Search Results: Titles starting with U from Cornish Books

Washington: Department of the Interior, 1885. Cloth. Near Very Good. Black Cloth Boards with Blind Stamped Border to Front and Rear Covers. Gilt Lettering on Spine is still Bright. 269 Pages of Text then 35 Plates. (Ex Canadian Library Civil Engineers, there is a Library Label on the spine.) Some Bumping and wear to top and bottom of spine and corners but overall in very good condition. Pages darkened with age but clean and uncreased. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Berlin: Wilhelm Limpert-Verlg, 1940. Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. Frontispiece has a B&W Portrait Photo. GERMAN TEXT. Light Grey cloth cover with red Lettering to front & spine. 318 Pages, 450g, 7 3/4" Tall. Closed tear to cloth down 1 side of spine. Spine tanned. Preliminary page after title page missing. No inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

75 Rue Dareau, Paris: Jules Tallandier, 1900. First Edition. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good+. R. De La Neziere. Hilarious parody on Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, with animals as characters. Sherlock himself is a dog in checked trousers. FRENCH TEXT. "Les amusants exploits, a sans doute la tres legitime ambition d'egaler en adresse, en ingeniosite,-en succes aussi,-le grand detective anglais cree par le romancier Conan Doyle." Well illustrated throufghout with many Colour and Monochrome In-Text illustrations and several full-page Colour illustrations. Frontis illus. Animals dressed as Red Indians bursting into a room full of animals listening to music. Red cloth spine with red paper-covered boards. Colour Vignette illustrations of Sherlock Holmes in a green coat, check trousers and hat, smoking a cigar; various animals running. Colour vignette on rear board of 2 police dogs making an arrest. Half-title page has 2 vignette illustrations of chimpanzees. Title page printed in Red and… Read More

York Street, Covent Garden, London: H. G. Bohn, 1852. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Leech, John & Others. Very Early English Edition, same year as the first, of the Classic Story of Slavery and Christianity that inspired many during the American Civil War. 1852 stated on the Title Page. Antique gift inscription on half-title page also dated 1852. Well illustrated with 8 B&W Engraved Plates by John Leech, Gilbert & Others. Frontispiece illustrated with a delightful picture of Eva reading the Bible to Uncle Tom, protected by Tissue Guard. Green cloth Cover with blins embossed Decoration covering front, back & spine. Gilt Lettering to spine with original price 3/6 at the bottom. 483 Pages + Publisher's advert. 7 1/2" Tall, 540g. Spine colour slightly faded and tanned. Closed tears to cloth down left side of spine (4" long from the top and 1" long from the bottom.) Small bit of cloth missing from very bottom of spine. Cloth worn at tips of corners. Hinges cracked.… Read More

London: Ward, Lock & Co Limited. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Monochrome Frontispiece illustrated with Eliza taking shelter with John. Blue cloth cover with Green & Yellow Art Nouveau style Floral Decoration and Gilt Lettering to front & spine.Similar lovely floral decoration to Endpapers. 424 Pages, 400g, 7 3/4 Tall. Undated Edition, circa early 20th C. Slight Edge wear to cover, spine slightly faded. Only a very occasional small spot of foxing. No inscriptions, pages in nice, clean condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, London: Walter Scott. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. No: 32 in "The Oxford Library" series. Attractive Dark Blue cloth binding with Bright Gilt Lettering & Decoration to spine. Top Page Edges Gilt. Frontis Illustrated with Eliza's dramatic flight across the ice with her baby. 326 Pages + Publisher's adverts. 7 1/2" Tall, 500g. Slight edge wear. Only a few occasional spots of browning. No inscriptions. ( Other Titles in The Oxford Library series in identical bindings available: The Old Curiosity Shop; Oliver Twist; Barnaby Rudge; Martin Chuzzlewit; Sketches by Boz; Last Days of Pompeii; Rienzi; The Last of the Barons; Ernest Maltravers; Paul Clifford; The Scottish Chiefs; Charles O'Malley; The Lamplighter; The Last of the Mohicans; Vanity Fair; The White Slave; Valentine Vox;; Colleen Bawn. I'm happy to give a quantity discount if you would like any of these others as I like to keeps sets together as much as possible.… Read More

25 Paternoster Square, London: Gall and Inglis. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Undated Edition, Pesentation Label on Endpaper dated 1892. Frontispiece illustrated with Eliza's memorable dash to freedom over treacherous ice carrying her little child. 3 other full page illustrateionbs, one loose with small marginal edge tears. Grey cloth cover illustrated in Colour with a Coast scene on front, Brown & Gilt Lettering above. Worn Black lettering & decoration to spine. 281 Pages, 670g, 7 3/4 Tall. Edge wear to cover and some age darkening (see photo) .Hinges cracked. Only a few occasional spots of foxing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Ingram, Cooke & Co, 1852. Decorative Cloth. Near Good. Fourth Edition. Complete with all Eight Engravings. Frontis Plate illustrated with "Tom's Cabin", protected by tissue guard. Opposite is a Title page with a Vignette illus. "Cassy witnesses Tom's agonies." Followed by the printed title page dated 1852. 6 other full page Plates bringing the total to Eight. Brown cloth cover with Gilt Picture of Uncle Tom on the spine, also Gilt Title and "Illustrated" in Gilt at the bottom. Front & rear boards have blind-stamped Floral Design. 355 Pages + Publisher's adverts, nearly 8" Tall, 450g. Closed tears to cloth all down sides of spine. and some fraying at spine ends. Some edge wear and tips of 3 corners worn. Hinges cracked. Ffep, Frontis & illustrated title page are loose but still attached. Rest of text block, from printed title page, is firm. No inscriptions. Pages in nice, clean condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Long Acre, London: Odham's Press Limited. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Undated Edition, probably circa 1930s-'40s. Frontispiece illustrated with a Portrait Drawing of the author. Maroon textured cloth cover with blind stamped decoration and Gilt Lettering & decoration to spine. 428 Pages, 510g, 7 3/4 Tall. Slight Edge wear to cover, spine slightly faded. No inscriptions, pages in nice, clean condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Penzance, Cornwall: United Writers Publications Ltd, 1986. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good +. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Hill Norton G.C.B. Thrilling account of service in a Swordfish Squadron. Includes co-operating with RAF Coastal Command, Night Flying, Mine Laying, and servive on the Ark Royal Aircraft Carrier. In Ceylon, the Author ( nicknamed Uncle ) had his last flight in a Naval Swordfish aeroplane as he was shot down by a Jap Fighter. Illustrated with good section of B&W photos. FLAT SIGNED by the Author on title page "Best Wishes, Cyril Pountney "Uncle". No other inscriptions except penciled bookseller note on half-title page. 155 p.pages. 8 1/2" Tall, 230g. Light crease to spine. Nice, clean copy.

London and Glasgow: Collins' Clear-Type Press. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +/Near Very Good. Thrilling adventures of a brave youth with the Royal Navy during World War I. Colour Frontis illustrated with the boy being commended by Jellicoe. Pale green Jacket has a Colour Pastedown illustration of Jimmy on deck watching a Naval Battle. Dark Blue cloth cover with Bright Gilt Lettering to front and spine. Bright Gilt frame for lettering and decorative border to front. Unpaginated, book is over 1 1/2" Thick. 9 3/4" Tall, 820g. Undated Edition, Gift Inscription on Endpaper dated 1931. No other inscriptions, pages in very nice, clean condition. Some very small spots of light browning on top page edges. Jacket has some very small edge tears. Clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co, 1900. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Charles Sheldon. Exciting adventure story. Well illustrated with mnany B&W In-Text illustrations and Full Page Plates by Charles Sheldon. Frontis shows a white soldier and an Arab in a mid eastern room. Title page has Vignette of a man in stockinged feet watching and Arab stalking a man wearing white pith helmet. Red and Black Lettering. Light grey/brown cloth cover with Black, white & Red illus of Egyptian soldier brandishing a torch. Gilt Lettering and hukka on spine. All page edges Green. 362 p.pages, 730g, 8" Tall. Some rubbing to front and rear boards. Spine a little tanned. Penciled inscription on endpaper. No lother illustrations. Hinges sound & text block firm. Several spots of foxing on fly leaf, half title page, contents and first few pages. Only an occasiona spot elsewhere.

Northumberland Avenue, WC2, London: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Exciting adventure story set in the late 17th Century when the Duke of Monmouth (the illegitimate eldest son of the deceased King Charles II) tries to sieze his father's Crown. Illustrated with several full page B&W Plates and some decorative headpieces, tailpieces etc. Undated Edition, Presentation inscription on back of frontispiece dated 1893. Frontispieces illustrated with a gentleman speaking to a youth and girl about the loyalty of the Thorndyke family, protected by tissue guard. Green cloth cover with black illustration of Soldiers on front. Gilt Title above & Gilt lettering to spine. 224 Pages + publisher's adverts. 7 1/2" Tall, 390g. Slight wear & rubbing to cloth. Ffep has been torn out. Some light foxing to title page & frontis but only an occasional spot otherwise. Small ink stain in top corner margin of a few pages. Size: 12mo - over… Read More

23-31 Passage Choiseul, Paris: Alphonse Lemerre. Half-Leather. Very Good. FRENCH TEXT. Undated Edition, Circa late 19th C. Contemporary Brown Calf Half-Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spine. Bright Gilt Title on Red Ground in 2nd Compartment with bright Gilt Decoration filling the other compartments. Brown cloth covered boards with Large Leather Corners. Endpapers and all page edges Marbled. 164 Pages, 360g, 7" Tall. Some edge wear to leather and a little scuffing at corners (see photos). No inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

London, Glasgow and Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited 0. Decorative Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Very exciting Historical \Adventure Novel. With 4 Full Page Colour Illustrations (Frontis Illustration is missing.) Light Blue cloth cover with Orange & White Art Nouveau style Floral Design to front & spine. Gilt ground to lettering on spine. Undated Edition, early 20th C. . Slight edgewear and rubbing and a few very shallow dents on rear cover. "Banks" stamped on ffep, no other inscriptions. Hinges sound & Binding firm. Only an occasional small spot of foxing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

No. 1, Paternoster Row, London: Richard Phillips, 1816. Full-Leather. Good+. Complete with the Frontispiece Map of the Solar System "From the Sun to the Planet Herschel and the Large Fold-Out Map of "The Earth" with Table of Heights at the side. Both Maps Published by R Phillips. Wide Ranging Contents. Subjects include: Agriculture, Building, Government & Laws, Astronomy, Morals & Religion, Animated Nature, Chemistry, Optics, and much more. Illustrated throughout with In-Text illustrations. Contemporary Brown Full-Leather Binding. 317 Pages + Contents page at the back. 5 3/4" Tall, 210g. No other inscriptions.Previous owner's name on Endpaper, Dated 1818. Some wear to Leather. Binding firm. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall

Londoin, Glasgow & Edinburgh: Blackie & Son, 1891. Decorative Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. Beautifully Illustrated by 270 Engravings on Wood from Drawings by A. Faguet, Mesnel and Emil Beynard. Both Full Page Plates and In-Text illustrations. Wide ranging Natural History, covering the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms, Geology and the Sidereal Universe. Frontis illustrated with a beautiful Colour Plate of Humming Birds, protected by tissue guard. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Sun & Moon Design above a Eagle & Fish on Red grounds. Similar Stellar Design on spine. Brown Endpapers. All page edges Gilt. 564 Pages, 1.2 Kilos, 9" Tall. Edge wear to cover and a closed tear, 3" long, on left side of spine. Very small hole in cloth at front (see photo). Hinges cracked and reinforced with hinge tape. Previous owner's name lightly penciled on ffep and "1891" penciled at bottom of title page, no other inscriptions. Pages and plates in good, clean condition. Book weighs 1.2 Kilos… Read More

London, Glasgow & Edinburgh: Blackie & Son, 1871. Decorative Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. New Edition embodying the author's latest improvements. Beautifully " Illustrated by 343 Engravings on Wood and Eight Coloured Plates from Drawings by A. Faguet, Mesnel, and Emil Heynard and J. Stewart". Complete with 8 Full Page, Full Colour Plates, protected by Tissue Guards. The B&W illustrations are Full Page Plates and In-Text illustrations. Wide ranging Natural History, covering the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms, Geology and the Sidereal Universe. Frontis illustrated with a beautiful Colour Plate of Humming Birds, protected by tissue guard. Green cloth cover with Gilt Astronomical Design on front. Spine illustrated in Gilt with an Astronomer and a Botanist, and Gilt Lettering. Beveled Edges. All page edges Gilt. 818 Pages, 2.5 Kilos, 10" Tall. Cloth torn down right side of spine, also a few closed tears on spine. Corners worn. Front Hinge cracked and reinforced with hinge… Read More

Porvoo, Helsinki: Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio, 1968. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Extraordinary and influential Drama by the Finnish Novelist. Translated from the Finnish. ENGLISH TEXT. Illustrated with 3 B&W Photos from the both the Film and Stage versions. B&W Pictorial Boards illustrated with Panoramic view of a column of Marching Soldiers on front, back & spine. Purple Endpapers. Includes introductort text by N. B. Stormbom. 310 Pages, 590g, 8" Tall. No inscriptions. Very slight edge wear. nice, clean copy. Protected in removable clear plastic wrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paternoster Row, London: Selwyn & Blount, 1937. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) Signed by and inscribed by the author, a famous Violinist, with musical notation on the title page. Frontispiece illustration has B&W portrait of the author with facsimilie signature beneath. Contense include: His first London pupil, Four Geniuses: Jochim, Sarasate, Wilhelmj and Ysaye debut, Queen Carola of Saxony Stockholm and Oslo, Tyrol after the war and concerts up and down th Nile. Illustrated with 20 B&W plates. Blue cloth cover with glit musical notation in bottom corner and gilt lettering to spine. 288 pages + Publishers Adverts. 600g, 8 3/4 inches tall. Some fading to cloth and spine a little tanned. Binding cracked at title page. No other inscriptions apart from the author's. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall