The Masque Library

Crown 8vo. Original cloth with the excellent, illustrated dust-jacket, by Laurence and Rex Whistler and Joan Hassall; many coloured and other illustrations, including decorations by Rex Whistler and Joan Hassall. Apart from a chip to head of the spine of wrapper, this is a super copy with no old inscriptions or other markings. Numbers 1-9 of The Masque, originally published separately between 1946-1949, issued together in a single volume. Includes a three-part 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.