Search Results: Authors starting with B from Cornish Books

London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1991. Soft cover. Very Good +. Fisher, Jeff. Beachcomber (J. B. Morton) contributed his famous "By the Way" Column to the Daily Express for over 50 Years, introducing Readers to a notable Cast of Characters: Dr. Strabismus, Charlie Suet, Captain Foulenough, Justice Cocklecarrot and the 12 Red-Bearded Dwarfs. Bumper Collection includes a Biographical Introduction by Richard Ingrams. Also a generous selection of Beachcomber's Spoof Newspaper Items, Poems & Parodies. 331 Pages + Bibliography etc. 8 1/4" Tall, 630g. No inscriptions. Spine not creased. A few light bruises & scores on the back. Nice, clean copy. Looks unread. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: J. M. Dent, 1940. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Burdekin, Harold & Others (Photos). Delightful Anthology. Authors include: Hilaire Belloc, A.G. Street, W.H. Hudson, John Masefield and many more. Epilogue by J.B. Priestley " Britain is in Danger". Illustrated with Monochrome Brown cloth cover with Vignette Pastoral illustration on front. Brown lettering to front & spine. 172 Pages, 360g, 7 1/2" Tall. Small wrinkle to cloth on front. No inscriptions except old penciled price on endpaper. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

London: The Folio Society, 1997. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Introduced by Margaret drabble. Lovely Edition, largely follows the 1984 text. Illustrated with many B&W Photos. Black cloth cover Illustrated with 3 B&W Photos and "1993" Blind stamped over the rest of the front. Silver lettering to spine. 348 Pages,10 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Weighs 1.3 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The 1914 - 15 Diary of Thomas Benjamin Dixon. 96 pages, 270g, 9" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket clipped. Protected in clear plastic wrapper.

Taschen, 2009. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Very well illustrated with many Full Colour Reproductions of Rothko's paintings. 96 pages, 940g, 12" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has slight edge wear and a little curling at the top. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Paris: Librairie Firmin-Didot, 1885. Half-Leather. Very Good. FRENCH TEXT. Includes: Montaigne, Madame de Sevigne, Thomas du Fosse, Sterne, Smollett, Henri Storch, Madame Laroche and many more. Contemporay Brown Calf-Half-Leather Binding with Marbled paper-covered boards and leather corners. Spine has gilt horizontal divisions with Gilt Title on black ground in 2nd compartment. All page edges speckled Red. 433 p.pages, 520g, 7" Tall. Slight edge wear and wear along sides of spine. Some rubbing to boards. Hinges sound & text block firm. From the Library of Edgar Mac Culloch, his illustrated bookplate is on the endpaper (faint college library stamp above. No other inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

London: Victor Gollancz, 1940. Cloth. Near Very Good/Fair. Cheap War Edition, Sixth impression. 749 Pages + Fold-Out chart at back. 7 1/2" Tall. Blue cloth cover. Spine faded, page margins age darkened. Light pencilled name on ffep, otherwise no inscriptions. Some small tears to jacket which has a few little pieces missing (see photo) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Rochester, Kent: Staples Printers Limited, 1958. Cloth. Very Good +/Good+. Fascinating account of cruise in S.S. Crusan, by Mr Bachman, an extremely knowledgeble author in the world of Catering & Cuisine. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Places visited include Port Said, Aden, Colombo, Bombay, Penang, Singapore & Kyoto. Very unusual and Detailed Travel book focused on cuisine & culture. Blue cloth cover with Gilt lettering on front. 155 Pages + a beautiful Tipped in Colour Plate of Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Supper", 390g, 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Plain wrapper has some age darkening and a small closed tear at very top of spine (repaired from the inside. Very nice, clean copy, from the collection of a retired Cornish Restauranteur. (Also available are Mr Bachmann's "Mediterranean Cruise" and "Round the World in 80 Days including a Firtnight in Hawaii". I'm happy to give a discount on 2 or more) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

London: Maclaren & Sons Limited, 1951. First British Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Fair. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) Two Volumes (of 3). Bothe First British Editions and both signed with nice inscriptions and quotations from the author, Walter Bachmann. Volume II "Meat, Poultry, Game, Garnish, Carving in Front of the Guest, Hot and Cold Sweets, Ices, Gateaux, Pastries, desserts, The Menu, Kitchen Glossary." 365 Pages. red cloth cover. 1951. Volume III, Raw Materials, Drinks, Kitchen installations Hotel Furnishings & fittings, Maintenance Service and Accounts. 399 Pages. Blue Cloth cover. Both books have gilt lettering to fronts and spines and a small gilt flower motif on the front. 9 3/4" Tall. Dustjackets have some tears and a few pieces missing (see photos). Books weigh 2.9 kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Letchworth: The Garden City Press Limited, 1954. Paper Covered Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Very Interesting account of the author's P & O Cruise on SS Chusen, which covered 6906 miles. Special focus on Cuisine & Culture. Places visited: Cadiz, Malta, Mitylene, Istanbul, Salonika, Athens, Messina, La Goulette (Tunis) and London. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Preliminary Title page has a B&W portrait photo of the author, followed by small pictures pf places visited around an oval cutout which shows the cruise ship which illustrated the second title page. Book comes with a "With compliments" slip from the author. Light blue paper covered boards. 42 Pages, 180g, 7 5/8" Tall. Spine faded and some fading around edges of front & rear boards. No inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. (Also available are "Round Voyage to the Far East" and "Round the World in 80 Days including a Fortnight in Hawaii", I'm happy to give a discount… Read More

Maclaren & Sons Limited, 1950. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Beautifully illustrated with many Full-Page B&W and Colour Plates. Preface and 58 Examples. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Lettering & Floral Motif on front. Landscape Format Book, 12" x 8 3/4", 770g. No inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Rochester, Kent: Staples Printers Limited, 1960. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Fascinating account of cruise in S.S. Crusan, by Mr Bachman, an extremely knowledgeble author in the world of Catering & Cuisine. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Places visited include: Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Honolulu, Vancouver, Panama & Venezuala. Veryy unusual and Detailed Travel book focused on cuisine & culture. Blue cloth cover with Gilt lettering on front. 220 Pages, 490g, 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Plain wrapper has some small tears at very top & bottom of spine & corners. Cloth has a little spot of fading at very top of spine where a small piece of the paper wrapper is missing. From the collection of a retired Cornish Restauranteur. (Also available are Mr Bachmann's "Mediterranean Cruise" and "Round Voyage to the Far East". I'm happy to give a discount on 2 or more) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paris: Anthologie Du Cinema, 1966. Soft cover. Good+. Supplement a l'Avant Scene du Cinema n0 63 Octobre 1966. Pages 411-464. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1969. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. From the "Panorama of World Art" series. Well Illustrated with 242 Plates including 151 in Full Colour. Includes Chronolgical Tables & 2 Maps. Light Brown cloth cover with Gilt lettering to spine. 264 Pages, 9" Tall. No inscriptions. Slight wear to jacket. Weighs 1.2 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. (Other books in this series available, I'm happy to give a discount on 2 or more ) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc, 1929. Cloth. Very Good +/No Jacket. Detailed Biography in 2 Volumes, Includes: Early Career in the Navy, The Dreadnought, Lectures to Mediterranean Fleet, General Work as First Sea Lord, The Baltic Project & the Dardanelles. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Red cloth covers with blind-stamped facsimilie signature on fronts and Gilt Lettering on spines. Vol 1, 312 Pages & Vol. 2, 328 Pages. 9 3/4" Tall, 1.9 Kilos. No inscriptions. Nice, clean set. Weight, 1.9 kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paternoster Row, London: Hutchinson & Co. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Authoritative and detailed account. Includes Strategy; Ships; Trawlers; Belgian Coast Patrol; Landing guns in Belgium; Zeebrugge and Ostend. Frontis illus. B&W portrait of the author. Complete with Fold-Out Charts. Dark blue cloth cover with bright Gilt impressed lettering on spine. XXXIV /34 preliminary pages. Main text 325 pages. 9 1/4" tall, 890g. No inscriptions except penciled bookseller ref on rear endpaper. A few spots of foxing on half-title, title and dedicatory pages. A few occasional spots elsewhere, mostly marginal.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1959. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. the entire range of structural methods currently in use, which brings together in 1 volume Tables, Monographs, Maps & other Tools." Contents include: Construction of Geological Cross Sections, Structure Contour Maps, Use of Stereographic Projections in solving structural problems, and much more. Brown cloth cover with Gilt Lettering to front & spine. 279 pages, 1.3 Kilos, 11 1/2" Tall. Very slight edge wear to cloth. 2 Previous owner's names on ffep. No other inscriptions, nice, clean copy. Jacket has wear and some edge tears with small pieces missing (see photo). Book weighs 1.3 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Leicester: Magna Books, 1988. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Traces the remarkable developments.in Design of the sportscar between 1948 and 1978." Lavishly Illustrated with 140 Colour Photos. 127 Pages. 12 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Not clipped. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be a little extra Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Leicester: Magna, 1988. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Traces the remarkable developments.in Design of the sportscar between 1948 and 1978." Lavishly Illustrated with 140 Colour Photos. 127 Pages. 12 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has small closed tear to back corner (1" long). Not clipped. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be a little extra Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Godalming: Colour Library Books, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Foreword by Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. Major examination of the Planning and Events of this momentous day and beyond. Superbly illustrated throughout with photos from Allied and German Archives and specially commisioned pictures. 284 Pages, 14" Tall. No inscriptions, pages in very nice, clean condition. Very slight tobacco odour. Jacket has a little curling at top & bottom edges and 3 small closed edge tears at the back (about 1" long, repaired from inside with clear tape). Heavy book, weighs 2.5 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall