Search Results: Fiction and Poetry from Rickaro Books Ltd

London: William Heinemann, 1965. Book. Very Good+. Hardback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near fine copy, bound in half blue leather by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, with a binder's stamp to verso of front free endpaper. Five raised bands gilt decoration to spine. aeg. Some minor sunning to spine. A reprint of the first impression, published in the same year. A handsome copy. Set in South Vietnam; the crisis of Western diplomacy in the Far East; the personal crisis of a US Ambassador who in a condition of moral confusion and self-doubt is made arbiter of a nation's destiny and of life or death for the members of its ruling house..

London: Elkin Mathews, The Woodland Press, 1906. Book. Illus. by Hallward, Reginald. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A fine copy, uncut, printed title and device of the Woodland Press (by Reginald Hallward) on grey paper-covered boards and title page, cream cloth spine, original fragile cream plain paper wrapper with minor wear to edges. Printed at The Stanhope Press, errata slip present, 44pp..

Roma: Sair, 1972. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Ediition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A fine copy of these poems with a printed dedication "Qusto libro e dedicato al Col Thomas Edward Lawrence". A hand-written dedication on title page, "a Joyce with heart's, Clouds Hill July". Joyce Knowles custodian of Clouds Hill. 32pp. Poetry in Italian. Not in O'Brien. Printed dedication to "Questa libra e dedicato al Col, Thomas Edward Lawrence".

London: Bantam, 2024. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine, new copy of the first edition of this espionage novel. Now a film. 369pp..

London: Mills & Boon Limited, 1913. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A good copy, bound in original cloth with title in red to front board and gilt to spine. A portrait of Gerald du Maurier as Lupin to front board, du Maurier played Lupin on stage in 1909. Name of previous owner neatly to front paste down. Some browning to page edges and occasional browning to paper. The Mills and Boon 1913 catalogue to rear. 344pp + catalogue. The classic story of the gentleman thief which inspired a TV series by Netflix..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1955. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy with the Angelica Garnett designed d/w. From the pen of David Garnett that became the musical theatre production. 176pp.

New York: The Atlantic Monthly, 1936. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy in original orange paper covers. This issue contains two articles relating to T.E, Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia, one by F. Yeats-Brown, " T.E as Critic and Friend" and A.W. Smith, "Lawrence and Clive". Also a poem by Robert Frost..

Edinburgh: The Tragara Press, 1978. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A fine copy of this edition limited to just 90 copies. This is the second part of the author's essay 'Autumn Thoughts', which originally appeared in The Atlantic Monthly (September 1902). Here printed on a blue/ grey paper. Bound in an attractive marbled paper covers with printed title label to front cover. 12pp.

Huddersfield: Brook and Lancashire, 1807. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fair copy in original grey paper-covered boards with grey paper spine. Front board loose, retains original (dusty) paper title label to spine. Spare title label laid in. 348pp Contains many wood-cuts to chapter heads and tails..

London: Jonathan Cape, 1940. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A good copy of the first edition. Bound in original green cloth Map endpapers, some browning to paper edges but internally sound and clean. The second impression of this classic story set on the Norfolk Broads. Previous owner's name neatly to first blank ep dated 1940. 400pp..

London: 4th Estate, 2012. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Ninth Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. The second title in the acclaimed Thomas Cromwell trilogy.412pp. .

London: Brentano's Ltd, 1928. Book. Illus. by Barton, Ralph. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A good copy of the first UK edition of this classic book. In original blue patterned cloth, some fading to the spine. "Intimately illustrated by Ralph Barton", these illustrations have a charm and are very amusing. Overall a nice clean copy. 211pp. + advertisements..

London: The Folio Society, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardback. Fourth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy in slipcase. Bound in quarter cloth with art Vellum sides blocked with a design by John Andrew. Gilt title to spine. Decorative endpapers. 519pp..

Parma: Bodoni for J. Edwards, Bookseller of London, 1791. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Sixth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very good, attractive large paper copy in contemporary full calf binding with gilt decoration, raised bands and leather title label. Crisp condition printed on paper with fleur-de-ley watermark. The sixth edition of 1791 which is actually a reprint of the fifth (1786) edition. Two states of the frontispiece with minor scattered foxing. Marbled eps with gilt dentelles. Slight splitting of leather to top of spine, otherwise in sound, crisp condition and a very nice copy of this the first gothic novel..

London: The Poetry Bookshop, 1924. Book. Fair. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In a fair condition, a little bumped to edges and spine missing, although binding still sound. Some marks and staining to cover. 72pp..

Bath: Persephone Books, 2011. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Originally published in 1932 and here with a new preface by Frances Partridge. 196pp.

London: Macmillan, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed, dated and inscribed by the author to the fep. A group of armed men, 'the Churchill Commandos' are determined to deal with perpetrators of anti-social behaviour and other heinous crimes. 224pp.

London: Mantle, 2021. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy of the limited, signed edition. One of 2000 copies, no. 137. 544pp..

London: Collins, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy of the first edition, first impression of this Aubrey/Maturin novel by the master of the genre. In similarly fine non-price clipped d/w. 256pp. Some spotting to page edges..

London: Neem Tree Press Ltd, 2023. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first volume in a three-part series entitled The House of Atreus. Queen Clytemnestra's world is shattered when Agamemnon, a rival to the throne of Mycenae, storms her palace, destroys her family and claims not only the throne but Clytemnestra herself. Signed, limited edition. 288pp..