Tickner john 1913 1997 (14 risultati)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). (1956) 1991 2nd edition. 8vo (144 x 223mm). Pp83. Cartoon illustrations by author. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Corner bumped, slight use else very good. John Tickner was a well-known sporting cartoonist who developed a keen following of readers over many years. "The success of [this book], an immediate bestseller when it was originally published in 1956, lies in John Tickner's certainty that in the age old partnership of horse and rider the horse is the superior animal. Today's reader will find that the shrewdness and wit of his observations and drawings are as apt as they were when the book was first published." Chapters include: Your first pony; How to keep your first pony; Riding schools; Gymkhanas; Horse shows; Advanced equitation; Foxhunting; Horse trials; The horse in harness; Social occasions; The horse in literature and in show business; How to get rid of your horse. .…

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1991). (1956) 1991 2nd edition. 8vo (144 x 223mm). Pp83. Cartoon illustrations by author. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine new copy. John Tickner was a well-known sporting cartoonist who developed a keen following of readers over many years. "The success of [this book], an immediate bestseller when it was originally published in 1956, lies in John Tickner's certainty that in the age old partnership of horse and rider the horse is the superior animal. Today's reader will find that the shrewdness and wit of his observations and drawings are as apt as they were when the book was first published." Chapters include: Your first pony; How to keep your first pony; Riding schools; Gymkhanas; Horse shows; Advanced equitation; Foxhunting; Horse trials; The horse in harness; Social occasions; The horse in literature and in show business; How to get rid of your horse. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 4.95.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (193 x 253mm). Pp111. B/w photographs, illustrations by author, bibliography. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. John Tickner was a well-known sporting cartoonist who developed a keen following of readers over many years. He started as a journalist before the war, joining the army in 1939. During the war, "he drew cartoons of his comrades training, off duty and later at war, when he was commissioned and seconded to the King's African Rifles and fought with them in Burma. Some of these .cartoons were published in service magazines at the time but are now published in a book for the first time. His account of his wartime experiences is a delight. .In 1950 and home again, he began writing and illustrating a highly successful series of humorous books on horses, dogs and sporting and rural life; the first being Tickner's Light Horse [followed by Ticker's Dog Licence, Tickner's Showpiece and many others]. In the 1970's he began his weekly cartoons for Horse and Hound which [became] something of an institution among its readers." A list of Tickner's books is included. The ISBN printed within the book is incorrect. The correct ISBN, as printed on the dust-wrapper is 0948253568. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 12.95.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1991). (1966) 1991 reprint. 8vo (145 x 223mm). Pp78. Cartoon illustrations by author. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine copy. John Tickner was a well-known sporting cartoonist who developed a keen following of readers over many years. "John Tickner shows you how to learn the art of ponycraft and become as crafty as your pony. He has chapters on: Early ponies; Pony breeds; Ponycraft; Crafty ponies; taking care of your pony; Gymkhanas and shows; The hunting pony; The holiday pony; What to wear on a pony; The pony's point of view. After reading [this book] you will be sure of only one thing, that the pony is always right and always wins in the end." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (193 x 253mm). Pp111. B/w photographs, illustrations by author, bibliography. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine unread copy in dust-wrapper. Signed by the author. John Tickner was a well-known sporting cartoonist who developed a keen following of readers over many years. He started as a journalist before the war, joining the army in 1939. During the war, "he drew cartoons of his comrades training, off duty and later at war, when he was commissioned and seconded to the King's African Rifles and fought with them in Burma. Some of these .cartoons were published in service magazines at the time but are now published in a book for the first time. His account of his wartime experiences is a delight. .In 1950 and home again, he began writing and illustrating a highly successful series of humorous books on horses, dogs and sporting and rural life; the first being Tickner's Light Horse [followed by Ticker's Dog Licence, Tickner's Showpiece and many others]. In the 1970's he began his weekly cartoons for Horse and Hound which [became] something of an institution among its readers." A list of Tickner's books is included. The ISBN printed within the book is incorrect. The correct ISBN, as printed on the dust-wrapper is 0948253568. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1970). 1970 1st edition. 8vo (143 x 222mm). Pp77. B/w cartoon illustrations by author. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight lean to spine, slight tanning else very good in like dust-wrapper. D/w price 18s (GBP0.90) net in UK only. John Tickner was a well-known sporting cartoonist who developed a keen following of readers over many years. In this volume, "Tickner's vast hunting lore, amassed with loving care and sometimes considerable pain in the course of many years of practical research, is here brought together in one resplendent compendium for the delectation of every Hunting Person. It may well become every Hunt Secretary's constant guide and trusty companion. .After a careful study of this book the reader may attend a Hunt Ball confident that he will pass for a Hunting Man with the most choleric and perspicacious M.F.H. - if he does, the author and the publishers disclaim responsibility for the consequences." .…

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). (1964) 1976 2nd edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp93. B/w cartoon illustrations by John Tickner. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight browning, good-plus. Paint spots / marks to dust-wrapper. Humorous essays on shooting, accompanied by the author's cartoons. This 1976 second edition includes a new chapter on training gundogs. "Since the publication of To Hounds! with John Tickner in 1962, the famous artist-author has been unnaturally silent, licking the wounds inflicted by Horses, Hounds, Horse people, and people who look like horses. Now, sallying forth again, courageous and unrepentant (but carefully eschewing all Horse-flesh), Tickner brandishes his pen in the face of the fowler, gamekeeper, poacher, gundog, feather quarry and rough shooter, with a particular thrust at the Big Shots of the Big Game World. It is sufficient to say that in Tickner's Rough Shooting the reader will find numerous helpful and practical suggestions on a wide range of ticklish points, from how to get rid of unwanted guests at shoots, to how to behave when drowning in marsh mud in pursuit of wild duck." .…

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). (1964) 1976 2nd edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp93. B/w cartoon illustrations by John Tickner. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Spotting to edges else very good in slightly rubbed dust-wrapper. Humorous essays on shooting, accompanied by the author's cartoons. This 1976 second edition includes a new chapter on training gundogs. "Since the publication of To Hounds! with John Tickner in 1962, the famous artist-author has been unnaturally silent, licking the wounds inflicted by Horses, Hounds, Horse people, and people who look like horses. Now, sallying forth again, courageous and unrepentant (but carefully eschewing all Horse-flesh), Tickner brandishes his pen in the face of the fowler, gamekeeper, poacher, gundog, feather quarry and rough shooter, with a particular thrust at the Big Shots of the Big Game World. It is sufficient to say that in Tickner's Rough Shooting the reader will find numerous helpful and practical suggestions on a wide range of ticklish points, from how to get rid of unwanted guests at shoots, to how to behave when drowning in marsh mud in pursuit of wild duck." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1967). 1967 1st edition. Pp91. B/w cartoon illustrations by the author. * Signed by the author. Inscription crossed out. Good in frayed dust-wrapper*. Humorous essays on country life and country people illustrated with cartoons by the author. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1964). (1964) 1964 reprint. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp92. B/w cartoon illustrations by John Tickner. Red-brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly stained and frayed used dust-wrapper. Humorous essays on shooting, accompanied by the author's cartoons. "Since the publication of To Hounds! with John Tickner in 1962, the famous artist-author has been unnaturally silent, licking the wounds inflicted by Horses, Hounds, Horse people, and people who look like horses. Now, sallying forth again, courageous and unrepentant (but carefully eschewing all Horse-flesh), Tickner brandishes his pen in the face of the fowler, gamekeeper, poacher, gundog, feather quarry and rough shooter, with a particular thrust at the Big Shots of the Big Game World. It is sufficient to say that in Tickner's Rough Shooting the reader will find numerous helpful and practical suggestions on a wide range of ticklish points, from how to get rid of unwanted guests at shoots, to how to behave when drowning in marsh mud in pursuit of wild duck." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1964). (1964) 1964 reprint. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp92. B/w cartoon illustrations by John Tickner. Red-brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. Humorous essays on shooting, accompanied by the author's cartoons. "Since the publication of To Hounds! with John Tickner in 1962, the famous artist-author has been unnaturally silent, licking the wounds inflicted by Horses, Hounds, Horse people, and people who look like horses. Now, sallying forth again, courageous and unrepentant (but carefully eschewing all Horse-flesh), Tickner brandishes his pen in the face of the fowler, gamekeeper, poacher, gundog, feather quarry and rough shooter, with a particular thrust at the Big Shots of the Big Game World. It is sufficient to say that in Tickner's Rough Shooting the reader will find numerous helpful and practical suggestions on a wide range of ticklish points, from how to get rid of unwanted guests at shoots, to how to behave when drowning in marsh mud in pursuit of wild duck." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1964). 1964 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp92. B/w cartoon illustrations by John Tickner. Red-brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Various minor faults (boards bowed, name and slight browning to end-papers and edges, smells slightly musty). Good copy in used dust-wrapper. Humorous essays on shooting, accompanied by the author's cartoons. "Since the publication of To Hounds! with John Tickner in 1962, the famous artist-author has been unnaturally silent, licking the wounds inflicted by Horses, Hounds, Horse people, and people who look like horses. Now, sallying forth again, courageous and unrepentant (but carefully eschewing all Horse-flesh), Tickner brandishes his pen in the face of the fowler, gamekeeper, poacher, gundog, feather quarry and rough shooter, with a particular thrust at the Big Shots of the Big Game World. It is sufficient to say that in Tickner's Rough Shooting the reader will find numerous helpful and practical suggestions on a wide range of ticklish points, from how to get rid of unwanted guests at shoots, to how to behave when drowning in marsh mud in pursuit of wild duck." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1964). 1964 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp92. B/w cartoon illustrations by John Tickner. Red-brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight use and browning. Good-plus in like dust-wrapper. Humorous essays on shooting, accompanied by the author's cartoons. "Since the publication of To Hounds! with John Tickner in 1962, the famous artist-author has been unnaturally silent, licking the wounds inflicted by Horses, Hounds, Horse people, and people who look like horses. Now, sallying forth again, courageous and unrepentant (but carefully eschewing all Horse-flesh), Tickner brandishes his pen in the face of the fowler, gamekeeper, poacher, gundog, feather quarry and rough shooter, with a particular thrust at the Big Shots of the Big Game World. It is sufficient to say that in Tickner's Rough Shooting the reader will find numerous helpful and practical suggestions on a wide range of ticklish points, from how to get rid of unwanted guests at shoots, to how to behave when drowning in marsh mud in pursuit of wild duck." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1964). 1964 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp92. B/w cartoon illustrations by John Tickner. Red-brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight use but very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. Humorous essays on shooting, accompanied by the author's cartoons. "Since the publication of To Hounds! with John Tickner in 1962, the famous artist-author has been unnaturally silent, licking the wounds inflicted by Horses, Hounds, Horse people, and people who look like horses. Now, sallying forth again, courageous and unrepentant (but carefully eschewing all Horse-flesh), Tickner brandishes his pen in the face of the fowler, gamekeeper, poacher, gundog, feather quarry and rough shooter, with a particular thrust at the Big Shots of the Big Game World. It is sufficient to say that in Tickner's Rough Shooting the reader will find numerous helpful and practical suggestions on a wide range of ticklish points, from how to get rid of unwanted guests at shoots, to how to behave when drowning in marsh mud in pursuit of wild duck." .…