Search Results: Titles starting with S from Cornish Books

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. All-round Biography by a grandson of the Author famed for his writing and studies of antiquities and folklore. Also loved for tyhe Hymns he write including "Onward Christian Soldiers." and for reciording the disappearing Folk Songs of Cornwall and Devon. 191 p.pages, 8 3/4" tall. Specks of light browning on top page edges. No inscriptions. Bookplate of Professor Charles Thomas, cornish author and historian on endpaper. Jacket unclipped.

London: Michael Joseph, 1997. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. The Longest SAS Mission of the Gulf War. 6 Weeks behind enemy lines. For some it would be a lifetime." "Authentic account of war with an SAS Patrol". Black cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 9 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions except a small penciled price. Jacket not clipped Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Strand, London: T. Cadell, 1782. Full-Leather. Good+. SECOND EDITION. Title page dated 1782. Contents include: Moses, David & Goliath, Belshazzar, Daniel & Hezekiah. Contemporary Brown Full-Leather Binding with Gilt Floral Decoration to spine. Gilt title on red ground in 2nd compartment. Gilt hatching on board edges. 290 Pages + Advert. 7 1/4" Tall, 370g. Antique illustrated Heraldic Bookplate on Endpaper "Ralph Barnes" Some edge wear to leather, a very fine crack down left side of spine and a split down the right side, boards firmly attached. Hinges sound & Text Block Firm. No inscriptions. Pages in vry good, clean condition, only an occasional spot of foxing. Please ask if you would like more pictures or information. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

St Paul's Church Yard: F. C. And J. Rivington, 1817. Full-Leather. Good+. Seventh Edition. Complete Set in 6 Volumes. Contemporary Brown Full-Leather Bindings with Gilt Title on Black Labels, Gilt Vol. Nos and Gilt Lines to spines. 7" Tall. Attractive antique Heraldic Bookplate pasted to Endpaper of one Vol (name removed). Some wear to leather. with some fine splits along a few sides of spines. Small piece missing from bottom of spine and 2 very small bits from front of Vol 6, a tiny piece from very top of Vol 5. Vol 3 has a piece of thick black tape (1" wide) around the top of spine and board corners. Corners worn. Pages in very good, clean condition, only a very occasional small spot of foxing. Set weighs 2.2 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Please ask if you would like any more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Chapman and Hall Limited, 1887. Cloth. Near Good. Lively Series of Sketches of Travels in the Western United States, with some Artistic License. Includes Yellowstone Park, Quail Shooting in the Sierras, Sonora, Winchester Water Meads, Pend D'oreille Lake, Animas Valley & Northern Mexico. Brownish cloth cover with Gilt lettering on spine. Page edges untrimmed. 322 Pages, 760g, 8 1/4" Tall. A little fading to cloth. Spine tanned. Small closed tears at corners of spine. Hinges cracked. Text block firm. Old penciled price at top of half-title page, no other inscriptions. A few pages have large corner creases. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Harper Collins / National Maritime Museum, 1997. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Fascinating account of the Interaction of England's National, Political History with the Development or Atrophy of her Sea-Power. Also a marvellously lucid and well Documented account of Ships, Weapons & Logistics. B&W illustrations & Maps. Blue cloth cover with gilt Lettering to spine. Endpapers illustrated with maps. 691 Pages, 1.5 Kilos, 9 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has a very small closed edge tear at the bottom (1/42 long, repaired from inside with clear tape). Slight fading on left side of jacket on the front (see photo.) Book weighs 1.5 kilos packed so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Safeway, 1993. "Over 400 Recipes for every occasion". 224 Pages, 11 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Weighs just over 1 Kilo packed so shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Book.

London: The Blue Peter Publishing Company Ltd, 1927. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Spurling, J. Second Impression. Limited Edition of 1,000. The Stories of the Famous Clippers, Cutty Sark, Thermopylae and many more. Each Ship Illustrated by a Splendid Colour Painting by J. Spurling. Pictorial Endpapers by W. M. Birchall. 153 Text Pages. Large Folding Map to Rear. Frontis is a B&W Plate of "the Argonaut." 31 Ships. Blue cloth cover with bright gilt lettering and picture of a Clipper to front and spine. Some wear to corners, a little damage to very top of spine and some water damage to bottom corner of boards. Edge of front free endpaper a little ragged. Pages and Plates in very good condition, Colours bright. Weighs 2 Kilos so Postage will be extra Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Newton Abbot: David & Charles. Cloth. Near Very Good/Fair. Fascinating History of the Fleets of Trawlers which worked out of Hull, Grimsby, Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Barking, Ramsgate, Brixham & Plymouth. Their Seamanship, Life aboard & Working Methods. Also much detail on the Boats; their Hull Construction, Sailmaking and Rigs Described & Illustrated with a Wealth of Plans (Including a section of Fold-Out Plans). Also the author's complete sets of Drawings of every detail of the big Lowestoft Smack "Master Hand" form an invaluable resource for Model-Makers. Very well Illustrated with 181 B&W Photographs, some taken a century ago. Light Blue cloth cover with Large Gilt Title to spine. 384 Pages,10" Tall. Slight edge wear. No inscriptions except old penciled price on endpaper. Jacket has a piece torn from top corner and 3 small closed edge tears (see photo). Weighs 1.6 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like any more pictures,… Read More

Edinburgh & London: John Bartholomew & Son Limited, 1977. Cloth. Good+/Good+. Marc Berthier. Well illustrated practical guide. 138 p.pages, 650g, 11" tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has slight edge wear and is a slightly curled at top edges. Unclipped.

Edinburgh & London: John Bartholomew & Son, 1979. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Berthier, Marc. Expert guide. Very well illustrated with Colour illustrations by Marc Berthier and B&W photos. 138 p.pages, 650g, 11" tall. No inscriptions. Jacket unclipped.

Amateur Yacht Research Society. Soft cover. Good+. Very interesting Stapled Booklet, undated, probably mid 1970s. Original price 5/-. Includes Design Economics; Buoyancy & Gravity; Resistance to Motion; Windward Ability; Sail Balance & more. Illustrated with Clear In-Text Line Drawings. 34 Pages, 55g, 8 1/2" Tall. Small brown stains next to staples (see photo). Faint penciled price at top corner of cover. Small marginal crease at bottom corner. No inscriptions, pages in nice, clean condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Stationers Court, London: Williams and Son, 1814. Quarter Leather. Good+. Inspiring book on Christianity intended for the benefit of Seamen. Contents includes: "The Sailor's Prayer", "Losing Sight of Land", "Catching the Sun at the Mast-Head", " A Man Falling Overboard". "The Storm", "The Anchor of Hope", "Views of Jesus as Mediator". Many scripture quotations. Part I has a Preface & Contents followed by main text, 141 pages, Part II has a title page, dated 1810, Preface, Contents, main text continues the pagination from 142 to 292 followed by several pages listing Dr. Hawker's works. Brown Quarter-Leather spine with Gilt Lettering, Horizontal Divisions and a little Gilt and blind tooled Decoration. 7" tall. Some edge wear and rubbing to boards. Leather corners missing hence description a quarter not half leather. No inscriptions.

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1951. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Illustrated with 16 Maps and 46 Photographs. Frontis illustrated with a B&W portrait photo of the Admiral. Very interesting account of his long & successful career in the Royal Navy which covers both World Wars. Illustrated with B&W Photos , Maps and a Colour Fold-Out. Blue cloth cover. 7615 Pages, 9 1/4" Tall, 1.1 Kilos. Hinges cracked. Gift inscription on ffep. No other inscriptions. Weighs 1.1 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1934. Paper Covered Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Very interesting local History mainly dealing with the Cathedral Buildings and Close. Illustrated with Many B&W Drawings by the Author. Frontispiece shows "The Poultry Cross". Ivory paper covered boards with central medallion and black lettering to front.52 Pages, 380g, 10" Tall. A little soiling to cover and a small scrape to paper in bottom corner (see photo). Gift inscription dated 1935 on ffep. Pages and Illustrations in very good, clean condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Koln: Benedikt Taschen, 1993. Decorative Cloth. Fine/Fine. Complete 2 Volume Set with Dustjackets in Original Illustrated Slipcase. FRENCH TEXT. Tome I, L'Oeuvre Peint, 1904 - 1946. Tome II, L'Oeuvre Peint 1946 - 1989. Very well illustrated throughout with many Colour and B&W Reproductions. Black cloth covers with bright Gilt illustrations on fronts and Lettering on spines. Tome 1 397 Pages, Tome 2 continues pagination to 780. 12 3/4" Tall. Slipcase illustrated with portrait of Dali and Gilt Lettering. No inscriptions except old penciled price on ffeps. Heavy set, weighs 6.4 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

George Routledge and Sons 0, 1866. Good. Delightful fantasy about a Harlequin who comes to life when his brightly spangling costume is purchased at auction after languishing for a year on a pawnbroker's shelf. Paper-covered boards with Colour illus. of Harlequin dancing in front of a gentleman seated in an armchair. Red Title and Black lettering above. Red spine with Black lettering. B&W frontis. illus. of same picture as on front cover. 2 other full-page Plates illustrated with Sam giving a haircut and a Cat Sea Captain. Publisher's adverts on endpapers and fly leaves. 155 p.pages, 6 1/2@ tall. Some edge wear.Chipping to cover. Tear down left side of spine. Name written 4 times in ink and once in pencil on half-title page. No other inscriptions. Hinges cracked. Binding a little strained in a few places.

London: Collins, 1949. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Biography of the extraordinary Diarist, born in 1633. Complete in 3 Volumes. Each volume has a Frontis. illustration. Endpapers illustrated with Maps. Blue cloth covers with Gilt lettering to spines. 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Some light foxing to endpapers and half-title pages, also title page on one vol. Set weighs 2.1 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1947. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Biography of the extraordinary Diarist, born in 1633. Complete in 3 Volumes. Light Green cloth covers with Gilt lettering to spines. 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Some loss of colour to covers due to books having been damp at one time. Set weighs 1.8 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

3 Royal Opera Arcade, London: John Baker, 1968. Cloth. Very Good +/Good. First Biography to survey the whole output of Samuel Palmer. Well illustrated with 11 Full-Colour Plates, 24 Monochrome Plates and 23 In-Text Sketches. Blue cloth cover with bright Gilt Lettering to spine and bright Gilt Publisher's Motif on front. 143 Pages, 910g, 11 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has a ver small piece missing from top left corner (see photo) and some edge wear & rubbing. Clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall