Search Results: Titles starting with G from Cornish Books

London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. 3 Exciting Adventures. "By Sheer Pluck" is a tale of the Ashanti War. Light Blue cloth cover with Black Lettering & Linear Border to front & spine. 384 Pages + Publisher's adverts. 8" Tall, 890g. Spine colour faded and a little patchy fading to front with a few light ring marks. Hinges sound & binding firm. Previous owner's name on ffep otherwise pages in nice, clean condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

Paris: Anthologie Du Cinema, 1968. Soft cover. Good. Supplement s l'Avant-Scene du Cinema no 83/84. Pages 315 - 376. Illustrated with b&W Photos. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Walker And Co.; Robinson & Co.; Andrews; and J. Bumpus, 1821. Paper Covered Boards. Good+. Complete Set of 6 Volumes with 100 Full-Page Engraved Plates. Title continues " Comprising new and entertaining Descriptions of the most surprising Volcanoes, Caverns, Cataracts, Whirlpools, Waterfalls, Earthquakes, Rivers, Lakes, Fisheries, Mines, Minerals, Monuments, and varied wonderful and stupendous Phenomena of Nature. Forming a rich and comprehensive view of all that is interesting and curious in Every Part of the Habitable world." One Plate, Dr Herscell's view of the organization of the Heavenly Bodies is a Fold-out. Other Plates include: Comet of 1811; Strombolo Island; Giza Pyramids & sphinx; Porcelain Tower, Nankin; Colossus of Rhodes; Colosseum; Stonehenge; Cheesewring, Cornwall; Poison Tree of Java; Penguin; Nautilus; Boar Hunt; 2 Mock Suns; Lunar Rainbow; Great Geyser, Iceland; St Winifed's Hall; Niagara Falls; Lake Ladoga; Loch Lomond; Grotto of Antiparos; Port… Read More

Glasgow & London: W. R. M'Phun, 1872. Half-Leather. Near Very Good. Complete 2 Volume Set. Beautifully illustrated with many Double Page Colour Maps,B&W In-Text Illustrations and Colour Plates,inclluding Chromolithograph illustrations of National Costume. Illustrated Title pages followed by Colour Maps and Printed Title Pages. Contemporary Black Half-Leather Bindings with 4 Raised Bands to spines. Gilt decorationon the bands and at spine ends, Gilt Titles & Vol Nos. in 2nd & 4th Compartments. Black & red Paper covered boards and Leather Corners with Gilt border between leather and board. Marbled Endpapers. All Page edges Red. Vol I, 582 pages & Vol II continues the pagination to 1,146. 10 1/4" Tall. Some wear to leather, mainly around spines and tips of corners. A few spots of foxing to first and last pages, otherwise pages in very nice, clean condition with only an occasional marginal spot. No inscriptions. Set weighs 3.6 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra.… Read More

3 Henrietta Street, London: Duckworth, 1935. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Sparkling selections from John Galsworthy's writing "It's lucky we English in'erited the earth, there ain't much left for some of us, bar taxes". Green cloth cover with gilt tile on white pasted down ground, to front. Gilt lettering on spine. Half title page is stuck to endpaper.7 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. A few spots of light foxing. Very slight edge wear. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1866. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Most interesting scarce, early work on American Billiards by an expert & innovator. Frontispiece illustrated with a Monochrome Engraved Portrait of Phelan with facsimilie signature beneath, protected by tissue guard. Well illustrated with Diagrams, Superior Views of Shots on the Table and illustrations of Players. Preface for Eigth Edition dated 1866. Contents include: the Machinery of Billiards; General Principles; Cue Positions; Technical Phrases; Codes to Regulate the different forms of Billiards in the U.S. and the American or 4 Ball game; 15 Ball Pool; French, Russian, Spanish & English Games, 2 Ball Pool. Pin. Pool, English Pool, Nearest Ball Pool & more. Also 3 interesting Chapters on Attitude, Ancient & Modern Billiards, and Shakespeare as a Billiards Player. Contemporary Blue cloth cover with imitation leather texture. Gilt Lettering with Gilt Linear Borders to front & spine. Blind Stamped Linear… Read More

London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1933. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. With Twenty-Six Plates, Sketches and a Map." Splendid account of Wildlife and Hunting by the Deputy Conservator of Forests and Game Warden, Burma. Frontispiece has a B&W Photo os a "Solitary Bison Bull". Complete with Folding Map. Earth Red cloth cover with blind stamped linear border to front. Gilt lines & lettering to spine. 8 3/4" Tall. Previous owner's signature of ffep, dated 1942. Spine colour slightly faded. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

London: The Richards Press, 1941. Cloth. Near Very Good/Good+. Games include "The Missing Link", "Lady Betty", "Monte Carlo" & Golf. 12 Appendices of Specimen Games & Solutions. Light Blue cloth cover with Black Lettering to front & spine. No inscriptions except a small tick against 1 game in contents list. 120 Pages, 200g, 6 3/4" Tall. Some edge wear to jacket with tiny pieces missing at spine ends. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Pavilion Books, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good +. Authoritative study of the evolution of Gardens. Well illustrated with full=page Colour photos. 240 pages, 990g, 10" Tall. No inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Ted Smart, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good +/Near Very Good. Harpur, Jerry ( Photos ). Easy to use A - Z Directory giving the authors selection of 3,000 Plants. Well illustrated with over 1,200 Colour photos. 352 pages, 1.5 Kilos, 11 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Edge wear and some curling at top of jacket. Unclipped, price £25. Weight, 1.5 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York: Hermes House, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Slipcase. Two Books in original Pictorial Slipcase: SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, by Peter McHoy ( 256 Pages) and THE GARDEN DECORATING BOOK by Tessa Evelegh ( 256 Pages ). .9" Tall. Very slight edge wear to slipcase. One of the "Notes" pages at the back of the Garden Decorating book has a few page reference notes. No other inscriptions. Boxed Set weighs 1.7 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

Old Bailey, London: Blackie and Son, 1884. Decorative Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. Title Continues " with a copious Calendar of Gardening Operations, and Select Lists of Plants, Fruit and Vegetables." NEW EDITION, REVISED AND EXTENDED BY THOMAS MOORE, assisted by eminent Practical Gardeners. Beautifully Illustrated with 32 Colour & Monochrome Plates and small In-Text Illustrations. Text arranged in Double Columns. Green cloth cover with Black Decoration to front, rear & spine. Gilt Lettering to spine. Beveled Edges. Antique inscription on half-title page dated 1886. 956 Pages + Publisher's adverts. 10 1/2" Tall. Some edge wear and a little rubbing to cloth and a small faded patch in top corner (see photo). Closed tear to cloth down most of left side of spine. Hinges cracked and reinforced with white hinge tape. Pages & Plates in good, clean condition, only an occasional spot of light foxing. Weighs 2.7 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would… Read More

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1963. Cloth. Good+/Near Good. 450 illustrations including 250 in Colour. Highly Practical Guide. 300 Pages, 1.4 Kilos, 11 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has edge wear and 4 closed tears. Clipped. Weight 1.4 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Thames And Hudson, 1985. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Scholarly account of Gaugain's life & work. Superbly Illustrated with 40 Colour Plates and 57 B&W Illustrations. Includes self-portraits, reproductions of letters, wood blocks etc. Grey cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine and publisher's dolphin design to front. 126 Pages, 1.2 Kilos, 12 1/4" Tall. Small name & address label on bottom corner of endpaper, no other inscriptions. Very slight edge wear to top of jacket. nice, clean copy. Weighs over 1 Kilo so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

London: Spring Books, 1964. Cloth. Near Very Good/Near Good. Forty Eight Paintings in Full Colour and Sic Black and White Illustrations." Black cloth cover with large Gilt facsimilie signature on the front and Gilt Lettering on spine. Text pages paginated to 47 followed by the Plates. 11" Tall, 770g. No inscriptions. Very slight fading to cloth. Jacket has some small closed edge tears repaired from inside with clear tape. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Boston: Little Brown & Company/Bullfinch Press, 1993. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. First Publication to give equal weight to the full range of Gauguin's activities both as an Artist and as a Writer. Illustrated with over 230 of his most Powerful and Decorative works of art (almost all in Colour). " Black cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 12 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Very slight edgewear to jacket, not clipped. Weighs over 2 kilos so postage will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall

BCA, 1993. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. First Publication to give equal weight to the full range of Gauguin's activities both as an Artist and as a Writer. Illustrated with over 230 of his most Powerful and Decorative works of art (almost all in Colour). " Black cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 320 Pages, 2.3 Kilos, 12 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Faint marginal tanning to paper. Slight edgewear at top of jacket, not clipped. Weighs 2.3 kilos so postage Outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall

Caerdydd: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 1967. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Volume 1 only (of 4) 1950 - 1967. Text arranged in Triple Columns withSubject Words in Bold Type. Grey cloth cover with Gilt Lettering to spine. 1366 Pages, 3.4 Kilos, 11" Tall. No inscriptions. Small brown stain on front of some fore page edges at the top (not visible when pages are open). Book weighs 3.4 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. . Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Longman & Co, 1843. Decorative Cloth. Good+. a Tour from Derby to Matlock; Excursions to Chatsworth, Haddon, Monsal Dale.Review of the Geology of Derbyshire, Catalogue of Minerals & Rocks and of the Flora of the High & Low Peak. Illustrated with Maps & Numerous Engravings. Third Edition. Complete with large Fold-Out Frontis illustrated Map & Fold-Out of Derbyshire Gems. Well illuistrated throughout with 9 Two Tone Full-Page Plates printed of onr side of thick paper ( mainly of fine houses, Chatham & Haddon etc.) Also numerous B&W Full-Page Plates and in-text illustrations. Green cloth cover with blind stamped decoration on front & back. Spine has blind stamped horizontal divisions. Gilt title on front & spine. 432 Pages + Index & Adverts. 7 1/2" Tall, 500g. Some edge wear and fraying at spine ends. where small bits of cloth are missing at the corners. Small closed tear, 1" long, on left side of spine and a very small hole on right side.… Read More

Cleveland Row, St. James's, London: William Nicol, Shakespeare Press, 1825. Paper Covered Boards. Near Very Good. Interesting and detailed explanation of the possibilities of succession to the throne of France from Hugh Capet by Salic Law and in opposition to it. Detailed and interesting analysis. Includes: Pedigree of Anne of Russia; Henry IV of England, Canonization of St. Louis, Unfortunate result of 6 remarkable Battles (includes Crecy, Poictiers and Agincourt), Enumeration of the Kings of France from Hugh Capet toLouis XVIIIEmperors of Constantinople from the Royal House of France, also Kings of Spain, Navarre, Portugal, Naples, Poland, Ancient Dauphins and much more. Pink and Brown Marbled paper-covered boards with paper title lavel on spine. 18" tall.199 p.pages. 3 Kilos. Page edges untrimmed. Old gift inscription on half-title page and a few pencil underlinings. No other inscriptions. Some very light spots of foxing to several pages but most are in very good, clean condition. Some… Read More