anstey f guthrie thomas (29 Ergebnisse)

Blue hardback cloth cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Light edgewear. 180mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). viii, 256pp + ads.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnA rediscovered classic of madness and possession by the author of the famous bodyswap novel Vice VersaAfter her father loses his fortune, Stella Maberly is forced to go into service as a paid companion to her former sc.

Hardback. about very good hardcover copy, illus frontis 3rd impression. A genie-in-the-bottle story set in modern London; the released genie causes no end of comic complications for his new master.

Gilt Decorated Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. vi, 120 pp. Burgundy cloth with illustration of Cupid on a lion in gilt to front, gilt lettering to front and spine. Spine ends slightly bumped and light sunning to spine; foxing to endpapers. Thomas Anstey Guthrie was a trained lawyer and humorist writer, gaining popular success with 'Vice Versa', 'The Tinted Venus' and also regularly contributing to Punch magazine. He wrote his comic novels under the pseudonym, 'F. Anstey', including this one set in London. Small 8vo.

Leinenband um 1890, kl.-8°, 383 , Exemplare mit Exlibris von Philipph von Schoeller, Titelei mehrfach gestempelt, stellenweise etwas stockfleckig an 305 Buch.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Viii, 256 Pp + 2 Pp Ads At Rear. Gray Green Cloth, Gilt And Stamped In Black, Topstain. Cloth Fresh, Gilt Bright, Slight Browning To Spine, Pinpoint Fray To Lower Front Tip, Small Stain On The Topstain. . No Marks. Per Wikipedia, Sir Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856 - 1934) Was An English Writer (Writing As F. Anstey Or F. T. Anstey), Most Noted For His Comic Novel Vice Versa About A Boarding-School Boy And His Father Exchanging Identities. His Reputation Was Confirmed By The Tinted Venus And Many Humorous Parodies In Punch Magazine. Many Of Anstey's Stories Have Been Adapted Into Theatrical Productions And Motion Pictures.

FIRST EDITION. Half title. viii, 439pp. Orig. green cloth, blocked in black, spine lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription in ink on leading pastedown, blind stamp of W.H. Smith Lending Library in blind on leading f.e.p. Sadleir 46; Wolff 158. One of its author's more serious works, this novel concerns a struggling author who passes off a more successful friend's manuscript as his own. Ironically, Anstey was accused of plagiarising Follett Synge's book Tom Singleton.

FIRST EDITION. Half title, illus., 2pp ads. Orig. blue cloth, blocked in black, lettered in gilt; fore-edge sl. rubbed, spine sl. darkened. Sadleir 48; Wolff 161.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. New York: J. S. Ogilvie, 1880. Undated, ca. 1880. Attractively bound in emerald green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black. some rubbing to the extremities, good hinges,sound text block, clean pages with a name on the front free endpapers, no other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Bernard Partridge (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this collection of entertaining excerpts from Henrik Ibsen's plays, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.A collection of excerpts from Henrik Ibsen's best known and most beloved dramas, from 'Rosmersholm', 'Hedda Gabler', and more.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and further plates.Compiled by F. Anstey.Illustrated by Bernard Partridge.Twenty pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.Publisher's note bound in before the half-title. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A couple of light marks to the boards, with a heavier mark to the rear board. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few odd spots. Very Good Indeed. book.

1p, 12mo. Letterhead in green. In good condition, lightly aged, with minor traces of glue from mount adhering to blank reverse. Addressed to 'My dear Chudleigh'. He asks him to accept 'the accompanying volume', which he ordered to be bound for him 'weeks ago but it has only turned up this morning'. He is 'delighted to know that Pinero's brilliant play seems to he having the great success it deserves'. (Pinero's farce 'Preserving Mr Panmure' ran for 99 nights from 19 January 1911 at the Comedy Theatre.) Guthrie's 1885 novella 'The Tinted Venus' served as the basis of the 1943 Broadway musical 'One Touch of Venus', with music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ogden Nash, and book by S. J. Perelman and Nash, which was made into a 1948 Hollywood film starring Ava Gardner and Robert Walker.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Blue cloth stamped in black and gilt. Contemporary owner's name, wrinkle at the bottom corner of the front board, but very good or better.

One page, 8vo. He says the French rights of "The Brass Bottle" not yet settled, suggesting she contact his agent, Hardy. . With: Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 8vo, F.W. Pemberton, on Anstey's behalf, to Mrs Fisher on the same matter. Two items,

See the two men's entries in the Oxford DNB. In good condition, on the first leaf of bifolium. (There are extensive pencil annotations in a later hand on the second leaf.) Very neatly written. Addressed to 'J. G. Wilson Esqre.' and signed 'Anstey Guthrie'. He has 'much pleasure' in answering Wilson's question. ''Shut Out' is a short story of mine which was published in Longmans Magazine about 1895 or 6, afterwards included in a volume of short stories under the title of "The Talking Horse". I think published by Messrs. Smith & Elder - but now long out of print. "The Talking Horse" is included in "Humour & Fantasy", but not "Shut Out".' See Image.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. Autograph letter signed, 1p. 8vo, [London] (16 Duke Street Mansions), 3 November 1902. "I have so much to attend to just now with rehearsals all day that I fear your Autograph Album might be lost or mislaid if you sent it to the Theatre." But, if she sends it along, he will write his name in it "with pleasure " The "Dear Madam" he addresses was the 15-year-old daughter of a retired licensed victualler, younger sister of the actress Maud Gill (1883-1950), who began her career with Herbert Beerbohm Tree and made her name playing Thirza Tapper in Eden Phillpotts The Farmer's Wife (1916, taking the same role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1928 film). Mabel Hill (1887-1987) married in 1917 John Goss, a musician, and lived to be 100. F. Anstey (né Thomas Anstey Guthrie, 1855 1934) became famous overnight with his first novel, Vice Versa (1882), from reading which Anthony Trollope is said to have died laughing. The play he was rehearsing was Lyre and Lancet at the Royalty Theatre, a dramatisation with Kinsey Peile of Anstey's 1895 novel; it bankrupted the producer, C.B. Cochran. Inscribed by Author(s).

Editions Gallimard / Collection " Blanche " 1933. In-12 broché de 255 pages au format 11,5 x 17,5 cm. Belle couverture illustrée, certainement par Roger Parry. Dos carré. Plats et intérieur frais. Roman humoristico-fantastique, écrit en 1900, traduit de l'anglais par Roger Desrateaux, et adapté 3 fois au cinéma. Les 2 premières version sont muettes et ont été réalisés respectivement en 1914, Sydney Morgan, avec E. Holman Clark, Alfred Bishop, Doris Lytton, Lawrence Grossmith, Tom Mowbray et Joseph R. Tozer puis par Maurice Tourneur en 1923 ( sorti en france sous le titre " La Bouteille Enchantée " ), avec Harry Myers, Ernest Torrence, Tully Marshall, Clarissa Selwyn et Ford Sterling. La dernière version, date de 1964, réalisée par Harry Keller ( sorti en france sous le titre " Le Retour d'Aladin ", avec dans les rôles principaux, Tony Randall, Burl Ives, Barbara Eden, Kamala Devi et Edward Andrews. Edition originale, sans mention, en superbe état. Rare, surtout dans un tel état de fraicheur.

12mo, 1 p. Text clear and complete. Marked up for publication, with the first sentence deleted. On aged and stained paper. He 'can only say that your list seems to me as representative as any that could be drawn up', and that he does not 'feel in a position to offer any criticism upon it'. The edited version of Anstey's letter appeared with others in 'The Academy' in November 1897, in a piece with the opening sentence: 'We have received a large correspondence in response to our request for comment on the list of suggested members for an ACADEMY OF LETTERS published last week.'.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Owner name and gift inscription, corners a bit bumped, some light spotting to the boards and foxing to the text, an about very good copy of this comedic fantasy *Bleiler Checklist* title.

FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. [ii], ii, 172. Contemporary half red roan, marbled boards, spine divided by raised bands, second compartments gilt-lettered direct, marbled edges and endpapers. Rubbed (especially to joints), a few small scrapes. Bookplate of Chesterfield House to front pastedown. A humourous early example of a time travel novel. Sadleir 54.

[iv], 192 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. First edition. "Arrowsmith's Bristol Library Vol. VI" [iv], 192 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Sadleir 53; Wolff, 167A Brown cloth, front hinge cracked, otherwie a fine copy, with the morocco ex-libris "Blairhame". Brown cloth slipcase with chemise First edition. "Arrowsmith's Bristol Library Vol. VI".

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. The recipient is the novelist George Meredith's daughter Marie Eveleen (Mariette; 1871-1933), wife of Henry Parkman Sturgis (1847-1929), American-born banker and Liberal politician. 1p, 16mo. In good condition, lightly aged, with slight spotting from blotting at the head of the page, and minor traces of glue from mount at corners of the blank reverse. Folded once for postage. Addressed to 'Dear Miss Meredith' and signed 'Anstey Guthrie'. After explaining that the delay in responding is due to his having been in Kent, he explains that due to an engagement the following evening he 'cannot have the pleasure of coming to Box Hill & dining with Mr. Meredith'. He ends 'With many regrets & kind regards to you & Mr. Meredith'. Note: Extracted from an Album of Autograph Letters created by Meredith's daughter which included letters to George Meredith from distinguished fellow-writers such as Henry James, George Eliot but also from people of distinction to other correspondents (such as Wellington and Clemenceau).

FIRST EDITION. 8pp ads. Orig. brown cloth, blocked & lettered in black, spine lettered in gilt; sl. marking to boards. Sadleir 53; Wolff 167a. In this copy the advert for Conway's 'Called Back' is on the verso of the Contents leaf, rather than the verso of the title as in Wolff's copy.

First edition. First edition. Frontispiece and 7 plates by Bernard Partridge. [xvi], 137, [3], [40, ads, dated, August, 1902] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Wolff 155; Martin John Turner, A Bibliography of F. Anstey, no. 25; Not in Sadleir Green linen flecked with white, with drawing by Partridge on plate paper on upper panel. Bookplate of Blairhame. Fine in green cloth slipcases Frontispiece and 7 plates by Bernard Partridge. [xvi], 137, [3], [40, ads, dated, August, 1902] pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. The scarce first edition of this time-bending science fiction tale by F. Anstey, in the very scarce publisher's original paper wraps. The scarce first edition.The work of Thomas Anstey Guthrie, an author and humourist, best known for his many contributions to the magazine 'Punch', and for his classic satirical fantasies.In this unique tale, protagonist Peter Tourmalin is offered the opportunity to shorten a lengthy voyage by depositing unwanted time in the Anglo-Australian 'Joint Stock Time Bank'. Eventually, two timelines begin to collide.With sixteen pages of advertisements to the rear, including a colour advertisement for the Sun Life Assurance Society.The work was republished in 1905 under the title 'The Time Bargain; or, Tourmalin's Cheque Book '. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Wraps age toned to perimeters, with spotting to front wrap. Back strip age toned, with minor loss of paper to back strip head and tail. Front hinge strained, and somewhat tender to head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright. Good. book.

First edition of Guthrie's collection of short comedic plays which originally appeared in Punch magazine. Octavo, two volumes bound in three quarters vellum by Morrell with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, with twenty illustrations to volume I and twenty-five to volume II by Partridge including frontispieces. In near fine condition. Armorial bookplates to the pastedowns. English author Thomas Anstey Guthrie became an important member of the staff of Punch magazine in the late 1800s, in which his Voces Populi and other humorous parodies represented his best work. Voces Populi contains such short comedic plays as A Pastoral Play, Trafalgar Square, Doing Edinburgh Castle, and The Musical Prodigy. Accompanied by Voces Populi Second Series which contains The Riding-Class, Bank Holiday, and On The Ice among others.

[Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Nine parts in their original light blue illustrated paper covers. Octavo (28 x 20cm), pp.xliv; 120; xlv-lii; pp.xl; 121-240; xli-xlviii; pp.xl; 241-360; xli-xlviii; pp.xl; 361-480; xli-xlviii; pp.xliv; 481-600; xlv-lii; pp.xliv; 601-724; xlv-lii; pp.xliv; 120; xlv-lii; pp.xxxvi; 121-240; xxxvii-xliv; pp.xxxvi; 241-360; xxxvii-xliv. With frequent black and white illustrations. Presented in a black quarter morocco clamshell box, with gilt titles to spine, raised bands and a fleece lining. Purple pencil note to front covers of numbers 112 and 114, and a little spotting to covers of final issue. Moderate general wear and thumbing, with the usual chipping and losses to spines, including some minor recent repairs. Very good. The complete serial of Anstey's fantasy tale 'The Brass Bottle', plus 'The Crime of the Brigadier' and 'Playing with Fire' by Doyle, 'The Blue Mountain' by E. Nesbit, 'Jimmy's Big Brother from California' and 'A Widow of the Santa Ana Valley' by Bret Harte 'Jackeroo on G-Block' and 'The Saloon Passenger' by E.W. Hornung, as well as articles on the conflict in South Africa by Kipling and Doyle.

First edition. First edition. [viii], 320, [8, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Sadleir no. 52; Not in Wolff Blue cloth spine and tan cloth. Fine. Bookplates of Blairhame. In tan slipcases [viii], 320, [8, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. The scarce first edition of Thomas Anstey Guthrie's popular comical 'Freaky Friday' novel, including a handwritten letter from the author loosely inserted. The scarce first edition of this popular novel.Handwritten letter from the author loosely inserted;"Dear Dr Millar, Very many thanks for your kind note. It gives me the greatest pleasure that you + mrs Millar approve of my first effort in fiction. I only hope my next will not disappoint you. Of course I shall not attempt a new book until I feel that I can do so without making a complete fiasco. Luckily I am able to wait forhthat time which I trust will not be too long in coming. Meanwhile I think I shall be able to place somes short stories + magazine articles to keep my name from being forgotten. You have also sympathised with my drawing tendencies so I know you will be glad to hear that I have now joined Caldeson's Art School in St. John's Wood. I shall go there on these alternate days in the week from about 9.30 to 4. On the other days I shall do some reading at the British Museum for which I have obtained the necessary ticket. If it had not been for Geo I don't think I should have had courage to make such a revolution in my life. It is true he did not consuel me to go to the entire animal as I have done, but I felt mine was not the case for half measure. I am only afraid that I may not be able in the future to go beyond or even maintain the standard I have aimed at 'Vice Versa'. So far it has met with an unexpectedly kind reception + reviews are only too apt to follow good fortune of this kind. Still I mean to do my very best and at all events my prospects are brighter than they were at the Bar. Thank you and Mrs Millar once more for our kind wishes. Believe me, very sincerely yours, T. Anstey Guthrie. Please give my love to Geo, I am coming up to lunch at New Square someday this week."'Vice Versa' is a comical novel written by Thomas Anstey Guthrie, an entertaining novel set in Victorian London. A father and son switch places via a magic stone from India, an early version of 'Freaky Friday'.Guthrie was an author who is best known for this work.Bookplate of Richard Pearce Couch to the front paste down, with his ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Couch was the father-in-law of the naturalist Richard Quiller Couch. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, resulting in a small amount of loss of cloth, and light bumping to the extremities. Minor rubbing to the spine. A few minor marks. Spine is a little faded. Hinges are starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Good. signed by author. book.

[Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[ii] ii; 172. Marbled softcovers with a white title label to front cover, lettered in black. Pp.3-36 have a very small stain on the bottom right corners, toning to edges of textblock, some toning to white title label. Very good. Bleiler states in 'The Guide to Supernatural Fiction' that 'Tourmalin's Time Cheques' is a 'short fantasy novel, one of the earliest to deal with disrupted time sequences'. The protagonist of the story (Tourmalin) invests some money in a time bank. He is able to cash his 'time cheques' in whenever he wants, into any clock; he often uses the time to escape from his 'domineering fiancé'. However, the cheques are not in sequence which often leaves Tourmalin confused about what has happened and what is about to happen.