Search Results: Authors starting with C from Cornish Books

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Cloth Spine and Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Part imaginative Biography, Part Poetry Beautifully Illustrated with 5 Full Colour Plates of Water Colour Paintings + a tipped in Colour Painting of Byron on the Cover. Undated looks early 20th C. Orange cloth spine with terracotta colour paper boards and gilt border and Lettering. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: George Bell & Sons, 1889. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Frontispiece is a foldout facsimilie of a handwritten page of Bishop Bronecombe's register. Opposite the Preface is another facsimilie of Bishop Grandisson's memorandum. There is also a foldout facsimilie of a page of Bishop Quivil's register. 504 Pages.Pages in nice clean condition, only a little foxing to endpapers, Title and dedicatory pages. Green cloth cover with bright gilt lines and lettering to spine and blind stamped borders to front. Some wear around edges, a small closed tear to spine cloth and a white mark on front cover. Nice handwritten inscription on endpaper "Cornwall Library 1889". Cornwall Library stamp on title page. Heavy book (over 1 Kilo) so Postage will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: George Bell & Sons, 1894. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. The first 9 Volumes of the Registers of the Diocese of Exeter covering the Period from A.D. 1257 to 1455. Published between 1889 and 1909. Vol. I: The Registers of Bishop Walter Bronescombe 1257-80 & Bishop Peter Quivil 1280 - 1291. With Records of the Episcopate of Bishop Thomas de Bytton 1292 - 1307. 504 Pages. Vol. II: Bishop Walter de Stapeldon 1307 - 1326. 584 Pages. Vols. III, IV & V: The Registers of Bishop John De Grandisson, Parts I, II & III, and James de Berkeley, 1327 - 1369. 1754 pages. Vol. VI: Bishop Edmund de Stafford, 1395 - 1419. Vols. VII & VIII: Bishop Thomas de Brantyngham, Parts I & II, 1370 - 1394. Vol. IX: Bishop Edmund Lacy 1420 - 1455 and the Episcopate of John Catrick 1419. 6 Vols have Frontispiece fold-out facsimilies ( including a foldout Pedigree of the De Grandisson Family.) and 2 have a Frontis illustrated with a B&W Photo. An interesting set giving much information on the families… Read More

London: George Bell & Sons, 1894. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. From the library of Bishop Philpotts (inscription on endpaper). Frontis of Vol 1 is a fold-out facsimilie in Bishop Grandisson's handwriting. Vol 2's frontis is another large foldout. Vol 1 starts with the Episcopate of James Berkeley then deals with Bishop Grandisson up to 1330. 604 Pages. Vol 2 runs from 1331 to 1360 and Page 1212. Dark Green Cloth with bright gilt lettering and lines to spines and blind stamped borders to front. Small labels at bottom of spines. Some wear along edges and tears along side of spine. Pages in very good condition, only a very few spots of foxing. Heavy set (nearly 3 Kilos) so postage will be extra. Please ask if you would like a quote before ordering Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: George Bell & Sons, 1909. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Blind stamped border to front and gilt lettering to spine. Frontis is a B&W Photograph of Bishop Stafford's Tomb. 413 Pages. Some foxing to Half title and title pages but only an occassional spot otherwise, pages in very good clean condition. Slight fraying to top & bottom of spine and slight wear at corners. Heavy book (just over 1 Kilo) so Postage will be a little extra Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: George Bell & Sons, 1892. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. This book is really 3 Registers bound together, the Register Commune, Register of Royal Writs & Letters and the Register of Ordinations. De Stapledon was a Devonshire man, Professor of Canon Law at the University of Oxford and Chaplain to Pope Clement V. Frontispiece illuistrated with a Fold-Out Facsimilie of Folio 143 of the Bishop's original register. Green cloth cover with Bright gilt lettering to spine and blind stamped border to front. 584 Pages + list of Subscribers. Slight edge wear at corners and spine ends with a few tiny nicks. Small hole in spine cloth, about 1/4". Pages and facsimilie in very good, clean condition. Very slight age darkening in fore margins. Book weighs 1.3 Kilos so postage will be a little extra Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Toronto: Viking/ Penguin, 1995. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Canada underwent a dramatic upheaval between 1985 and 1995 amounting to a Revolution." 457 Pages + Index. Blue Cloth Cover with Silver Lettering to Spine. Dustjacket not price clipped. Previous owner's name on endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Toronto: McCLelland & Stewart, 1981. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Very Good. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) "Power means control over other people's lives. The men in this book excercise that kind of authority and in gaining their new-found status in an astonishingly brief period of time they have quickened the pulse of Canada." 517 Pages. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the Title Page. Blue Cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. Dustjacket is not price clipped but has 2 small tears. Large, Heavy book so postage will be a bit extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

170 Strand, W. C. London: L. Upcott Gill. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Highly Practical, Expert Guide. An important work in the development of the Aesthetic Art Movement. Contents: PAINTING ON TEXTILES ( including:Silk & Satin in Oils & Velvet in Watercolours ); ON POTTERY & PORCELAIN; ON PAPER, VELLUM & LEATHER; ON GLASS & WOOD; ON STONE, METAL ETC. Light Grey cloth cover with beautiful blind Embossed Floral Decoration & Title on front, faded gilt lettering on spine and and blind stamped floral design on back. Beveled edges. Floral Endpapers. Text Pages and Title Printed in brown type on grey paper. Chapter Pages printed in brown on Terracotta paper. In-Text Illustrations in Brown. 214 Pages, 420g, 7 3/4" Tall. Slight edge wear. Very small patch of faded cloth at bottom right corner. Previous owner's name on ffep, no other inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

London: Elliot Stock, 1906. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Frontis is a B&W Photograph of Perran Round. 49 Pages with some B&W IllustrationsPages in very nice condition. No inscriptions apart from a pencil date and 20/- price on front free endpaper. Red cloth cover with black picture of the Crucifixion on the front. Bright gilt lettering, Bevelled edges. Small tear on edge of spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Redruth, Cornwall: Hoblyn and Taylor, 1894. Cloth. Good. From the collection of the Old Cornwall Society. Original Ivory Cloth Cover with Gilt Lettering to front and spine. Bevelled Edges. 5 B&W Plates all protected by Tissue Guards. Frontis is a picture of St Uny Church. 210 Pages. Some wear and age darkening to cover and a little fraying to top & bottom of spine. Pages in nice condition, only a few spots and some light foxing. Old Cornwall Society label on spine, their subcribers label and library label on front endpaper and stamps on front and rear endpaper. Interesting orbituary articles on the Author, Peter C. Thurstan, have been pasted to the front endpapers and a small piece under his name on the Title Page, dated 1917, which are nice additions to this fascinating record of the people of Redruth. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be a little extra Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Octopus, 1974. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. Gold & Silver, Glass, Furniture, Pottery & Porcelain, Clocks & Watches. 135 Colour Illustrations. Pictorial Cloth cover. Some curling & a light crease to very top of jacket where its ridded up over top of board. No inscriptions. Clipped. Weighs just over 1 Kilo so sipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Nancledra, Penzance, Cornwall: Arthur Caddick Publications, 1963. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Very Good. Poetry for every letter of the Alphabet. Red card cover with Black Print. 36 p.pages, 50g, 7" tall. 2 small areas of surface abrasion on front where 2 old labels were removed. No inscriptions.

Nancledra, Penzance, Cornwall: Arthur Caddick Publications, 1963. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. Poetry for every letter of the Alphabet. Red card cover with Black Print. 36 p.pages, 50g, 7" tall. No inscriptions. Very slight wear to cover.

London & Bedford: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd. Cloth Spine and Boards. Near Good/No Jacket. Undated Edition, gift inscription on endpaper dated 1958. Covers the History of Motoring including Racing at Brooklands. Well illustrated with many B&W Photos and some Full-Page Colour Plates. Red cloth spine with Pictorial Boards illustrated with a Race. 159 Pages, 700g, 10 3/4" Tall. Spine faded. Some discolouration to cover and scrapes on the front. Some edge wear. Gift inscription on ffep, no other inscriptions. Some brown discolouring to last few pages otherwise pages in good, clean condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London & Bedford: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd. Cloth Spine and Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Undated Edition, gift inscription on endpaper dated 1958. Covers the History of Motoring including Racing at Brooklands. Well illustrated with many B&W Photos and some Full-Page Colour Plates. Red cloth spine with Pictorial Boards illustrated with a Race. 159 Pages, 700g, 10 3/4" Tall. Some edge wear. Gift inscription on ffep, no other inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Harper Prism, 1998. First Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Very Good +. 127 Pages. illustrated with many Colour Photos and Drawings including one of the Original Robinson Family of the 1960s. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Chatto & Windus, 1987. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Novel set in Crete about an Archaeological dig in the Minoan Tombs. Black cloth cover with gilt Lettering on spine. 254 Pages, 440g, 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Pages tanned due to paper quality. Jacket has very slight edge wear and an N shaped wrinkle at the top. Unclipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Peter Lowe, 1981. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Hundreds of Clear Step By Step Illustrations. "How to cook the professional way". 80 Colour Photos. Very useful, confidence building cookbook. From Boiling an egg to Boning a Chicken and cake decorating. 196 Pages, 11" Tall, 990g. No inscrip0tions, just an old price label on endpaper. Slight edge wear to jacket, Clipped. Weighs over 1 Kio packed so postage outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Stanley Paul, 1915. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Frontis is a colour plate with 6 Shields. 359 Pages. Illustrated with many photographs and drawings and some colour plates. A little foxing to a few pages. Pages uncut. Green cloth cover with Heraldic device has been dampstained and there is some loss of colour. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall