss at top-edge of front panel, age-toned, minute flecked staining; Pageslightly age-toned, minimal spotting and light offsetting on endpapers, B&W illustrations throughout; Biographical newspaper clippings on Rex and Lawrence Whistler laid in front [The Independent, both dated 1994; Binding tight. Reversible text by Laurence Whistler and drawings by Rex Whistler. ; 7.5 x 9.75"; 34 pages .

London: John Lane at the Bodley Head. 1946. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original illustrated paper-covered boards, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout in colour by Rex Whistler. A better than very good or better copy, the binding square and firm, the extremities a little rubbed, the foot of the spine with a short closed tear. The contents, with very faint offsetting to the endpapers, are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the lightly rubbed, nicked and creased original dustwrapper which is a little dusty and has a few short closed tears to the extremities. Not price-clipped (5s. to the both flaps). An unusual book featuring Rex Whistler's 'Reversible Faces' accompanied by his brother's humorous verse. The book can be read either way up, right down the the blurb on the dustwrapper flaps. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact… Read More

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1946. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Good+ — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Plain paper dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with small tear to the spine. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. . Rex Whistler. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (matching pictorial boards). Physically 9¾” x 7½” (0.6 kg); 0pp; Illustrated by Rex Whistler; Includes: Line drawings; Illustrated lining papers; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #188499|| Condition:

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1946. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". Res Whistler. The first edition of this unique reversible work, containing a selection of grotesque portraits by Rex Whistler. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A complete reversible work, with illustrations and text printed to be read in either direction, with no front or back to the work.'Oho!' is a collection of grotesque illustrations, accompanied by text.Illustrated by Rex Whistler, a British painter who was killed in action during World War Two.With text by his brother, Laurence Whistler. In the original publisher's paper covered boars, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. A couple of light marks to the boards. Dustwrapper with a few light marks, and a touch of edgewear. Light spots to the reverse of the dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine

London: John Lane The Bodley Head , 1946 . First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. 10" by 7.5". Rex Whistler. A humorous first edition of this collection of reversible faces by Rex Whistler, accompanied by verses from his brother Laurence. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial boards, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. A complete reversible work, with illustrations and text printed to be read in either direction, with no front or back to the work. Illustrations by British artist Rex Whistler who was known for his mural artwork. With text by Rex's brother, British poet Laurence Whistler to accompany the drawings, capturing the spirit of the two individuals. These interesting and grotesque reversible faces are both amusing and serious at the same time. In the publisher's original pictorial boards, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and the occasional mark to the boards. Bookseller label to the paste… Read More

London : John Lane the Bodley Head, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 7.5". None. A first edition of this collection of illustrations from Rex Whistler, described by his brother Laurence. Printed to be read upside-down and the correct way up. Illustrated throughout with Whistler's 'grotesque and amusing faces'. In paper-covered binding. Externally, smart, with just some light edgewear. Dustwrapper is smart, with just some slight edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine

Bodley Head London, 1946 BRILLIANTLY illustrated with 15 reversible heads and 30 associated verses, original pictorial boards, dust jacket slightly worn, and now protected. Not price clipped. First edition of this ingenious book, which the publishers proudly claim, "We make bold to announce that OHO! Is unique among books. For it has no front or back, or rather two of each. So the reader is enabled to enter the Whistler Brothers' gallery in either direction." Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.