Search Results: Authors starting with N from Cornish Books

26 Old Brompton Rd: Crosby Lockwood & Son, 1962. Cloth. Near Very Good/Good+. 3rd Edition, Revised & Brought up to date by Kenneth Russell. Includes Andre Voisin's Grazing System on his Normandy Farm and many new illustrations. 249 Pages. Tiny tear to bottom of Dustjacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paternoster Row, London: W. Kent and Co, 1855. Quarter Leather. Near Very Good. Fascinating account of The Holy Bible, much very interesting information, including ancient alphabets. Many In-Text Illustrations. Frontis Illustration shows "The first reading of The Bible in the Crypt of Old St. Paul's" Black leather spine & corners with gilt & blind tooled decoration and gilt lettering to spine. Green cloth boards. 7" Tall. Slight wear to cover, pages in very good, clear condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

Canberra: Royal Australian Navy / Australian War Memorial, 1945. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Many interesting Articles including: Triumph of Sea Power; Invasion of Borneo; Awards to Australian Naval Personnel. and much more. Well illustrated with Full-Page Colour Plates and In-Text B&W & Part Colour illustrations, Photos etc. Light Green cloth cover with White Lettering on front & spine & RAN Badge on front. 200 Pages, 720g, 11" Tall. No inscriptions. A little patchy loss of colour on front (see photo). Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Canberra: Royal Australian Navy / Australian War Memorial, 1944. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Many interesting Articles including: Australian Amphibians; The Attack on Hollandia; Early Days of the R.A.N. and much more. Well illustrated with Full-Page Colour Plates and In-Text B&W & Part Colour illustrations, Photos etc. Light Blue cloth cover with White Lettering on front & spine & RAN Badge on front. 200 Pages, 720g, 11" Tall. Attractive Bookplate on title page illustrated with Viking Longship. Previous owner's name on ffep. No other inscriptions. Top corner bumped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Michael O'Mara, 2007. 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Interesting Activity Book, Includes: Dowsing, making toys from junk, French Cricket, Magic, Games, Doodling, Emergency Shelter, how to stick pins in balloons without bursting them, and much more. Purple cloth cover with black & silver lettering and picture to front. 9 3/4" Tall.Slight wear. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2001. Soft cover. Near Fine. Unlocking the Secrets of past Civilizations". 304 p.pages, 1.4 Kilos, 10 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Shipping Outside UK will be extra.

London: Calder and Boyars ( in association with lyrebird press ), 1974. Paperback. Good+. English text. Proof copy in grey card wraps with black lettering. 237 Pages, 320g, 8 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions except old penciled bookseller note & price on half-title page. Small crease to top corner of cover. Spine creased. pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Usborne Publishing, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Well illustrated and exciting account. Includes Battle tactics, Whaling, Fighting Men, cutaway Illustrations of ships and much more. 48 Pages, 480g, l11 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Salamander, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The Fruits of the Researches and Viewpoints of many and Diverse Military Experts". Well illustrated with many B&W and Colour Photos, Maps etc. 224 Pages, 1.6 Kilos, 13 1/4" Tall. Previous owner's name on half-title page, no other inscriptions. Jacket has a closed tear at back corner (1 1/2" long, repaired from inside with clear tape). Also a very small piece missing from bottom edge and a very light crease on front. Weighs 1.6 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like a Shipping Quote. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Redruth, Cornwall: Dyllansow Truran, 1990. Cloth. Very Good +/No Jacket. The Classic Cornish Dictionary. Text arranged in Double Columns. Subject Words in Bold Type. Dark Blue cloth cover with bright Gilt Lettering on front & spine. Cornish-English Section, 209 Pages + Addenda. Then a Grey Title Page separates the English-Cornish Section which is 200 Pages long. 8 3/4" Tall, 650g. Previous owner's inscription on back of ffep. No other inscriptions except old penciled price. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paternoster Row, London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1882. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Inspiration Christian story of a brave Cornish Girl "Nell". Frontispiece has a B&W Illustration of Nell by the Beacon. Blue cloth cover with Black Floral Illustration and Lettering on front. Similar to spine with Gilt Ground to Lettering. Some wear to cover, mainly at corners and a little at spine ends. 137 Pages + Publisher's adverts. 7 1/2" Tall, 330g. Original Gift Inscription on half-title page, dated 1882. Browning to endpapers. Spine leaning Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Broadway, Ludgate Hill, London, Manchester and New: George Routledge and Sons Limited. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/Fair. From the "Books for the People" Series. Undated Edition, Circa late 19th C. Very well illustrated, Detailed History. Vol I includes the entry of Junot's Army into Spain and Murat's march to Madrid; Sir John Moore's Campaign and the arrival of Sir Arthur Wellesley. Concludes with a comparison of the Operations of Sit John Moore & Wellesley. 487 Pages, 15 Plates. Vol II includes; Battle of Ocana and destruction of the Spanish Army, Battles of Barosa, Fuentes Onoro, Sieges including Badajos & Cuidad Rodrigo. 492 Pages, 21 Plates. Vol III includes; Wellington's brilliant victory at Salamanca, his advance into France and the Battles of Nivelle, Nive, Orthes & Toulouse. 491 Pages, 18 Plates. Contemporary Red cloth covers with Gilt Floral Decoration to spines. Text contained within Linear Margins. Vols II & III have dustjackets with paper… Read More

London: BBC Books, 1976. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A Giraffe's eye view of the evolution and life history of man and the chimpanzee." Red cloth cover with Gilt Lettering on spine. 120 Pages, 600g, 10 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Nice, clean copy. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Unclipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) SIGNED by the AUTHOR with his gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Eminent Lawyer, Sir David Napley provides an exciting and original reassessment of the dramatic events which resulted in trial in 1935 of middle aged Alma Rattenbury and her Eighteen year old Chauffeur-Lover for the murder of her sixty seven year old husband. 226 Pages. Illustrated with B&W Photographs.8 3/4" Tall. Black cloth cover. Jacket protected in plastic wrapper. Spine colour a bit faded. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Edward Arnold, 1957. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Dark Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 8 3/4" Tall. Previous owner's name on endpaper. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

London: Simpkin Marshall, 1904. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Fascinating History from Prehistoric work, Phoenicians; Cartaginians etc to the late 19th Century. Illustrated 13 B&W Plates. TITLE Page Missing. Green cloth cover with Gilt lettering to front & spine. Beveled Edges. Top page edges Gilt. 235 Pages, 650 g, 8 3/4" Tall. Spine colour a little faded. Some edgewear. Some light foxing to few pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: The Studio, 1906. Cloth. Good+. New Edition with the 104 Beautiful Plates all in the one volume. Edited by Charles Holme with an Introduction by C. Harrison Townsend. Blue cloth cover with bright Gilt Lettering on spine. 11 1/2" Tall, 1.7 Kilos. Some edge wear to cloth. Closed tears down right side of spine, (4" longin the middle and another & 3/4" long at the bottom. Another 3/4" long at top left corner of spine. Cloth worn through at 3 fore corners. Wimbledon School of Art Stamp on ffep. Hinges sound apart from a very small hole in rear hinge. Binding firm. An occasional smudgy mark in fore margin. Plates in very good, clean condition. Book weighs 1.7 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Toronto: McCLelland & Stewart, 1994. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. The frequently Outrageous, often Hilarious and always Illuminating History of that most derided and defended of Canadian institutions-the CBC.From the Start.to the Present Day." 584 Pages. Dustjacket not Price Clipped. Large Heavey book so postage will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Phaidon, 1979. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Well illustrated with 178 Plates ( 48 in Colour ). Dark Grey cloth cover with Gilt Lettering on spine. 271 Pages, 1.1 Kilos, 9 3/4" Tall. Old penciled price on ffep, no other inscriptions. Small smudgy ,mark on ffep. Jacket has very slight edge wear. Book weighs 1.1 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company Limited. Half-Leather. Good+. Detailed History of Music and the Composers, from Ancient Music ( Including Oriental, Israelite, Roman & Greek ) up to about 1882. Well illustrated in B&W with many Portraits, Illustrations, Musical Notation etc, including Fold-Out Plates. Circa 1880s. Contemporary Brown Quarter-Leather Bindings with Maroon cloth-covered boards and Leather corners. 5 Gilt Decorated Raised Bands to spines, with Gilt titles in 2nd compartments and Gilt Lyre Motif in others. All page edges speckjled Red. The 3 Volumes contain 1332 Pages including the Index. 9 1/4" Tall, 3.3 Kilos. Some edge wear. Leather on vol II quite scuffed on top compartment of spine. Hinges sound & text blocks firm. No inscriptions. 2 pages creased, otherwise pages in very good condition. Only a very occasional spot of foxing. Set weighs 3.3 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you'd like more pictures,… Read More