Anthony Armstrong Willis (11 results)

Condition: VERY GOOD. First printing. A collection of humorous articles, most of which originally appeared in Punch under 'A.A.' Illustrated with drawings by Rene Bull. Armstong was also known for his crime novels. 142 pp. plus 8 pp publisher's catalogue. Very good minus in blue cloth with gilt decoration on front cover, gilt lettering on spine (some foxing to the beginning and final pages, slight spine slant).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. 168pp, illustrated with line drawings, full page and in text. Pale blue cloth boards with dark blue lettering front and spine. Square 8vo. Cloth is worn, rubbed around edges and folds, rounded on corners and rubbed and scuffed at spine tips. Previous owner's name neatly inked on front free endpaper and a few minor signs of handling internally. A little softened. Anthony Armstrong was the pen name of George Anthony Armstrong Willis (1897-1976), an British-Canadian writer and dramatist. A writer in diverse genres, Armstrong's 'Naughty Princess' is a collection of fairy stories for adults, following on from his similar collection, Pack of Pieces (1942). Delightful, witty and tad risqué, the stories, most of which were published earlier in Strand Magazine, are both a challenge and a tribute to the conventional fairy tale trope. MacDonald, A K (illustrator).…

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

soft cover. Condition: fine. first edition. In-12°, broché.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First published in 1945, this is a second impression of 1946. Jacket sadly somewhat tatty, with edge wear, chipping, short closed tears and old tape repairs to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners rubbed with tiny loss, some slight overall time staining. Not price clipped (10/6) no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a reasonable copy for its age. 167pp, illustrated. A collection of short stories that were originally published in The Strand magazine. It's that rare thing, a book that can be appreciated by children, but has been written for adults. Royal fairy stories, with a martini drinking fairy godmother, a court magician and a court poet fighting with verses and spells to woo the princess Lillia, a magic looking glass that goatishly looks at the owner as she coquettishly changes clothes, a frog that upon being kissed reveals himself as a very unattractive young man, albeit a prince, and is promptly turned back into a frog by a world weary woman who wants some peace from the hurly burly of royal romance and would rather flirt with the gardener. Saucy Princesses, knights that liked a drink and were quite terrified of dragons, and enchanted Royal rose gardens (online review). George Anthony Armstrong Willis (1897-1976), was an Anglo Canadian writer, dramatist and essayist. Armstrong contributed to the screenplay of Hitchcock's 'Young and Innocent' (1937), and several of his own works were adapted into films including 'The Strange Case of Mr Pelham', which was made into a first season episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (and directed by Hitchcock), and the film 'The Man Who Haunted Himself' (1970). He was the grandfather of art expert Rupert Maas. Jacket and illustrations by A. K. Macdonald (illustrator).…

Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-viii] ix [x] xi [xii-xiv] 1-142 [143: blank] [144: printer's imprint] [note: first leaf is a blank] + 8-page publisher's catalogue dated "630" on page 8 inserted at rear, illustrations by René Bull, original pictorial blue cloth stamped in gold, bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. Humorous articles about children and dogs. Willis was a frequent contributor to PUNCH using the pen name "A.A." Small 1930 Christmas gift inscription at upper right corner of front free endpaper. A bright, near fine copy in good pictorial dust jacket (illustrated by René Bull) with some wear at edges, several small tears, and a small chip from the upper left corner of the rear panel. (#135752).…

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter Card by Writer Anthony Armstrong Willis to Bentley Collingwood Hilliam Discussing Jessica Tandy in various plays. Dated 1935. George Anthony Armstrong Willis (1897-1976), known as Anthony Armstrong, was an Anglo-Canadian writer, dramatist and essayist. A humorist who contributed to Punch and The New Yorker magazines, he wrote well-plotted crime plays and novels including Ten Minute Alibi (1933). Bentley Collingwood Hilliam 1890 - 1968, usually credited as B. C. Hilliam, was an English singer, songwriter and musician, and the first-named member of the comedy duo Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam (Mr. Jetsam was Malcolm McEachern) Size is 138mm x 88mm. Condition is good. Light paper residue to rear top. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18812. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Pages a little tanned, else internally in good condition, gift inscription on front endpaper; cover rubbed and shelfworn with marks and a cup-ring on front, and some bumping to top edge and corner. No wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Yellow cloth boards with black lettering under striking blue, black & white Politzer dust jacket, 310 pp. Only real flaw to book is previous owner's review ("Good plot, but rather thin") in ink to front endpaper; DJ has very light edgewear but a previous bookstore put a sticker directly on the rear panel. Drug smuggling with railway scenes.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American edition. Orange cloth with blue lettering to the front board and spine. Very light bumping to the spine ends and a neat name to the front endpaper. Dust jacket not price clipped, lightly nicked corners and a few edges, with a very short tear at the spine head, with some light scuffing to the spine ends. Overall a near fine copy in an attractive, near fine dust jacket.…

Condition: Very good. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Advertisements. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6. Cloth slightly dulled and marked; jacket with a couple of closed tears, notably to lower panel, but overall VG. Jacket artwork by H. Dixon. Detective fiction with spy thriller overtones, courtesy of Anglo-Canadian author 'Anthony Armstrong' - striking jacket artwork; scarce. Book. …