Search Results: Authors starting with D from Rickaro Books Ltd

The Society of Wood Engravers, 2001. Book. Illus. by Daunt, Chris. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Translated by Dorota Debska-Daunt from the 1919 account by Maria Dabrowska. Wood engravings by Chris Daunt. Unpaged, [20pp]. Printed by the Libanus Press, Marlborough. A fine copy..

Barnsley: Frontline Books, 2017. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. From the time of the Bronze Age, the warriors of all tribes and nations sought to emblazon their arms and armour with items and images to impress upon the enemy the wealth and power of the wearer. Magnificently decorated shields were as much a defensive necessity as a symbol of social status. Equally, decorative symbols on shields and armour defined the collective ideals and the self-conceived important of the village or city-state its warriors represented. Such items were therefore of great significance to the wearers, and the authors of this astounding detailed and extensively research book, have brought together years of research and the latest archaeological discoveries, to produce a work of undeniable importance. Shining Under the Eagles is richly decorated throughout, and as well as battlefield armour, details the tournament and parade armour from Rome's the… Read More

Barnsley: Frontline Books, 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A fine new copy. From the Latin warriors on the Palatine Hill in the age of Romulus, to the last defenders of Constantinople in 1453 AD, the weaponry of the Roman Army was constantly evolving. Through glory and defeat, the Roman warrior adapted to the changing face of warfare. Due to the immense size of the Roman Empire, which reached fromthe British Isles to the Arabian Gulf, the equipment of the Roman soldier varied greatly from region to region.Through the use of materials such as leather, linen and felt, the army was able to adjust its equipment to these varied climates. Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier sheds new light on the many different types of armour used by the Roman soldier, and combines written and artistic sources with the analysis of old and new archaeological finds. With a huge wealth of plates and illustrations, which include ancient paintings, mosaics, sculptures… Read More

Paris: Librairie Alphonse Lemerre, 1926. Book. Illus. by Buhot, F.. Near Fine. Hardback. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. An exquisite little volume, aeg, full brown calf, five raised bands marbled endpapers with gilt dentelles, silk marker -colour matched to eps - still present. B&W illus by Buhot. 256pp.

Vienna: Amalthea-Verlag, 1923. Book. Illus. by Goetze, Otto. Good. Hardback. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A good copy. Some dust-staining to boards, otherwise clean and unmarked. German text with illustrations by Otto Goetze (1868-1931). 96pp..

Stroud: The History Press, 2009. Book. Fine. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine as new copy. 136pp..

Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2017. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. 200 pp. Ædgyth or Edith (910-46) was the daughter of Edward the Elder and grand-daughter of Alfred the Great. She married Otto I, king of East Frankia and later Emperor of Germany (912-73) and was the ancestor of later German emperors. Her bones were rediscovered at Magdeburg Cathedral in 2008 and she is the only member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house whose remains have so far been the subject of scientific study (the project to examine the bones in the tomb chests at Winchester Cathedral is on-going and not yet published). This is the first book-length study of her life in English. It contains 7 maps, 39 colour photographs and 5 family trees, and endnotes for referencing..

London: Peter Davis, 1957. Letter. Fine. No Binding. A splendid 6 page autograph letter (ALS) dated 29.11.1958 from the well-known publisher Peter Davies on his Bedford Square letterhead to author Aidan Reynolds telling him of his knowledge of Machen, Reynolds went on to write an account of Machen's life and work (pub. 1963), together with a photographic postcard of Machen, the reverse printed with information from the 'Friends of Arthur Machen Society. The letter contains a number of anecdotes: 'the first time I met him must have been about 1925, when I got him to write a Preface.....what they had to live on I don't know it can't have been his books'. Arthur Machen was the pen-name of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, a Welsh author and mystic of the late 19th early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction..

London: Nichols and Sons, 1868. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy of this sgnificant volume on provincial printing. Bound in original maroon stamped cloth with gilt decoration to spine. 397pp. An exceptional copy of this hard to find original edition..

Stroud: Tempus, 2003. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A good copy. An illustrated recollection of Wakefield in times past.128pp..

Oxford: Melmillo, 1982. Book. Illus. by Smith, John, R.. Fine. Soft cover. Limited/Numbered. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy, a delightful production from the hand of Jonathan Stephenson at the Rocket Press. Limited to 250 copies of which this is number 164..

London: Faber & Faber, 1942. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A good copy in original cloth. in fair d/w that is a little dusty and has a section missing from the base of the spine 125pp illustrated with photographs..

Northants: Logan Press, 2013. Book. Illus. by Sansom, Erik. Fine. Hardback. Signed by the Author. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in quarter leather this is a handsome little volume. Number 80 of 240 copies and signed by the author. 75 pp.

Ouseburn: Silver Quill, 1999. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Judge Dean QC recounts amusing and memorable incidents, character, colleagues and events during the course of his legal career. Author inscription to inside front cover. .

Toulouse: Seguier, 1989. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by the Author. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy in original pictorial card covers. Presentation copy with neat inscription on half title. Decorative bookplate of Eric Wallich to fep. 169pp O'Brien 432a..

Exmouth: The Raleigh Press, 1965. Book. Good. Paperback. Fourth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The paperback reprint with two colour drawing to cover. 170pp..

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1926. Book. Illus. by Dell, Roger. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by the Author. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A very good clean copy of this elusive work of travel writing by Anthony Dell, profusely illustrated throughout by Anthony Dell and M. Roger Dell. This is a presentation copy from the author to Merrie Caine together with two long handwritten letters from Dell to Caine relating to travel, one dated 15 VI 25 on "The Morning Post" headed notepaper 4pp, and one from SS Ionia dated "Empire Day" 4pp. The volume is a good example of this work of travel writing, exploring the Greek Islands. With map and illustrations from photographs by the author and M. Roger Dell, 24 plates. 226pp..

London: Macmillan, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and nicely inscribed on the title page by the bestselling author. D/w sunned to spine, complete and non price-clipped. The ninth title in the Inspector Morse series of novels. Reprinted in 1991, the year of publication. 276pp.

London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1899. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good clean copy of this popular title. Here in the Pearson edition bound in decorative stamped maroon cloth covered boards. 533pp..

London: Heinemann, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very good copy, signed and inscribed: 'thank you so much - I had a lovely time - Monica Dickens. A novel telling of a male nurse and his year spent in the profession. Pages browned to edges as is usual, d/w slightly sunned to spine. 209pp.