Search Results: Authors starting with P from Rickaro Books Ltd

Adecoar: Asociacion de Amigos del Palacio Ducal de Lerma, 2003. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A fine copy in original card copies of this illustrated guide to the Palacio Ducal de Lerma. Spanish text. Col illus, plans and maps throughout. 119pp.

Pontefract: Oswald Holmes, 1905. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A scarce original edition of this 1905 work on Pontefract West Yorkshire. Finely bound in half leather with five raised bands, gilt decoration and red leather title labels to the spine . A most attractive copy of this work.Attractive bookplate of previous owner to fep..

Huddersfield: Parker, George F. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An appreciation in verse of Emley near Huddersfield and other local features. There are various underlinings and the final page which features The Miners's Song and advertises the Flockton Races has a missing piece. Throughout there are promotional lines for Whitfield's Pianos who were located in New Street, Huddersfield. No date c1908. 16pp.

Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2017. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This scholarly and well-illustrated book provides a sound survey of the place-names within the city of Leeds, defined by the modern metropolitan area. It is a dictionary of parish and district names, names of well-known buildings and features and a selection of street names. The entries contain early forms, references, and scholarly explanation. There is a bibliography and an introduction. The book is a perfect-bound paperback of 122 pages, with many of the illustrations in colour..

London: Gollancz, 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A good copy in orange cloth boards. The inside story of George Bernard Shaw. 256pp. O'Brien F0825.

London: Gollancz, 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A good copy in d/w . The inside story of George Bernard Shaw. Laid in an autograph letter signed " B" from Blanche Patch referring to the book. Also review laid in from The Listener. 256pp. O'Brien F0825.

Oxford: T.E. Lawrence Society, 1985. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published by the TEL Society as Occasional Monograph 1. 10pp..

London: Macmillan and Co, 1903. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two volumes bound in original cloth. Some minor scattered foxing. Volume 1 with bookplate of Robert F. Causland. 243pp. + 224pp..

Edinburgh: William P. Nimo, 1860. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very good copy in brown half leather with marbled paper covered boards. Five raised bands and gilt title to spine. Some scattered foxing to title page, internally clean. 342pp..

Paris: Place des Victoires, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A fine copy of this splendidly illustrated large volume. Text in French. 237pp. .

Paris: Jean-Luc Nyon, 1732. Book. Very Good. Hardback. Fourth Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Two volumes of works of Olivier Patru (1604-810 Lexicographer and one of the most celebrated barristers of his day. A good crisp set in sound contemporary full calf with decorative gilt spine; 5 raised bands; contemporary marbled eps. Tome 1 562pp; Tome 2 608pp..

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..

Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1910. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Limited Edition. A very good clean copy, bound in quarter vellum with gilt lettering to spine over brown boards. Retained in the double blue paper covered card slipcase that is worn and marked but has done its job in protecting the volume. Edited by Richard Garnett. Limited edition 483 copies. Thomas Love Peacock was an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. He was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley and they influenced each other's work..

Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2021. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine as new copy. The Journal of the 1805 Club. 232pp..

Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2022. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine as new copy. The Journal of the 1805 Club. 192pp..

London: Archibald Constable, 1899. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy in original green boards with title in black to front board, red cloth spine. xvpp + 252pp + 4pp advertisements. Recipes for cooking on a budget..

Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons Ltd, 1835. Book. Good. Disbound. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A disbound copy of the original pamphlet edition. 15pp..

Ipswich: Boydell & Brewer, 2005. Book. Fine. Paperback. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A fine copy of this important study of the swords of the period. Focusing on 60 examples each well illustrated with Appendix on pattern welding. Significant Introduction by the late Ewart Oakeshott. 152pp, 8 colour plates and many b/w photographs..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy in original blue cloth with paper label to front board. Neat inscription of previous owner dated 1923. 369pp..

Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2013. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. 298pp + colour plates..