Search Results: Titles starting with B from Cornish Books

London: Birn Brothers Ltd. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good+/No Jacket. Undated Edition, probably circa 1950s. Lovely Large colour illustrations on every page demonstrating Letters, Numbers, Months etc. Red cloth spine and Light Blue paper covered boards Illustrated with a little boy & girl studying their book, on front & back. Endpapers illustrated with boys & girls with Letter and Number banners. 10 1/4" Tall. "Book Belongs to" box filled in and there are some ticks on the rear endpapers and last 24 pages. Some of the alphabet pages have the hand written letter in the lower margin. Some edge wear to boards and a few little bits of chipping (see photo). Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: George Routledge & Sons Limited, 1898. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Gilbert, W. S. THIRDD EDITION, 1898. Wonderfullu Witty Ballads illustrated with In-Text B&W Drawings by W. S. Gilbert. Very Light Brown cloth cover illustrated in Red with Characters from the Ballads. Indented Gilt Lettering to front and Gilt lettering to spine. Top page edges Gilt. Fronti illus, a fine photo portrait of Gilbert, protected by tissue guard. Title page has vignette illus.of a baby at the piano. 564 p.Pages. 8 1/2" Tall, 870g. No inscriptions. Small bump to bottom fore corner of front board.

London: George Routledge & Sons Limited, 1898. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. SECOND EDITION, 1898. Wonderfullu Witty Ballads illustrated with In-Text B&W Drawings by W. S. Gilbert. Light Brown cloth cover illustrated in Red with Characters from the Ballads. Indented Gilt Lettering to front and Gilt lettering to spine. Top page edges Gilt, fore page edges untrimmed. 559 Pages + Publisher's adverts. 8 1/2" Tall, 850g. Small piece of cloth mising from left side of spine (1" long x 1/4" wide) and a little fraying at spine ends. Previous owner's name on endpaper. Front free endpaper removed. Hinges cracked. Slight age darkening to pages and an occasional spot of foxing or finger mark. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

London: Collins, 1947. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Hofbauer, Imre. Lovely book of Hungarian and Slavonic Folksongs about a wonderful Horse called Baba. Rendered into English by Lawrence Wolfe. Illustrated with many beautiful Colour Paintings by Imre Hofbauer, many of them full-page. Grey cloth cover with central illustration of a bucking Horse. Blue lettering to spine. 63 Pages, 500g, 11 3/4" Tall. Slight wear to cloth down sides of spine & tip of top corner. Front hinge cracked & reinforced with white hinge tape. Gift inscription on ffep. Pages in very nice, clean condition. Binding firm. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good/Fair. Crane, Walter. Companion volume to "The Baby's Opera. Beautifully illustrated with Full-Page Colour Plates and Colour illustrations around the Musical Scores, by Walter Crane. Undated Edition, circa 1900s. Comes with scarce original dustjacket. Brown cloth spine with profusely illustrated paper-covered boards. 56 pages, 260g, 7" Tall. Top edge of front board has 2 amall area of damage where the paper and a little of the board has worn away, with corresponding little areas of loss to jacket. Also on the fore edge near the bottom with a large piece, 2" x 1" at the longest and widest, missing from jacket at bottom corner. Also a small piece of jacket missing at bottom of spine. Small penciled bookseller note on illustrated preliminary page. No other inscriptions. Hinges sound and text block firm. Pages and plates in very good, clean condition, colours bright.

London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. Cloth Spine and Boards. Poor. Crane, Walter. Companion volume to "The Baby's Opera. Beautifully illustrated with Full-Page Colour Plates and Colour illustrations around the Musical Scores, by Walter Crane. Undated Edition, circa early 20th C. 260g, 7" Tall. Some edge wear. The Pegasus Motif of ffep has been coloured in. Hinges cracked. Some pages loose and Pages 25 & 26 and 37 to 43 and the rear endpapers are missing. No inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. Cloth Spine and Boards. Near Very Good. Crane, Walter. Companion volume to "The Baby's Opera. Beautifully illustrated with Full-Page Colour Plates and Colour illustrations around the Musical Scores, by Walter Crane. Undated Edition, circa early 20th C. 56 pages, 260g, 7" Tall. Some edge wear and edge chipping. Crease to rear board on fore corner. Gift inscription on ffep, dated 1928. No other inscriptions. Hinges sound & Text Block firm. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London and New York: George Routledge and Sons. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good+. Crane, Walter. Second Edition. Companion volume to "The Baby's Opera. Beautifully illustrated with Full-Page Colour Plates and Colour illustrations around the Musical Scores, by Walter Crane. Endpapers illustrated with winged Cherub motif. Engraved and Printed in Colours by Edmund Evans. Undated Edition, circa 1870s-80s. 260g, 7 1/4" Tall. Some edge wear. Several light scratches to cover. Front hinge cracked at the bottom. Rear hinge sound. 2 pages loose and 1 has a small closed tear near spine. Penciled bookseller note on half-title page. No other inscriptions.

London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. Cloth Spine and Boards. Poor. Crane, Walter. Companion volume to "The Baby's Bouquet. Beautifully illustrated with Full-Page Colour Plates and Colour illustrations around the Musical Scores, by Walter Crane. Frontis illus. "Old King Cole". Undated Edition, circa early 20th C. 260g, 7" Tall. Some edge wear. Hinges cracked. Some pages loose. Contents page and Pages; 11,12, 19, 20, 33, 34, 37, 38, 45, 46, 47, 48 and the rear endpapers are missing. No inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. First Edition. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good+. Crane, Walter. Companion volume to "The Baby's Bouquet. Beautifully illustrated with Full-Page Colour Plates and Colour illustrations around the Musical Scores, by Walter Crane. Engraved and Printed in Colours by Edmund Evans. Frontis illus. "Old King Cole", protected by tissue guard . Undated Edition, circa 1870s. 7 1/4" Tall. Some edge wear, especially at corners. Hinges partly cracked. Some pages loose. Contents page and Pages 33, 34, 47, 48 and the rear endpapers are missing. No inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Macmillan and Co Limited, 1899. Full-Leather. Very Good +. Handsome contempoarary Brown Tree Full-Leather Prize Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spine. Large bright Gilt Armorial Bearing of front (Boars Heads & Lions, Tunbridge School). Gilt title in 2nd compartment of spine with Gilt decoration filling the others and the bands. Gilt Foliate perimeter borders to front & back, Gilt decoration on edges and inner borders. Endpapers and all page edges Marbled. Title Page engraved with full-length engraved portrait of Bacon. Contents: Preface; Essays; Colours of Good and Evil; Appendix; Notes; Appendix to the Notes; Glossary. 388 Pages, 320g, 6 1/4" Tall. Prize Label on Endpaper dated 1906. No other inscriptions. Pages in very nice, clean condition. Very slight wear around spine. Attractive copy. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1903. Vellum and Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. White half Vellum and brown cloth binding, Vellum corners. Gilt floral decoration and lettering to spine. Illustrated title page. Library stamp on back of title page. 6 1/4" Tall. Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall

London: A. H. Baily & Co, 1874. Half-Leather. Near Very Good. Fascinating contemporary account of Country pursuits: Includes "Sport in the Far West", "A Lay of the Ranstone Bloodhounds", "A Sporting Cruise to Sardinia", "Sport at Jamaica", "Racers and Chasers", "Coursing", "The Turf in Ireland" and much more. Illustrated with some Engraved Portrait Plates, including: Mr A. Hammond M.F.H. Frontispiece illustrated with Earl Granville, protected with tissue guard. Title Page Illustrated with a Portrait Henry Jupp. Contemporary Red Calf Half-Leather Binding with Red cloth covered boards and Leather Corners. 5 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt Title on Black Ground in 2nd compartment, Gilt Date in 4th and Gilt Linear Decoration around the bands. All Page edges speckled Red. 372 Pages, 800g, 8 3/4" Tall. Some edge wear, especially at corners which are worn at the edges (see photos). Hinges sound & Text Block firm. No… Read More

London: John Lane : The Bodley Head, 1927. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Complete with the Sketc Maps at the front and the Large Fold-Out Geographical and Archaeological Map of Minorca. Red cloth cover with Decorative Border and Yellow Lettering to front & spine. 9" Tall, 261 Pages + ads, 680g. Spine colour faded. Some wear at tips of corners and spine ends and a tiny closed tear to cloth at left side of spine. No inscriptions. Only a little very light foxing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1892. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. Hugh Thomson. Beautiful edition illustrated with many B&W Full-Page and In-text Drawings. Frontis illus. a lady with many gentlemen walking in a park. Beautiful dark Green cloth cover with bright Floral Design and Man & woman holding a banner. Bright Gilt lettering, on front and spine, and Gilt Floral motifs on spine. All page edges gilt. Dark green endpapers. XIII/13 preliminary pages, main text 83 pages + Notes. 7 1/2" tall, 370g. No inscriptions.

New York / London: Algonquin Publishing Company / John Lane the Bodley Head, 1936. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good/No Jacket. Gruelle, Johnny. Delightful little book for small Children about a Little Girl, Dorothy Mary who is given the Fairy Queen's Bam Bam Clock, with all it's fairies, to help her keep up with all there is for a happy child to do in a Day. Beautifully illustrated with many Full-page and In-Text Colour illustrations by Johnny Gruelle. "Good Morning" Song by Jessie More Wise ( Lyrics and Musical Score ) on verso of front free endpaper. Endpapers illustrated in Colour with Flying Fairies. Frontis and Title Page illustrated with the Fairies flying out of the clock to greet Dorothy Mary. White cloth spine with Green paper-covered boards illustrated with the Bam Bam clock on the front and Fairies on the back. 7 1/2" Tall, 120g. Some edge wear and a little crinckling to front board. Cloth spine reinforced with clear tape. Gift inscription on half-title page, no other… Read More

London: Macmillan and Co Ltd, 1896. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Parsons, Alfred. Scarce book by the author of "Tales of Old Japan", an excellent Natural History of the Bamboo. Beautifully illustrated with full-page Plates by Alfred Parsons. Frontispiece has a lovely illustration of " Phyllostachys Nigra" from an old Japanese Drawing, Protected by tissue guard. Title Page Dated 1896. Ivory cloth cover with Gilt Bamboo & Bird illustration on front. Gilt Lettering on spine. Top Page Edges Gilt, Fore & Bottom page edges Rough Cut. 224 Pages + adverts. 700g, 9" Tall. Some soiling to cover and fraying at bottom of spine (see photo). Spine tanned. Some brown discolouring to endpapers ( perhaps something pressed on them). Hinges sound & Binding firm. Pages and Plates in very good, clean condition, only an occasional small spot of foxing. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Cloth. Very Good +/Good+. Pitz, Henry C. SIGNED "Jim H. Williams, Elephant Bill" on ffep. Previous owner's inscription above. Magnificent account of Bandoola the Elephant by the author of "Elephant Bill". Illustrated with some B&W in-text ink drawings. Pale Green cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 251 p.pages, 8 3/4" tall. No inscriptions except those on ffep. Some fading at spine ends where narrow pieces are missing from jacket. Jacket has some edge wear and wear along sides of spine, also a few small edge tears and a very small triangular piece missing from top edge at the back. Clipped.

London: Reader's Union / Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. Pitz, Henry C. Magnificent account of Bandoola the Elephant by the author of "Elephant Bill". Illustrated with some B&W in-text ink drawings. Pale Blue cloth cover with gilt lines & lettering to spine. Jacket has very slight browning and a tiny closed tear (1/2" long) at the back. 8 1/2" Tall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

For Private Circulation, 1948. Cloth. Good+/Near Good. Frontis has a B&W Portrait painting of Sir William Macnamara Goodenough. Chapters include "The Battle of Britain", and "Crisis in the Middle East." Illustrated with B&W Photos. Endpapers Illustrated with Maps. Black cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 212 Pages, 1.1 Kilos, 10 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Some loss of colour to cover near edges. Jacket has 2 small closed edge tears and little pieces missing from spine ends (see photo). Weighs over 1 Kilo so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall