Women's Studies from Rickaro Books Ltd

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… Read more about this item

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.

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.… Read more about this item

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: British Library, 2022. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A curated collection of stories on the theme of Christmas by female authors. In a century during which the role of women in society changed radically, their fictional heroines highlight women's experience of life inside and outside the home. 207pp.

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… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. Book. Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine, as new copy of this meticulously researched and authoritative history of nurses in the First World War. B&W illus. 359pp..

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

Wakefield: Privately Published, 2014. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A handsome and well illustrated volume. The twelve letters at the heart of this book were written in the early 1770s by Esther Milnes, widow of a leading Wakefield merchant. She was writing to another Esther Milnes, her husband's relative, a young heiress without… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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.

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..

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..

Clapham: Dalesman, 1977. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1977 annual includes an article by Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby on how they researched their Life and Tradition books on the Yorkshire Dales and West Yorkshire. Also includes an article by Hazel Driver recalling her days in the Land Army..

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… Read more about this item

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..

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..… Read more about this item

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..