Ticky by Gibbons Stella (21 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Softcover Edition. Cover designer not attributed. No DJ; initial sales price (£2.95) provided. Some age-commensurate browning of the pages; otherwise, text is clean and pages unmarked. 208 pages. Measures 5.0" x 7.5". This book has been reissued many times in many formats, but why buy a paperback version when you can own a copy in its original first edition state. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Condition: Near Fine.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Soft Cover First Edition. Scarce paperback edition of novel published 1943 . VG some sunning to pages. No owner inscription.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 208 page novel first published in 1945. A good reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A humorous novel from the author of Cold Comfort Farm set in the Victorian period around a regimental club. Very good with non price-clipped d/w with small losses to top and tail of spine, discreet tape reinforcement to reverse. No inscriptions.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 7.80x5.08x0.55 inches. In Stock.

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hardcover. Condition: Good. 1943 first edition on blue cloth.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The boards have some rubbing at the top and bottom of the spine and the corners. A little discolouration around the base of the spine and towards the edges of the front and rear panels. Page edges browned with some dark spots to the top edges and fore edges. Brown spotting to endpapers. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket has chipping to edges and corners. There is one inch square piece missing from the base of the spine and also a smaller piece missing from the top of the spine with a little loss to the top and bottom left corners of the front panel. There are several small tears to the edges of the jacket. The spine is discoloured and there is browning to the outer edges of the rear panel and all along the rear flap crease. First printing.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The boards have light rubbing at the top and bottom of the spine and the corners. A little discolouration around the base of the spine and towards the edges of the front and rear panels. Faint gift message and previous owner's name and date over the top of this on the front free endpaper. Light spotting to endpapers. Page edges a little browned with some light spots. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. First printing. No jacket.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 208 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket intact with flaps, but has chunk missing from spine, and other signs of wear. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges foxed and browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 34161. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 208 pages, blue cloth a little dusty at edges, dustwrapper has a few faults but these hidden with a clear plastic covering, which has protected the wrapper form wear, but is now non-removable without destroying the wrapper. Not recent. War-time economy production. Contents and paper all very good, small octavo. 1943.

8vo. pp 208. Novel set in 19th century London with military theme. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Neat name on front endpaper (H. Collins - July 1943), otherwise Very good plus in slightly used, near very good dust jacket with some edgewear and a three inch closd tear on the front cover with no loss. Decent copy.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A life in the military during the nineteenth century; reputedly the author's own favourite of her novels. Barry Humphries' copy with his bookplate. Very good in good dustwrapper missing small pieces along the top edge and base of the spine. book.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 208 pages ; 20cm. Subjects: English fiction. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 208 pages ; 20cm. Subjects: English fiction. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ticky, Stella Gibbons, Lomgmans, Green and Co., 1943, First Edition, First Impression Written by the author of Cold Comfort Farm, this story tells of extraordinary people living in a world of their own. The First Bloods, one of Queen Victoria's regiments, are involved in a tussle with the regimental servants over a portion of recreational ground. Amidst the rows and rumbles - and remarkable punishments - is a mocking and piquant observation of factious all-male societies. This is a First Edition, First Impression in very good condition. The binding is straight and tight, the bright blue boards clean and the silver lettering bright. The slightly toned end papers and pages are clean without marks or tears. There is a neat ownership name, address and date on the inside of the front board. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a clear removable cover, is in good condition with slight loss to the corners and to the top and bottom edges of the spine and cover. The deep blue colouring is still bright with the cream rear slightly darkened. Will be dispatched, fully insured, wrapped in bubble wrap and in a cardboard box.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Photograph available on request.

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. The Club in central London holds the quarters of Queen Victoria s finest regiment: the First Bloods. Inside the mighty building, with its two exquisite glass towers, the First Bloods and their regimental servants tussle over a portion of recreational ground.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'He wanted very large sums of money the friendship of titled and distinguished men the love of beautiful women who were also famous. He was twenty and his dreams were titanic.'Ticky's father has bought him a position in Queen Victoria's most famous regiment: the First Bloods. Spending his last pennies on lavish accommodation and a fine stallion Ticky arrives at The Club: the mighty glass towers in central London where the First Bloods reign supreme. Here dressed in their violet cloth and copper lace the First Bloods and their regimental servants fight over a portion of recreational ground row over rituals and dole out extraordinary punishments.Satirising the pomp of all-male military societies Ticky was Gibbons' own favourite of her novels.'Gibbons proves herself to possess a natural and effortless talent for the burlesque' Times Literary Supplement.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Ticky | Stella Gibbons | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2021 | Vintage Classics | EAN 9780099529354 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.