The Story of Cornwall
by Hamilton Jenkin, A. K
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd, 1939. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Excellent history of Cornwall commencing with the stone age. Includes: Churches of Cornwall; The Reformation and Civil War; John Wesley and the Methodists; Home Life in Old Cornwall; Industries; Sports & pastimes; Cornishmen who have made history, and more. Frontis illus "Saltash Railway bridge". 147 p. Pages, illustrated with B&W Plates, 440g, 7 1/2" tall. Endpapers illustrated with maps. Red cloth cover with gilt lettering to front and spine. No inscriptions except old penciled price. Patchy fading to cloth. Hinges sound and text block firm. Pages in very good, clean condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020454
- Title
- The Story of Cornwall
- Author
- Hamilton Jenkin, A. K
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- TRAVEL/HISTORY/LOCAL HISTORY/CORNWALL/CORNISH INTEREST
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
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