Search Results: Authors starting with V from Cornish Books

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983. Soft cover. Near Very Good. From THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE SERIES. "Historical Geography, written in the field rather than the library.a Landscape which for it's interest, Continuity and Fascination is Unique.234 Pages. Illustrated with B&W Photographs and Maps. Pages clean and crisp. Spine creased and 2 creases to cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Budapest: Corvina Press, 1977. Paper Covered Boards. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. Edited and with Introduction by Vadjar Miklos. Foreword by William Jay Smith. 22 Poets including Kassar, Lajos; Fust, Milan; Szabo, Lorine and Gyula Illyes. Brown Paper covered Boards with Black Lettering to front & spine. 286 Pages, 920g, 9 1/2" Tall. Gift inscription on half title page. Slight wear to jacket with a few nicks on top edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1931. Original Wraps. Good. Very interesting and Detailed description. Introduction covers the Early, Middle & Late Zacotean periods. Includes Trenches & Wall Diggings, Figurines, Pottery, Clay & Stone objects, Work in Shell, Horn & Bone and more. Illustrations include B&W Photos & Drawings and a Large Fold-Out Map at the back. 437 Pages, 560g, 9 5/8" Tall. Previous owner's hift inscription (possibly the author's) on the front . No other inscriptions except old penciled price on title page. Some edge wear to cover and a closed tear down right side of spine (front cover reattached with hinge tape.) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Zennor, Cornwall: United Writers Publications, 1972. Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. A selection of Denys Val Baker's most outstanding Short Stories. Includes "The Boy and the Mermaid". 241 p.pages, 8 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Slight edge wear at top of jacket. Unclipped.

Aylesbury: Milton House, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good +/Near Very Good. Denys Val Baker's First Cornish Novel about a couple who leave Cornwall because of an attachment to a young potter, and later return. 205 p.pages, 8 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has edge wear and a very small closed edge tear at bottom (1/4" long). Unclipped.

London: The Sylvan Press, 1945. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Biro. 20 Short Stories. Illustrated with B&W Woodcuts by Biro. Black cloth cover with Gilt design on front and gilt lettering on spine. 168 p.pages, 8 1/2" Tall. Edge wear. Hinges sound & text block firm. No inscriptions except a date stamp on the back.

16 Morrab Place, Penzance, Cornwall: The Cornish Library. Cloth. Very Good +/Good+. Introduction by Denys Val Baker. Illustrated with B&W reproductions. Artist include: Barbara Hepworth, Lamorna Birch, Dod Procter, Peter Lanyon, Sven Berlin, Ben Nicholson, Barbara Tribe and more. Green cloth cover. 8 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has 2 very small V shape pieces missing at top left corner. and a small closed tear at the back (repaired from inside with clear tape, Unclipped. Protected in clear plastic wrapper.

London: The Sylvan Press, 1945. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Very Good. Novel set in Wales. Dark Ochre cloth cover with gilt design of 2 heads on front and brown lettering on spine. 196 p,pages, 7 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions except old penciled price, alsom a few penciled numbers on rear endpaper. Jacket has some edge wear and a small closed tear (1/2" long) at top right corner (repaired from inside with clear tape. Unclipped.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Novel about Cornwall. 249 p.pages, 7 1/2" Tall. Blue cloth cover with Black lettering on spine. Spine colour faded. Hinges sound & text block firm. Small inscription on ffep scribbled over. No other inscriptions. Undated edition. circa 1940s.

London: Frederick Warne & Co. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Undated Edition, probably circa 1890s. Red cloth cover with Black & Gilt illustrations of Churches & Castles of front & spine. All Page Edges Gilt. Frontis illustrated with a Coloured Plated of Westminster Abbey, opposite a Colored Title Page, Followed by a Printed Title Page. Very nicely illustrated Travel book capturing England in the late 19th Century. Saves the best, Cornwall and Land's End to the last! 512 Pages, 9 3/4" Tall, 1.3 Kilos. Spine colour a little faded. Page 15 detached but present. Hinges sound and binding otherwise firm. 2 Pages have a closed tear. No inscriptions. Weighs over 1 Kilo so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

London: Frederick Warne and Co 0 Classic Fairy Tales collected and Edited by Mrs Valentine. Undated Edition, late 19th century. Illustrated with Colour and B&W Plates Throughout. Frontis has a Colour Illustration of Sleeping Beauty. Brown cloth cover decorated with Gilt and Black pictures of a Cherub, Frog and gilt & black lettering on front. Spine has black title on a gilt ground and gilt picture of a Fairy riding a Bat. Beveled Edges. Decorative Endpapers. 7 3/4" Tall. Slight wear to cover, mainly at corners and spine ends, some rubbing and a little patchy loss of colour (see photo). Hinges sound. Pages in very good, clean condition. Small inscription on top corner of endpaper. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Book.

London: Ward Lock & Co., Limited, 1929. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Novel. 256 Pages. Brown cloth cover with black border and lettering to front & spine. 1" strip clipped from top of ffep. Slight wear to cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Frederick Warne & Co. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. The Lansdowne Poets. Compiled and Edited by Mrs Valentine. With Illustrations and Steel portrait. Blue cloth cover with Bright gilt Lyre and lettering to front and gilt decoration to spine. Bevelled Edges. All Page edges gilt. Frontis is a portrait of Wordswoth protected by its Tissue Guard. Comprehensive anthology of the finest British poets. 540 Pages. Undated, looks late 19th century. Pges in very nice clean condition. Front free endpaper missing, front hinge taped. Spine slightly faded and has a long closed tear along one edge. Some wear to corners and top & bottom of spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Koln: Taschen, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. Schaewen, Deidi Von. France's most beautiful Public and Private Gardens, from the Classical French Palace Gardens at Vaux-le -Vicomte to humble domestic gardens in Normany. Very well Illustrated with many Fine Colour Photographs by Deidi von Schaewen. 12 3/4" Tall. Weighs 2.4 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

London: T. Werner Laurie, 1953. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Frontispiece illustrated with a Colour Plate of Old Chelsea Porcelain. Helpful guide, illustrated with B&W photos. Dark Blue cloth cover with bright Gilt lettering to spine. 324 Pages, 460 Pages, 7 1/2" Tall. Ref No. taped at bottom of spine. No inscriptions. Jacket has some rubbing and a few very small edge tears. Clipped. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. Cloth. Good. Novel. Green cloth cover with rubbed gilt lettering and design on front and fadedf lettering on spine. 261 p.pages, 7 1/2" tall. Ffep missing, front hinge cracked. Very faint library stamps on dedicatory page and penciled bookseller ref. in corner of endpaper. No other inscriptions or marks.

London: Companion Book Club, 1958. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Classic Travel Book in search of the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa. Illustrated with some monochrome & Colour Photos. 256 Pages. Only a few spots of foxing. No inscriptions. Green cloth cover with gilt lettering on dark green ground to spine. Spine slightly faded. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1950. Cloth Spine and Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Bais, C. Detailed Guide, Illustrated with 13 B&W Photographs and a Folding Map at the back. English Text. Green cloth spine with white paper covered boards. Gilt and black lettering and a photograph of a bird on the front. Dull gilt lettering to spine. 9 3/4" Tall. Some browning to cover (see photo). Pages and plates in very good, clean condition. No inscriptions except a small penciled price on corner of endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

London: George G Harrap & Co, 1941. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. The Arts from Prehistoric Man to Claude Debussy. Richly Illustrated with many Full Page Colour and Monochrome Wash Illustrations and In Text Illustrations. 570 Pages. Dark Blue Cover with blind stamped border line to front and gilt lettering and picture of the Acropolis on the spine. Pages and Illustrations in very nice, clean condition. Previous owner's inscription on endpaper. Hinge sound & Binding firm. Cover has a little wear to spine ends and tips corners. Weighs 1.1 Kilos so Postage outside UK will be a little extra Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Adlard Coles Limited, 1975. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Richard Van Dorn. 481 pages. Some staining to page edges. Blue cloth cover worn at top and bottom of spine but silver lettering is bright. NIce, clean pages illustrated with many drawings throughout. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall