Search Results: Authors starting with E from Cornish Books

Chancellor Press, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5 Thrilling stories. Biggles helping old wartime comrades in Canada and the South Seas and Biggles in the Air Police for the Black Mask and Dark Intruder. 701 p.pages, 930g, 8 1/2" tall. Small address label on ffep. No inscriptions. Light wear to spine.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd, 1943. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Landscape Format Book, 13" Long. Meticulous Specification, Illustrations and Photographs of Warships of the World. 580 Pages. 1st page of adverts has a small piece torn from the corner. One page has a minor tear but pages are mostly in nice, clean condition. A few pages of adverts have been folded at the corner. Dark Blue cloth cover has a few damp spots (see photo). Large Heavy Book (nearly 3 Kilos) so Postage will be extra. Please ask if you would like a quote. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2007. Enthralling study of Sylvia Brooke, Her Highness the Ranee of Sarawak, Borneo in the mid 2oth C. 362 pages, 820g, 9 1/2" Tall. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Endpapers illustrated with Map of East Indies 1930. No inscriptions. Very slight edge wear. Unclipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Book.

Middlesex: E. Pike and Brothers. Full-Leather. Good+. Undated Edition, previous owner's name written on endpaper dated 1886. Contemporary brown Full Leather binding with blind tooled linear border and inset central panel to front. 4 raised bands to spine with blind tooled decoration in most compartments and gilt title to second. 2 Ornate Brass Corner Pieces to front board but only 1 on the back. Lower Brass clasp present and working but upper clasp is missing. Illustrated with Full Page Plates, mostly B&W Engravings and some in Colour. Protected with Tissue Guards. Illuminated Title Page and Printed Title Page. Frontis Colour Illustration shows Moses and Aaron before Pharoah. Contains both The Old Testament anf The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Translated out of the Original Greek. All Page Edges Gilt. 13 1/4" Tall. Edge wear and wear to leathe on spine. Splits to leather down sides of spine and boards almost detachd. Pages and Plates in very Good, clean condition.… Read More

Glasgow, Edinburgh and London: W. R. M'Phun and Son, 1867. Full-Leather. Good+. Ogilvy M'Niven, T. W. Lieut. Col. Black Full Leather, Brass Bound Bible with 2 working Brass Clasps. 5 Raised Bands to spine, Gilt Title in 2nd Compartment and Gilt Decoration in the others. Blind stamped and Gilt Decoration to front, & rear, some in Grecian style. All page edges Gilt. Frontispiece Illustrated with Roman ruins "Pagan Rome". Coloured Title Page headed "The National Illustrated Family Bible", followed by a Printed Title Page dated 1867. Dr Eadie's Preface is followed with Coloured Maps of the World and the Middle East. Illustrated throughout with many engraved Plates and Coloured Maps. showing Natural History, Scenes from the Holy Land, Biblical Scenes, Coins etc. After the Old Testament and the New Testament come a Chronological Index; Names; Weights & Measures and a Concise Biblical Cyclopaedia: a Dictionary of Sacred Biography, Natural History, Ancient Geography,… Read More

Glasgow and London: W. R. M'Phun, 1867. Full-Leather. Good+. Ogilvy M'Niven, T. W. Lieut. Col. THE NEW PICTORIAL NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY BIBLE". Beautifully illustrated, including many Chromo-Lithographs. Contemporary Black Full Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spine, Gilt Title on dark red ground in 2nd Compartment and Gilt Decoration in the others. Blind stamped and Gilt Decoration to front & rear. All page edges Gilt. Gilt Decorative borders to inner cover. Frontispiece Illustrated with Roman ruins "Pagan Rome", protected by tissue guard. Title Page Printed in Red & Black, dated 1867. Dr Eadie's Preface, xv pages, is followed by Coloured Maps of the World and the Middle East. Text arranged in Double Columns, with copious Footnotes and References in Inner Margins. Beautifully Illustrated throughout with many Full-Page Plates Plates and Coloured Maps. showing Natural History, Scenes from the Holy Land, Biblical Scenes, Coins etc. The New Testament has… Read More

Charles Griffin and Company Limited, 1875. Cloth. Good+. Two Hundredth Thousand. Frontispiece Illustrated with an Engraved Portrait of Alexander Cruden. A-Z reference. Text arranged in 3 Columns. Note to the 35th Edition dated 1875. Green cloth cover with Gilt Lettering to spine. Black Greek Key Decorative border to font and same blind stamped on rear. Black Title to front. 567 Pages, 980g, 8 3/4" Tall. Some edge wear with a little fraying at spine ends and tips of corners. Front hinge has a very fine crack in endpaper. "P. Bolitho" written at very top of title page (The Bolitho family are very significant in West Cornwall's local history). Weighs just over 1 Kilo packed so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell & Company Limited. Full-Leather. Good. Beautifully Illustrated Antique Family Bible with many Full-Page Colour Plates, protected by tissue guards. Undated Edition, circa 1880s. Frontis illustrated with a Colour Plate showing the finding of Moses, protected by tissue guard. Opposite a Red, Black & Gilt Title Page " The Illustrated National Family Bible. Printed Title Page follows. Text arranged in Double Columns within Linear Margins. Reference in inner Margins. Copious Footnotes. Dr. Eadies Preface XV Pages, followed by Family Register Pages (Moreham & Trewin. School Certificate for Mary Trewin, dated 1880 with an antique embroidered bookmark also included). The Old Testament, 915 Pages. The New Testament has its own Title Page, opposite a Multilingual Page in Red Print, continues the Pagination to 1202. Last Section, individually paginated is a Chronological Index, Biblical Cyclopaedia, Psalms, Paraphrases & Hymns. 59 Pages. Contemporary… Read More

London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell & Company Limited. Full-Leather. Near Good. Beautifully Illustrated Antique Family Bible with many Full-Page Colout Plates, protected by tissue guards. Undated Edition, circa late 19th C. Frontis illustrated with a Colour Plate showing the finding of Moses, protected by tissue guard. Opposite a Red, Black & Gilt Title Page " The Illustrated National Family Bible. Printed Title Page follows. Text arranged in Double Columns within Linear Margins. Reference in inner Margins. Copious Footnotes. Contemporary Black Full-Leather Binding with Blind tooled decoration and a deeply inset central Cross for the Title. Beveled Edges. 4 Raised Bands to spine, Gilt Title in 2nd Compartment and Gilt Decoration filling the others. 13 1/2" Tall. Only 1 of the Brass Catches remains (of 2) and one of the 4 Brass corners is missing from the back. Genealogical information in the Family Register dating from 1850 to 1928 (Endean Family), no other inscriptions. Leather… Read More

Liss: White Eagle Publishing Trust, 1984. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Selected sayings of the Spirit teacher White Eagle." Large Type Edition. Gift inscription on ffep. No other inscriptions. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Unclipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: B. T. Batsford, 1983. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Very Good. Detailed and Practical work on Lace identification. Also covers care and preservation of Lace. Profusely illustrated and many of the photos are Tenfold enlargements, highlighting Technical Variations. 475 B&W Photos and 40 Line illustrations. 191 Pages, 10" Tall. No inscriptions except penciled price and ref. on ffep.Some edge weat to jacket. Unclipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Piatikus, 2001. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. Includes the Origins of Fairies, Arthurian Tradition, Nature Spirits and much more. Yellow cloth cover with Gilt Lettering to spine. 264 Pages, 400g, 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Slight browning to top page edges near spine. Jacket very slightly faded at side of spine and top left corner (see photo). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Hypatia Publications, 2005. Soft cover. Near Fine. Fascinating account of Diaries & Letters of Lydia Grenfell and Henry Martyn, both Cornish, while he, a newly ordained Chaplin to the East India Company travels trough India and the Middle East in 1805. 410 Pages, 960g 9 1/2" Tall. No inscriptionsd. Book weighs just over 1 Kilo packed so Shipping Outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 1986. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A CHRONICLE IN WORDS AND PICTURES". Well illustrated with many B&W Photos. Endpapers illustrated with Plans & Elevations. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Lettering to spine. 319 Pages, 1.7 Kilos, 12 1/2" Tall. Gift inscription on Title Page. Jacket clipped. Book weighs 1.7 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Yeovil: Haynes, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Definitive account of the Championship". Well Illustrated with many fine Colour Photos. 247 Pages, 12" Tall. No inscriptions except old penciled price on free endpaper. Small scrape on Contents page where the 2 pages had stuck together. Slight edge wear to jacket. Not clipped. Weighs 1.5 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Yeovil: Haynes, 2007. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Definitive account of the Championship". Well Illustrated with many fine Colour Photos. 247 Pages, 12" Tall. No inscriptions. Some very faint marks on half title page. Very Slight edge wear to jacket. Not clipped. Weighs 1.5 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Grafton, 1991. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Book 3 of the "Elenium". 525 Pages, 840g. Gift inscription on ffep. No other inscriptions. Jacket has some edge wear to top edge. Unclipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1964. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Melville, the Minister of Edelman's last novel has now reached the rank of Prime Minister" only to learn that his domestic security has depended on a squalid deception. Blue cloth cover with bright gilt lettering to spine. 7 1/2" Tall. Jacket illustrated on front with Sylvia, the daughter and her Father on the back. Fine spots of browning to page edges. No inscriptions. Not clipped. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

London: The Bodley Head 0. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. Bramall, Wendy. Nice little physical Geography book for Children. Well illustrated with large Colour pictures by Wendy Bramall. 8 1/4" Tall. Front free endpaper removed. Small library label tped to bottom of spine and "Withdrawn" stamped on title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

London, New York, Toronto: Longmans, Green & Co, 1928. 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Delightful account of the lives and characters of 7 of the Author's Dogs. "With a Colour Gravure and other Illustrations by John Nicholson." Brown cloth cover with Gilt picture of a Bull Dog on bottom corner of front. Gilt lettering to spine. Prize inscription on ffep, dated 1929. Frontispiece tissue guards has a small hole in it. Front hinge cracked. Slight edge wear. 8" Tall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall