Search Results: Women's Studies from Rickaro Books Ltd

Huddersfield: Oblong, 2017. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy of this well illustrated and scholarly volume. 460pp. A major study of the pursuits of the lady in the 18th and 19th century. A study of skills and pastimes of ladies over a 200 year period. A splendid volume, beautifully produced by Oblong..

Leeds: Leeds Education Committee, 1931. Handwritten. Very Good. Soft cover. Manuscript. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This is the class record book of a Miss Edna Brown from Leeds that outlines her lesson plans throughout the year in some detail, all handwritten by Miss Brown herself. From the content within the book and the cover, it can safely be assumed that Miss Brown taught at an infants school, with her pupils being around 4 or 5 years old, as the lesson plans include details on basic reading and arithmetic, as well as singing games and 'simple dances'. This also includes a design for an embroidered handkerchief case, designed by Miss Brown, as well as the finished specimen. It is unclear as to whether she used this in her classes, however it seems likely as embroidery is outlined as an activity, so perhaps she made this as an example for her pupils or for assessment. Overall, this is a rare insight into the history of pre world war II education from a teacher's point of… Read More

Auckland: Blackwood & Janet Paul, 1966. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The autobiography of New Zealand novelist Mary Scott, recalling her time as a farmer's wife, librarian and novelist. D/w has some losses to edges and dust-staining. Neat Christmas inscription to fep dated 1966..

London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2001. Book. As New. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Documents the practice of Sati and the role of women in modern India. 270pp. A very good, clean copy..

London: Michael Joseph, 1974. Book. Illus. by Dore, Gustave. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author. The remarkable story of a quest to discover a woman who concealed her identity behind the covers of 19th century book, a friend of many leading figures of the time. D/w illus by Gustave Dore. Illustrated with b&w photographs. A very good copy. 232pp.

London: Imperial War Museum, 1995. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. From the IWM Historical Pamphlet series (No. 2), women's contribution to the Home Front during the 2nd WW. B&W illus throughout..

London: Polity, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An illustrated account of the inventions and misinventions that have helped workers in the home from the time of the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the modern period. Price clipped otherwise complete and unmarked. 220pp.

Bingley: Emerald Publishing, 2019. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An expose on the lives of the women of Ambridge, looking at portrayals of love, marriage, motherhood, careers, education and cricket..

London: Historical Association, 1974. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of four articles relating to Women's Suffrage, Women's work since 1700, The Sack of Fougeres; and, History education plus reviews. 166pp.

London: Simon & Schuster, 2024. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine, new copy of this account of heroism and the inevitable tragedy. I Am Not Afraid of Looking into the Rifles is an enthralling story, beautifully told revealing the inspiring work of remarkable women including Edith Cavell, Princess De Croy, Gabrielle Petit and others. Photographic illus. 306pp.

London: British Museum Press, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Over 100 recipes enjoyed by the Austen Family as recorded in Martha Lloyd's 'Household Book'. Fine copy. B&W illus. 128pp.

London: Robert Hale Limited, 1989. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy of the paperback edition. An illustrated guide to Jane Austen's England following her travels. 224pp...

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1918. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A girl's experiences and adventures as a driver on the Western Front. B&w frontis. A good reading copy..

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1918. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Joan and Val's experiences and adventures as Ambulance Drivers on the Western Front. Front board loosening but otherwise a good reading copy..

London: Oxford University Press, 1936. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The third volume on Hughes' trilogy recording life in 1880s London. Here she recalls her inspiring time with educationalist Miss Frances Buss. Later working in Darlington with holidays on the Yorkshire coast. Good d/w with some chipping to edges. 308pp + photographic illus. Previous owner's name to front pastedown dated 1943..

New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2024. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine, new copy. Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels, Muir illuminates the position of both men and women in marriage, as well as those spinsters and bachelors who chose not to marry at all. Col illus. 407pp. .

London: Jonathan Cape, 2012. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Landscape. Collected together here are the complete strips originally published in the Guardian from 1977 onwards. Traces the lives, loves and tribulations of three women: Jo Heep, Trish Wright and Wendy Weber. A fine first edition, first printing. Unpaginated, a substantial volume. .

London: Faber, 2023. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. The lives, loves, adventures and trailblazing musical careers of four extraordinary women: Ethel Smyth (b.1858), Rebecca Clarke (b.1886), Dorothy Howell (b.1898), and Doreen Carwithen (b.1922). In their time, these women were celebrities and composed some of the century's most popular music and pioneered creative careers; but sadly today they survive as muses and footnotes to male contemporaries like Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Britten. 472pp..

Silas Birch Ltd, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of memories of Mrs Woodhouse, influential teacher and headmistress in the development of women's education. Very good copy with good d/w. Previous owner's name to fep dated 1924. Two b&w photographs of Mrs Woodhouse, as frontis 1923 and another dated 1912..

London: Home & Van Thal, 1946. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bentley sets out the principles that underlie the art of narrative. Together with 4 letters to a close friend in Sussex. One handwritten and three typed and signed, ranging from 1955 to 1973. As well as insight into Phyllis' domestic life subjects range from news of her health, being bitten by a dog, sad loss of mutual friends, news of Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby and comments on current affairs. Previous owner's name to fep, the recipient of the letters. An interesting little collection. .