Search Results: Authors starting with R from Cornish Books

London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1975. PVC. Near Fine. Landscape format, 7 1/2" wide. 260 Pages. Illustrated with B&W Photographs on each left page and drawings and specifications on the right pages. Blue PVC Cover. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall

LONDON: Herbert Jenkins, 1952. Cloth. Near Very Good/Fair. M.A. Moffat. for Little Ship Masters."To give amateurs a full and practical grasp of.Position finding by Observation of the Sun, Moon and Planets- a method producing a high standard of accuracy whilst requiring only a elementary knowledge of mathematics." 160 Pages. D/J is torn in places but the Lettering and Sextant design are intact. End papers darkened. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Cornwall: The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies, 1965. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. The Classic Cornish Dictionary. Dark Blue cloth with slightly faded gilt lettering to spine. 8 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Hinges sound, binding firm. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Yale University Press, 1993. Soft cover. Good+. Very well illustrated with many Colour Reproductions of Pissarro's paintings. 234 pages, 1.5 Kilos, 11" Tall. Slight edge wear and a cvrease at bottom fore corner. Pencil scribble on half-title page. No other inscriptions. Weight, 1.5 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Ebury Press, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. The Cookbook of the Major TV Series". "the True essence of France and the Michelin Star Chef's passion for its beauty, people, food & wines." Illustrated with many Colour Photos. 303 Pages, 10" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket not clipped. Very slight edge wear. Weighs 1.2 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Dennis Dobson, 1972. Sci-Fi novel about a sinister drug addiction. Black cloth cover with silver lettering to spine. 128 Pages, 260g, 8" Tall. "Cancelled" stamps on ffep. Jacket protected with clear plastic wrapper. Clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Very Good/Very Good. Ex-Library.

Dawlish: David & Charles, 1965. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Lively account of 2 talanted musician sisters forming choirs and orchestras, including the Falmouth Opera Singers. Interesting social history as they tell of their work in First World War conditions. Foreword by Frank Howes. 103 p.pages, 250g, 8 3/4" tall. No inscriptions. Jacket a little tanned on spine. Clipped.

Zurich: Pan-Verlag, 1954. Cloth. Near Very Good/Good+. Mit Deutsche erweiterte und umgearbeitete Ausgabe mit Abbildungen und 45 Musikbeispielen. Herausgegehen von Prof. Dr. Antoine-E. Cherbuliez." GERMAN TEXT. Fronti illustrated with a B&W Portrait of Pergolesi. Light Grey cloth cover with Gilt Musical Example on front. Gilt Decoration & Lettering on spine. 440 Pages, 640g,.8 1/4" Tall. Some fading to cloth. No inscriptions. Jacket has a few edge nicks and a very small piece missing from tips of bottom corners.Jacket spine slightly faded. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

Rizzoli, 1968. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Presentazione di Emilio Radius. Apparati Critici e Filiogici di Ettore Camesasca. Italian Text. Molti illustrazione in colore. 128 pages, 90g, 12 1/2" Tall. No inscription except old penciled price on endpaper. Some edge wear. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall

London: Thames And Hudson, 2003. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Expert Guide to the most Beautiful, Important & unusual Stained Glass from around the World. Romanesque to Gothic Revival, Renaissance to Opalesque. Beautifully illustrated with 335 illustrations (300 in Colour). Dark Grey cloth cover with blind stamped Dolphin Motif on front and Gilt Lettering on spine. 288 Pages, 1.9 Kilos, 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Very slight edge wear to jacket and a very small closed tear at bottom of spine (1/2" long, repaired from inside with clear tape. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Paris: Armand Colin et Cie, 1893. Original Wraps. Very Good. French Text. Illustrated with a few Maps. Original buff card cover with Gilt lettering to front & spine. Page edges untrimmed. 487 Pages + Tables des Chaptres at the back. 10" Tall, 1.1 Kilos. Some age darkening to cover and very slight darkening to pages. No inscriptions except an old penciled price on endpaper. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Michael Joseph, 1966. 1st Edition. Vellum and Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Highly personal tour of the Spanish Wine Districts. Includes History of Spanish Wines, then an expert account of Sherry, Regional Wines & Sparkling Wine. White Vellum Spine with gilt lettering and deep red cloth boards with a gilt vine & grapes central design. 10 3/4" Tall. First Printing. No inscriptions. Jacket not clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1941. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Western Adventure with Outlaw Blake Forrest. 1941 Reprint of the 1938 Edition. Red cloth cover with blind-stamped Decoration to front. Similar to spine with Black Lettering. 288 Pages, 270g, 7 1/4" Long. Very sligth edge wear. 2 small dents on spine. Small gift inscription on ffep with no name just "best wishes", dated 1941. No other inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

London: Hodder & Stoughton 0. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Exciting Western adventure. Undated Edition, Gift inscription penciled on red endpaper, dated 1939. Red cloth cover with blind stamped decoration to front. Black lettering and some decoration to spine. A little light patchy loss of colour to cover.7" Tall. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1936. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Novel featuring the "Merry Mug" Inn. Red cloth cover with Black |Title and Linear Perimeter to front. Black lettering & Publisher's Motif to spine. 280 Pages, 320g, 7 1/2" Tall. Some fading to cloth, mainly at spine and near fore edge (see photo). Some fraying to cloth at spine ends and a closed tear halfway down left sode of spine. Previous owner's inscription on endpaper dated 1944, no other inscriptions. Front hinge cracked and reinforced with white hinge tape. Some small spots of light foxing throughout. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

London: Hamlyn, 1976. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Packed with practical advice. Well illustrated with many colour and B&W photos. 10" Tall. Old price on top corner of endpaper and previous owner's name penciled on rear endpaper. Jacket not clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

London: A. Millar, 1740. Full-Leather. Fair. THE TENTH EDITION, Being the Compleatest and most Correct of any yet Published." All the 4 Volumes Bound in One. Frontispiece illustrated with an Engraved Portrait of Allan Ramsay. Dedication "To ilka lovely British Lass" dated 1724. Followed by Preface & Index before the main text. 448 Pages. 6 1/2" Tall, 320g. Bound in contemporary Brown Full-Leather Binding with 4 Raised Bands to spine. SPINE HAS A VERTICAL SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE WHICH HAS BROKEN THE BOOK INTO 2 HALVES. Boards are attached. Ffep and pages 249 - 258 detached but present. only 1 page is missing (No 173-174). Old bookseller notes penciled on emdpapers. Previous owner's name at top of title page blotted out by ink which has stained the frontis and dedicatory page top margins (see photo). One Index page has a very small piece torn from bottom corner (not touching the text). Only some occasional spots of foxing, pages in good, clean condition. If you would like any… Read More

London & Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1912. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Kerr, Henry W. Beautifully Illustrated with 16 Tipped In Colour Plates by Henry W. Kerr. Frontispiece shows "The Kirk Collection ". Characters include The Shepherd; The Weaver and The Bonnet Laird. Plates tipped in on Grey Paper with Captions under. Protected by tissue guards. Brown cloth cover with large Gilt Lettering to front and spine. Top Page Edge Gilt, othr edges untrimmed. 350 Pages + Index & advert. 8" Tall, 670g. Slight fading to spine. Hingfes sound & binding firm. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Swapmeet Publications, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good +. Detailed price guide, illustrated with Colour photos. 288 pages, 720g, 9 3/4" Tall. Very slight edge wear. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: The Connoisseur, 1961. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Good+. The Connoisseur New Guide. Introduction by G. Bernard Hughes. Frontis is a colour photo of a Bristol porcelain Teapot. 192 Pages. illustrated with a good selection of photographs and some drawings. Blue cloth cover with white pictures of ceramics. 2 closed tears to jacket, repaired with tape. Not clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall