Search Results: Titles starting with S from Rickaro Books Ltd

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1939. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by the Author. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A good copy in original grey paper covers some wear to head of spine. A presentation copy "R.A Furness with thanks for help from Walt Taylor". 46pp. A study of the construction and use of language in Doughty's writing. An invaluable guide for the reader or student of Doughty and T.E. Lawrence. Laid in the 8pp prospectus for the 30s edition of "Arabia Deserta"..

London: Mansell with Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy in original brown cloth, ilustrated endpapers. 296pp. This volume includes a catalogue of the libraries of the following eminent persons: Elias Ashmole 22 February 1694; Robert Hooke 29 April 1703; John Ray 11 March 1707/8; Edmund Halley 20 May [1742]. An important source of bibliographical information. The General Editor of the series was A. N. L. Munby. An elusive item..

Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2017. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. Saints have been a significant element of the Christian church from early times. Those who lived righteous lives were celebrated after their death, either officially through papal recognition or unofficially as cults, a practice which continued in England until the Reformation and which still continues in the Western Catholic world. Saints were part of the liturgical year and also the focus of indulgences, relic-lists and pilgrimage. Their lives, or legends, were the subject of prose and poetry. As intercessors and holy friends they served every stratum of society, from the monarch to the beggar. The culture of the saints was predominantly tactile and physical, because their shrines (and sometimes even their bodies) were accessible, and their images and symbols decorated stained glass, sculpture in wood and stone, and precious manuscripts. All these aspects of saints… Read More

South Cerney: Dominic Winter Auctioneers, 2018. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A fine copy of this illustrated catalogue. Including books and artefacts from the collection of actor and historian Robert Hardy..

London: Maclaren & Son Ltd, 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A good copy in original cloth with title in black to front board. "Progressive Window Display", "1,000 Display Hints and Sketches", written by an expert to the bakery and confectionary trades. viiipp 140pp, adverts at rear No date c1930s..

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..

Wakefield: Willow Island Editions, 2001. Book. New. Paperback. First Edition. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Concise guide to Sandal Castle, near Wakefield, offering a tour of the ruins as they are today and accounts of the historical events which took place. A delightful little book illustrated in Richard Bell's own inimitable style..

London: The Stork Cookery Services, 1963. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Reissue. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. A delighful little volume, so reniniscent of the 1960s. 16pp. Packed with sandwich recipes..

London: Hutchinson, 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This edition contains Edward Marsh's Little book with the page with the T E Lawrence signature and translation in facsimile. With d/w with some wear to spine. 279pp..

Leeds: Royal Armouries & The Wallace Collection, 2017. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine, new copy. 73pp. A fascinating account of the quest for body armour in WW1..

Whitmore Lake: Falcon Books, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good clean copy of this investigation of aspects of TE Lawrence. 208pp. O'Brien E483 .

London: Seeley Service Ltd, 1933. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A good sound copy in binding that is original cloth that has minor wear and some darkening to spine, book block sound and clean. 238pp, 32 b & w plates from photographs. An elusive edition giving a first-hand account of the Schneider Trophy trials of 1929-1931. laid in contemporary newspaper cutting about Waghorn..

London: Trustees of Royal Armouries, 2023. Book. Illus. by Gwynn, James. New. Hardcover. First Thus. The School of Fencing is a colour facsimile edition of Domenico Angelo's famous fencing manual of 1765. Such was Angelo's reputation that he numbered several members of the British royal family amongst his clientele, and his Soho-based School of Arms was noted for accepting female students. Featuring an introduction by fencing expert Mark Hillyard, this new facsimile edition includes the parallel English and French text together with all 47 hand-coloured engravings by artist James Gwynn. 160pp., 134 Illustrations, colour..

Clemson: Clemson University Digital Press, 2018. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. A scholarly study of the poetry of Robert Frost with an emphasis on his use and inclusion of science and nature. 372pp + 92 illustrations..

London: The Library Association, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy in d/w. 172pp..

London: Sigma Books, 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy in original maroon cloth , some minor sunning to spine. Previous owners name neatly to fep dated 1956. 270pp..

Somerset: G. T. Foulis, 1974. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy in red cloth boards with silver title to spine. In good, unclipped d/w. The original edition not the reprint. Internally very clean, bright and sound. B/w photographs throughout. 239pp inc index. An important study of this superior two-stroke motorcycle that was made in Shipley, Yorkshire. The first edition of 1974 the centenary of Alfred Angus Scott's birth, not a reprint..

Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine copy in fine d/w. 204pp..

New York: Owl Books, 2000. Book. As New. Paperback. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine as new copy of the third updated edition of this handbook to the Aubrey/Maturin naval tales of Patrick O'Brian..

Oxford: Blackwells, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine as new copy of this detailed account of the origins of the USA. 582pp..