"The Last Of Uptake: Or The Estranged Sisters" 1942 HARCOURT-SMITH, Simon Yachting Troubador Press

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"The Last Of Uptake: Or The Estranged Sisters" 1942 HARCOURT-SMITH, Simon Yachting Troubador PressHARCOURT 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