Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Cornish Books

London: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1961. Cloth. Good/Good. Revised Edition, with Introductory Chapter on Ancient Civilzations. Comprehensive and Detailed account of Costume through the ages. Very well Illustrated with many B&W Line Drawings and Colour Plates. Red cloth cover with Gilt lettering and lines to spine. 294 Pages, 900g, 10 1/2" Tall. Gift inscription to ffep. Some edge wear. Jacket has 5 small closed tears (between 1/4" and 3/4" long, repaired from inside with clear tape) and very small pieces missing from spine ends. Clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Wayland, 1974. Cloth. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. The History of the Aristocracy from Norman Times. Illustrated with over 100 contemporary Prints, Engravings & Photos, 8 Pages in colour. Yellow cloth cover with Gilt lettering to spine. 128 Pages, 11 1/2" Tall. Slight edge wear to jacket. Clipped. Some traces of jacket having been taped to cover. Small library stamp on ffep and more on back of title page. Weighs over 1 Kilo packed so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Slough: Foulsham, 1978. Paper Covered Boards. Good+/Fair. Expert Guidance on the art of Slow Cooking. Also many Recipes.Illustrated with Colour Photos and Line Drawings. 115 Pages + Index, 680g, 9" Tall. Brown cloth textured paper covered boards with Gilt lettering to spine. Some edge wear at spine ends and tips of corners. No Inscriptions. Jacket has a small piece missing at top left corner and 3 closed tears (about 2" long, repaired from inside with clear tape). Not clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Hermes House, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. 160 Classic recipes representing the best of every County & Region. 256 Pages, 1.3 Kilos, 11 3/4" Tall. Weighs over 1 Kilo so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Ward, Lock & Co Limited, 1943. First Edition. Cloth. Good+/Near Good. Novel. 6th of the "Richard William Chandos" Adventure Books. Green cloth cover with Black lettering to spine. 251 Pages + Publishers Adverts, 330g, 7 1/2" Tall. Old price lightly penciled on on ffep. Spine leaning a little and slightly faded on top edge. Jacket has some light creasing, chips, edge wear and a small strip missing at very top of spine. Not clipped. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Ward, Lock & Co Limited. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Novel. Grey/Green cloth cover with Black lettering to front & spine. Black Linear Border on front. Undated early Edition, circa 1920s -30s. 319 Pages, 380g, 7 1/2" Tall. Old price lightly penciled on ffep and previous owners name overleaf. Some edge wear. Spine a little faded. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Ward, Lock & Co Limited, 1920. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Novel. Grey/Green cloth cover with Black lettering to front & spine. Black Linear Border on front. Undated early Edition, Dedicatory page dated 1920. 3rd book in the "Berry" series. 308 Pages + Publishers adverts, 400g, 7 1/2" Tall. One page loose. Previous owners name on ffep. Some edge wear and fraying at spine ends. Spine a little faded. Rear hinge cracked. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Ward, Lock & Co Limited, 1945. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Novel. Green cloth cover with Black lettering to spine. 7th book in the "Berry" series. 286 Pages + Publishers adverts, 300g, 7 1/2" Tall. Old price lightly penciled on endpaper. Slight edge wear. Spine leaning a little. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Ward, Lock & Co Limited, 1949. Cloth. Good+/Good. Romance. Red cloth cover with dull Gilt lettering to spine. 317 Pages, 330g, 7 1/2" Tall. Old price lightly penciled on on ffep. Jacket has some edge wear & nicks (see photo). Clipped. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Ward, Lock & Co Limited, 1947. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Novel. Green cloth cover with Black lettering to spine. 8th book in the "Berry" series. 286 Pages + Publishers adverts, 300g, 7 1/2" Tall. Old price lightly penciled on endpaper. Slight edge wear. Spine leaning a little. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Ward, Lock & Co Limited, 1947. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Novel. One of the "Chandos" Books. Sequel to Blood Royal. Grey/Green cloth cover with Black lettering to spine. 320 Pages, 330g, 7 1/2" Tall. Name and Old price penciled on ffep. Spine leaning and faded. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Ward, Lock & Co Limited, 1944. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Novel. One of the "Chandos" Books. Grey/Green cloth cover with Black lettering to spine. 251 Pages + Publishers Adverts, 330g, 7 1/2" Tall. Gift inscription on ffep. Spine leaning a little and slightly faded. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Watts & Co. Pictorial Boards. Good+/No Jacket. Woodward, Alice B. Delightful Children's story about a Boy called Louis who is befriended by a kindly Crab who takes him down to the bottom of the sea to meet all the creatures there. B&W illustrations by Alice B. Woodward. Grey paper-covered boards with Brown & Green illustration of Louis and the Crab on the front. Brown lettering to front & spine. Marbled endpapers. 71 pages, 250g, 8 1/4" Tall. Slight wear to cover. Blue biro doodling on half-title, copyright, dedicatory & title pages. also ob blank pages opposite "Contents" and oppostie first page.Also on the 2 blank pages at end of book. First illustrated partkly coloured in with the blue pen but otherwise pages are in very good, clean condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: T. Werner Laurie, 1922. Numbered. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/Near Good. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) Privately Printed for Subscribers Only in a Limited, Numbered Edition of 1,000 SIGNED by W. B. Yeats. This copy is numbered 334. Printed at the Dunedin Press, Edinburgh. Complete with original Dustjacket. Frontispiece illustrated with a fine Monochrome Portrait of W. B. Yeats from a Picture by Charles Shannon. Protected by tissue guard. Cover is in halff faux vellum Green cloth textured paper-covered boards. Original Paper Title Label on spine. All Page edges Rough Cut. Green cloth-textured Jacket also has the original paper title label on spine. Endpapers are of similar cloth-textured paper. 9" Tall, 247 Pages, 440g. Some wear to jacket which has some edge nicks & chips, a tear 3" long on right side of spine and another on fore edge. A small piece, just over 1" square is missing from the back. A few old bookseller penciled refs on back of ffep. No other… Read More

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1939. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Introduction by W. B. Yeats. 450 Pages, 540g, 7 1/2" Tall. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Decorative Border and Lettering to front & spine. Top page edges Gilt. Slight fading to cloth colour at spine. No inscriptions except tiny penciled price and numbers in corner of ffep. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1937. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Introduction by W. B. Yeats. 450 Pages, 540g, 7 1/2" Tall. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Decorative Border and Lettering to front & spine. Top page edges Gilt. Slight fading to cloth colour at spine. Previous owner's name of ffep. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Pretoria, South Africa: South African National Parks, 2010. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Beautifully illustrated with many spectacular Colour Photos. Black cloth cover with White Lettering on front & spine. 176 Pages, 1.5 Kilos, 11 1/4" Tall. Verly slight edge wear. No inscriptions. Book weighs 1.5 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Konemann, 2006. ENGLISH TEXT. "Richly illustrated and thoroughly researched" history of the great Capital of Byzantium. Beautifully illustrated with Masterpieces of the early Christian period and the Ottoman Palaces & Mosques. Black cloth cover with White Lettering on spine. 400 Pages, 2,7 Kilos, 12 1/2" Tall. Previous owner's inscription on endpaper. No other inscriptions. Jacket has very slight edgewear and a nick at left side of spine. Book weighs 2.7 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Book.

Lyle Publications, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Over 2,500 pictures and over 5,000 prices. Also History of Doulton Factory. 445 p.pages, 1.2 kilos, 10" Tall. No inscriptions. Weight, 1.2 kilos so shipping Outside UK will be a little extra.

London and New York: Macmillan and Co, 1889. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Hennessy, W. J. Exciting Historical Novel set in the early 18th Century. Illustrated with 3 B&W Full-Page Plates and a Vignette of a boy and girl in period costume on title page. Frontis illustration " in the Pirate City", protected by tissue guard. Blue cloth cover with bright gilt central Monogram on front. Gilt Lettering to spine. 254 Pages + adverts. 7 3/4" Tall, 550g. Spine colour a little faded. Some edge wear with fraying at top corner of spine (see photo). Spine leaning slightly.Hinges sound. Binding slightly strained in a few places. A few old penciled Bookseller notes on endpaper and old price on corner of ffep. No other inscriptions. Pages in nice, clean condition. Light browning to endpapers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall