My Friend Serafin. ARMSTRONG (Anthony).

PRESENTED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE ILLUSTRATOR

Illustrated by Sillince.

24 black and white illustrations in the text.

First Edition. 8vo. [194 x 130 x 15 mm]. 127, [1] pp. Bound in the publisher's light green cloth, the spine lettered in red, in the original dust-wrapper with colour illustration by Sillince.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1949

A fine copy. Inscribed in light blue ink on the front endleaf: "W. A. Sillince. With gratitude to the man who visualised Serafin in the round - "Gin and Noilly pliz. Anthony Armstrong. March 24th 1949". Anthony Armstrong Willis (1897-1976) was a novelist, dramatist, humorist and regular contributor to Punch. William Augustus Sillince (1906-1974) was a cartoonist and Arts Editor of Punch from 1937 until the 1950s.

"Serafin is a man of obscure mid-European origin, a hard-drinking, battered-looking, impecunious frequenter of pubs who has a fascinating method of telling a story, and his amzing experiences as told to Mr Armstrong (who had to stand all the drinks) will have a no less stunning effect upon the reader".

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