Search Results: Titles starting with J from Cornish Books

London: The Fine Art Society Limited, 1974. Card Covers. Near Very Good. Ferguson, J. D. \published to coincide with important exhibitions in london & Scotland in 1974. Illustrated with 1 Colour and 8 B&W Plates and 1 Photo. 104 works listed. White card cover with Colour Illustration of a female nude on the front. 8 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Very small light crease near fore edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1890. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Exciting adventure story of an animal loving boy in South Africa. Illustrated with Full-Page B&W Plates. Frontispiece illustrated with Jack riding his Ostrich, protected by tissue guard. Blue cloth cover with Black indented illustration of Jack & the Ostrich on front with Red Lettering below. Gilt Grounds to Lettering and a little Decoration on spine. 192 Pages, 360g, 7 1/2" Tall. Some edge wear, mainly at spine ends and tips of corners. No inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Risca, Newport, Gwent: Starling Press, 1989. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. Fascinating History of the daring Shipowner whoformed the Stanhope Steamship Company in 1934 and achieved succesduringin the Spanish Civil War 1937 - 39. Contents also include his activities during World War II and the imediate Post-War period. Well illustrated with 56 B&W Plates. Blue cloth cover with bright Gilt Lettering to spine. 89 Pages, 330g, 8 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions except old penciled price on ffep. nice, clean copy. Jacket has very slight edge wear. Not clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Exciting Schoolboy story. Several Monochrome illustrations. Frontis shows a Boy trying to save another from drowning. Orange cloth cover illustrated in Black with a Schoolboy in Cricket kit on front and a Schoolboy sitting on a fence on the spine. Black lettering above and below. 364 Pages, Slight patchy loss of colour to cloth (see photo). Ffep removed with a little loss to endpaper. Binding firm. No inscriptions.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1970. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. a brilliant informal narrative of his whirlwind career up to and including the climactic success at the United States Open in Minneapolis 1970." Green cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine and gilt facsimilie signature on front. Illustrated with B&W Photos. 8 1/2" Tall. Gift inscription on ffep. Slight edge wear to jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Praha / Prague: Statni Hudenbi Vydavatelstvi, 1963. Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. Czech Text. Frontispiece has a B&W Portrait of Jakub van Ryba. Illustrated with Musical Scores. 362 Pages, 800g, 9 3/4" Tall. Light grey cloth cover with Brown Monogram in bottom corner and Brown lettering to spine. Some damage to fore edges of boards and Endpapers which are darkened and fragile. (see photo). Brown marginal discolouring on all fore margins.Looks as if the fore edges of the book have been scorched. Apart from the brown discoloured margins most pages are in good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Penguin/michael Joseph, 2007. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. No-Nonsense simple cooking with great flavours. Inspired by Jamies Vegetable Patch. 407 Pages, 1.5 Kilos, 10" Tall. White Cloth cover with Blue & Brown illustrations & Lettering and a Colour Pastedown Photo of Jamie in his garden. No inscriptions. Pages in nice, clean condition. Weighs 1.5 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Well researched Biography, studied from the Austen Family papers.Illustrated with B&W photos.No inscriptions except old penciled price and number on back of frontis.Jacket unclipped.

London: John Murray, 1924. Cloth. Very Good. Fascinating letters by the wife of Thomas Carlyle. Frontis illus. a portrait of Jane, protected by tissue guard. 12 further illustrations. Red cloth cover with bright gilt title to spine and monogram on front. 390 p.pages, 9" tall. Spine colour slightly faded. Penciled inscription with surname in ink on endpaper. Some light foxing, mainly on fore margins and several spots on title page. 1 marginal pencil mark. No other inscriptions.

Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's, 1991. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Highly Detailed Ref. Includes Radar, Anti-Subarine Warfare,Electro-Optics, Electronic Warfare, Navigation and Nav. Attack/ Flight Management & Control and much more. Illustrated with many B&W In-Text Photos. Green cloth cover with Large Gilt Lettering to front & spine. 649 Pages, 13" Tall. No inscriptions except old Booksellers penciled Ref & Price on title page. Weighs 2.4 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

London: Jane's Yearbooks / Sampson Low, Marston & Co, 1974. Cloth. Very Good/Good+. The World Wide survey of Railway Operation and Equipment." Illustrated with many B&W Photos, Maps etc. Blue cloth cover with Silver lettering to front & spine. 602 Pages, 13" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has a small closed tear at bottom corner (1 1/2" long), some edge wear and a few nicks at top of spine. Not clipped. Large, heavy volume, Weighs 3 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Paris: Albert Morance, 1923. Cloth Spine and Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Beautifully illustrated with 36 Prints of Masterpieces from the magnificent Louvre collection. Some Plates in Colour. Plates printed on one side of the paper. Artists include; Masanobu, Harunobi, Kiyonaga and Sharaku. Grey cloth spine with Buff Paper-covered boards. 9" Tall, 500g. Previous owner's inscription on ffep, no other inscriptions. Binding a little fragile and one plate loose. Some light staining to boards, Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Tiger Books, 1989. Soft cover. Good+. Beautifully Illustrated with with 32 Full Page Full Colour Prints and 30 Monochrome. Artists include Katsushika Hokusai; Kitagawa Utamaro; Katsukawa Shunsho; Ando Hiroshige and many more. 64 Pages, 550g, 15" Tall. Some very small creases to cover. Pages and Plates in very good, clean condition. No inscriptions. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

82 Rue Bonaparte, Paris: A. Et J. Picard, 1962. Original Wraps. Near Very Good/No Jacket. From La Vie Musicale en France sous le Rois Bourbons series, No. 8. French Text. Complete with fold-out Genealogical Chart. Original wraps with Heraldic design and red and black print to front, black title to spine. Slight edge wear. No inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

London: Peter Owen, 1973. First Edition. Cloth. Near Very Good/Fair. First British Commonwealth Edition. First Biography in English of the French Composer and Originator of French Opera; an Important Figure in the History of French Music and the Leading impresario of his day. Green cloth cover with Bright silver lettering to spine. 135 Pages. 290g, 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has some wear along fore edges with some closed tears along the back edge. Not clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall

London: Kyle Cathie in Association with the RHS, 2007. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Totally Revised, Re-Illustrated and Expanded Edition, now published in association with the Royal Horticultural Society. Expert guide to cultivation and use. Illustrated with many colour photos etc. 304 p.pages, 11" Tall, 1.5 Kilos. Bump to bottom for corner. No inscriptions. Unclipped. Shipping Outside UK will be a little extra.

London: Macmillan / St. Martin's Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. First new Biography to take account of all newly available sources." "A remarkable feat of careful research and lucid exposition" "No living person has a greater knowledge and understanding of the Jellicoe story than Professor Patterson ( Captain Roskill ). Includes the Battle of Jutland and the Jutland controversy and Jellicoe's service as First Sea Lord. 277 p.pages, 540g, 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket unclipped, original price 55s. Slight edge wear to jacket. Protected in removable clear plastic wrapper.

"First new Biography to take account of newly available sources." "No livong person has a greater knowledge and understanding of the Jellicoe story than Professor Patterson" (Captain Roskill). Includes the Batlle of Jutland and the Jutland controversy and Jellicoe's service as First Sea Lord.277 p.pages, 540g, 8 3/4" tall.No inscriptions. Jacket unclipped, original price 55s. Slight edge wear to jacket. Protected in removable clear plastic wrapper.

London: Herbert Jenkins. Cloth. Near Good/Near Good. Novel set in the Yorkshire Moors about a Moorland Farmer of Puritan semi-Calvanisitic belief and his rebellious son Ben. Green cloth cover with Black impredded lettering on front and spine. Black perimiter border line on front. 320 Pages, 250g, 7" Tall. Closed tears at corners of spine. Hinges sound & Binding firm. Previous owner's name on half-title page, no other inscriptions. Pages slightly age darkened. Jackt has some closed edge tears and a few very small pieces missing from corners and spine ends (see photo). Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: F. C. And J. Rivington, 1822. Full-Leather. Good+. Frontis illustrated with an engraved Plate of Armida and her Lover. Title Page illustrated with the Knight having felled the Myrtle Tree. Green Calf Full-Leather Binding with 4 Shallow Raised Bands to spine. Gilt Title in 2nd compartment and Gilt Decoration filling the others. Narrow Gilt Dotted Border to front & back. Endpapers and all page edges Marbled. 504 Pages including Index. 5" Tall, 220g. Slight edge wear and some rubbing (see photos). Boards slightly bowed. No inscriptions.Some spots of light foxing to frontis & title page (see photos). Only a very occasional spot of foxing elsewhere, pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall