Search Results: Authors starting with G from Cornish Books

Hereford: Lapridge, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. Reprint from the 1911 Edition. 282 Pages. B&W Illustrations. No inscriptions. Very nice condition. Crease to spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: W. H. & L Collingridge, 1956. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Book of B&W Photographs showing many different kinds of Garden and Garden feature, collected by the Editor of Amateur Gardening. 72 lovely Full Page Plates with an introduction. Green cloth. Previous owner's name on corner of endpaper. Some tears to jacket with a 1" of it missing from the spine. Not clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Cape Town: MAskew Miller Limited. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Foreword by Sir Theo G. Truter K.B.E., C.M. Late Commisiioner of South African Police. Frontispiece, photograph of Mounted Constable. 338 Pages. Undated, looks early 20th c. Bumped slightly at top & Bottom of spine. dustjacket is torn (see image) but picture of mounted policeman on front cover is intact. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Edinburgh: W & R Chambers Ltd, 1959. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. XXXVI Pages of Text then 576 Pages of Tables. Pages in very good clean condition. Blue Cloth cover with Bright gilt lettering to spine. Some wear to top & bottom of spine and damp stain at bottom corner of cover. (see photo). Heavy Volume (over 1 Kilo) so postage will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Noel Carrington, Tranatlantic Arts Co. Pictorial Boards. Near Very Good/Good+. Erna Pinner. Delightful litttle book on the natural history of King Penguins by the Superintendent of the Zoological Gardens, London. 31 Pages Illustrated with many charming colour pictures & B&W Drawings. Endpapers are maps of the South pole. Hardcover with colour illustrations of Penguins on front and back as on Dustjacket. Jacket has 2 small closed tears and a few nicks at top & bottom. Not Clipped. No inscriptions. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1876. Full-Leather. Near Very Good. New Edition. With 480 Original Designs by William Harvey. Prize Label dated 1876.Handsome Red Calf Leather Binding with 5 Bars to spine. Bright gilt lettering & decoration to spine. Gilt border to front & back and gilt hatching to edges. Bright gilt Holland College Badge to front. Page edges marbled, Marbled endpapers. 444 Pages illustrated with many in text drawings and some full page plates. Only a little very light foxing. Some wear to cover, mainly at edges and on bars. (see photo) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1866. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Keyl, W. F. And Smith E. Beautifully illustrated with B&W Full-Page and In-Text Illustrations, Engraved by G. Pearson. Very interesting, detailed and delightful work on Birds, Mammals & Insects and the homes they make. Includes Burrowing, Pensile, Wood- Boring, Building, Sub-Aquatic & More. Frontis illustrated with an Osprey hovering above it's nest. Green cloth cover with beautiful Gilt illustration of a pair of Birds in their Nest. Gilt lettering to spine. Page edges untrimmed. 632 Pages, 9" Tall. Antique gift inscription on ffep dated 1869. Rear hinge slightly cracked. Pages slightly age darkened. Faint tobacco odour. Book weighs 1.4 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

London: Routledge, Warne and Routledge, 1862. Half-Leather. Fair. Wolf, Zwecker, Coleman, Harvey & Others. Beautifully illustrated set, with many large B&W In-Text illustrations and Full-Page frontispiece illustrations. Vol. I, 1861, "Mammalia", 800 pages; Vol. II, 1862, "Birds", 786 pages; Reptiles, Fishes, Molluscs, 1863, 810 pages. 10 1/4" Tall. 6.3 Kilos. Originally bound in half-leather, these books have been covered with strong canvas. Hard to tell how much of the original binding remains. Endpapers and all page edges Marbled. Hinges cracked. 1 loose page. Text blocks pretty firm, only a bit strained in a few places. Set weighs 6.3 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you's like any more pictures, information or a shipping quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Broadway, Ludgate, London: George Routledge and Sons. Decorative Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. Weir, Harrison. Very enjoyable Natural History of Birds focused on the "character or life of the creature." Birds featured include Eagles, Hawks, Ravens, Magpies, Shriles, Canaries, Humming Birds and Ostriches. Illustrated with 8 B&W Plates by Harrison Weir. Frontispiece Illustrated with a Jackdaw and a Cat. Undated Edition, Presentaion Plate on Endpaper dated 1905. Front Illustrated with Geese and Gilt Dog's head. Bright Gilt lettering. Spine Illustrated in black and gilt with7insects. Green lettering on Gilt Ground. Beveled Edges. 396 Pages + adverts. 71/4" Tall, 560g. Some edge wear. Hinges cracked. Binding a little fragile. 1 Plate loose. Slight tobacco odour. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

The Detective Story Club , for William Collins. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Crime Novel. A Paris Banker is Burgled of 350,000 Francs in Banknotes. Undated Edition, probably circa 1920s. Black cloth cover with Gilt Masked Robber and Handcuffs on front. Gilt Lettering on front and dull gilt lettering on spine. 250 Pages, 140g, 6 1/4" Tall. 2 very small closed tears at top corners of spine ( 1/4" long ) and a little spatter of white paint on front (see photo). Pages a little age darkened, mainly marginal. Old price on title page, no other inscriptions. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

London: Collins & Brown, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Published for the 100th anniversary of the Diamond Jubilee. Illustrated with Paintings, early photographs, sketches etc. 10" Tall.No inscriptions. Very slight edge wear to jacket, not clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

1864. Half-Leather. Good. This is the Plate Volume only with 66 Litho Plates of Technical Drawings of Machinery. Contemporary Green Calf Half-Leather Binding with Marbled Paper-covered Boards (Combed Pattern) and Leather Corners. Gilt Title on Leather Label on front. 12 1/2" Tall, 1.8 Kilos. Split to leather all down right side of spine. Edge wear. Front hinge broken. Text block firm. Previous owner's name on blank preliminary page. No other inscriptions. A few plates have some vey small spots of foxing and a few have some light even browning. Most are in good, clean condition. Weight 1.8 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like any more Pictures, information or a Shipping Quote. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co, 1981. Soft cover. Near Very Good. Interesting study. Subjects include "Sayers' Detective Novels of the 1920s" and "From Puzzle and Manners to Mystery". 123 Pages, 200g, 8 1/4" Tall. 1 crease to spine.No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London & New York: Routledge, 1996. Soft cover. Fine. uncovers groundbreaking material on women playwrights and the staging of their plays." 262 Pages, 400g, 8 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Valletta, Malta: M. J. Publications, 1988. Soft cover. Good+. Well illustrated guide to the 16th Century Palace of the Grandmaster of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, in Valletta, Malta. Many Colour Photos. Glossy illustrated card covers. 63 Pages, 200g, 9 1/4" Tall. Laminate peeling from cover. No inscriptions except old penciled price on title page. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

William Heinemann Ltd, 1994. Cloth. Near Very Good/Good. Vivid First-Hand account of modern history in the making. Includes the Gulf War & Afghanistan. Black cloth cover with large Gilt Lettering to spine. 344 Pages, 620g, 9 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Some edge wear to jacket and a small closed tear at top corner (3/4" long, repaired from inside with clear tape.) Jacket not clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Harper Collins, 1995. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Remarkable Memoir vividly recreates life in Rural Ireland and the 1940s & '50s." 234 Pages. Gift inscription on endpaper. Jacket clipped Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

75 Rue Dareau, Paris: Jules Tallandier, 1900. First Edition. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good+. R. De La Neziere. Hilarious parody on Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, with animals as characters. Sherlock himself is a dog in checked trousers. FRENCH TEXT. "Les amusants exploits, a sans doute la tres legitime ambition d'egaler en adresse, en ingeniosite,-en succes aussi,-le grand detective anglais cree par le romancier Conan Doyle." Well illustrated throufghout with many Colour and Monochrome In-Text illustrations and several full-page Colour illustrations. Frontis illus. Animals dressed as Red Indians bursting into a room full of animals listening to music. Red cloth spine with red paper-covered boards. Colour Vignette illustrations of Sherlock Holmes in a green coat, check trousers and hat, smoking a cigar; various animals running. Colour vignette on rear board of 2 police dogs making an arrest. Half-title page has 2 vignette illustrations of chimpanzees. Title page printed in Red and… Read More

London: Tate Gallery, 1974. Soft cover. Very Good +. Published to accompany the Major Exhibition at the Tate. Very well illustrated with Full-page colour Plates and many B&W In-Text Plates. 200 Pages, 950g, 11 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. pages and Plates in very nice, clean condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Tate Gallery, 1974. Soft cover. Very Good. Published to accompany the Major Exhibition at the Tate. Very well illustrated with Full-page colour Plates and many B&W In-Text Plates. 200 Pages, 950g, 11 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. pages and Plates in very nice, clean condition. 2 light creases on spine. Binding tight. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall