Search Results: Authors starting with H from Cornish Books

London: Edward Arnold, 1897. First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Good+/No Jacket. Wonderful Comic Verse and Humerous Drawings carry on where "The Bad Child's Book of Beasts" left off. 48 Pages, most with a large illustration accompanied by a little verse. Buff cloth spine with grey boards illustrated in Red with a bad child and a Beast. Black& Red Lettering. Illus. of a Lion kicking a Boy on rear cover. Landscape formay book, 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". 48 pages, 510g. Penciled Gift inscription on ffep. No other inscriptions. Pages in nice clean condition, only an occasional spot of foxing. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Sheffield: The Bennett College. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. From the Reference Library of The Bennett College, a series published for the use of students. By C.H. Thirkell, Pricipal Marine Engineering Dept. and Edward Ingham A.M.I.Mech.E. Undated but looks an early 20th c. book. 262 Pages illustrated with B&W Drawings and diagrams throughout and including a fold out plate. Some spots to the cover which is a bit worn around the spine. Bumps to corners and wear on edges but contents are in nice condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, 1917. Cloth Spine and Boards. Near Good/No Jacket. Howard Davie. 1917 Edition, with dated Publisher's note at back. Beautifully produced edition with many B&W Line drawings and 6 fine colour plates (2 from the 8 are missing). 112 Pages. Some wear to cover (see photo). Blue cloth spine has a closed tear at the side and some fraying at top & bottom. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: L. Reeve & Co, 1897. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. W. H. Fitch & W. G. Smith. Book consists of fine Line Drawings of British Flora, 4 plants to a page. 347 Pages including Index, then a List of Works. Pages in nice condition, just a few pencil notes. Blue cloth cover with blind stamped motif & border to front and faded gilt lettering to spine. Some wear to cover and a long closed tear down side of spine. Three illustrations coloured in Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: L. Reeve & Co, 1880. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Forming an Illustrated Companion to Mr Bentham's Handbook and other British Floras." 328 Pages + Publisher's adverts. 1306 Engravings of Plants + Index. Blue Cloth cover with bright gilt lettering to spine. Blind stamped borders and central motif to front. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Tiny tear to top corner of spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: W & G Foyle Ltd, 1932. Numbered. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) Stated First Edition. One of a Limited Number of 500. This Volume is Numbered 271. Signed by the Author on Endpaper "To M Parker with best wishes from Gilbert H Fabes 1933" Pages in near very good condition, some pages have a little foxing, including Title Page. Blue Cloth Cover with Bright Gilt Lettering to Front and Spine. Some wear tp cloth, 2 small tears to top of spine and a fine closed tear "! 1/2" long at side of spine. 59 Pages + Blank pages at the back headed "Notes" (not filled in.) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

LONDON: The Amalgamated Press. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. An Everyday Guide for Amateurs" by H H Thomas, editor of Popular Gardening. Illustrated by 47 Half-Tone Plates and numerous sketches in the Text. "The Chapters deal with all the favourite Hardy and Greenhouse Flowers, Ornamental Trees & Shrubs, Rock Garden, Fruit Trees and Vegetables." 512 Pages. Red Cloth Cover with Blind Stamped Decoration and Gilt Lettering to Spine. Some wear to cover and a minor tear to top of spine. Pages a little age darkened. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Glasgow: Brown Son and Ferguson Ltd, Nautical Publishers, 1945. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. WITH AUTHENTIC PLANS OF FAMOUS VESSELS OF THE 19th & 20th CENTURIES. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLANS BY THE AUTHOR. 128 Pages. Illustrated throughout with many B&W Drawings. Highly detailed book. Slight wear to some cover edges and slightly bumped corners. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Allahabad,: Central Book Depot, 1944. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Second Edition 1944 of the novel first published in India in 1943. 507 Pages, 430g, 7 1/2" Tall. Grey cloth cover with brown paper pasted all over spine and title chalked on the paper. Binding cracked between title and contents page. No inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Book Club Associates, 1974. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Very Good. 47 Short Stories, from "A Modern Lover" to "Things". Brown cloth cover with Gilt lettering within Linear border to spine. 791 Pages, 660g, 8 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Slight edge wear & rubbing to jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Octopus, 1986. Imitation Leather. Near Fine. Attractive dark blue cushioned imitation leather binding with bright gilt linear decoration and lettering to front & spine. All page edges Gilt. Marbled endpapers. 299 pages,470g, 9" Tall. No inscriptions. Slight age darkening to margins. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

Cumbria: Windemere Nautical Trust, 1983. Soft cover. Very Good +. Landscape Format Booklet, 8 1/4" wide by 5 7/8" Tall. Monochrome photographs 7 text featuring boats from 1782 to 1962. No inscriptions. Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 6000 Quotations, Arranged Alphabetically, With an Index of Subjects. Yellow Cloth cover with Black lettering to Front and spine. Slight wear to cover, mostly at top & bottom of spine. Pages in very good clean condition. School stamp on endpaper. Undated, looks 1930's. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Sheffield: The Bennett College. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. From a Series Published by The Bennett College for the use of Students. Undated but looks like an early "20th c Book. 201 Pages, illustrated with B&W Drawings and Diagrams throughout. A little darkening to endpapers. Cover is imitation half bound with gilt lettering to spine. Some spots to cover which have faded the brown cloth colour. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd, 1895. Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. Frontispiece is a B&W Portrait of Samuael Johnson. Includes Mrs Siddons, Mrs Thrale & Mr Piozzi. Illustrated with 16 Portraits and 2 illustrations. 243 Pages. Blue cloth cover. Some cracks to binding and a little wear to edges of cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Faber & Faber, 1947. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. 1944 edition with 8 extra Colour Plates. Covers the French impressionist Masters (Degas, Renoir etc) and up to more modern artists of Surrealism etc (Picasso, Dufy Braque etc). Beautifully illustrated with B&W and Colour Plates of Artwork. 424 Pages, 11" Tall, 1.4 Kilos. Blue cloth cover with gilt lines and lettering to spine. Spine colour a little faded. No inscriptions. Small marginal corner crease to a few pages. Heavy book (1.4 Kilos) so postage outside UK will be a bit extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Faber & Faber, 1949. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 1944 edition with 8 extra Colour Plates. Covers the French impressionist Masters (Degas, Renoir etc) and up to more modern artists of Surrealism etc (Picasso, Dufy Braque etc). Beautifully illustrated with B&W and Colour Plates of Artwork. 424 Pages, Blue cloth cover with gilt lines and lettering to spine. Spine colour faded. Large heavy book (Over 1.5 Kilos) so postage outside UK will be a bit extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Faber & Faber, 1933. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. History of English Painting. from Early Gothic, 1066 to the Pre-Raphaelites and William Blake. Beautifully illustrated withover 160 B&W Plates. Artists include Hogarth, Gainsborough, Turner, Consatble, Rossetti and many more. Buff cloth cover with Red lines and lettering to spine. 302 Pages, 1.2 Kilos, 9 5/8" Tall. Some fraying at top of spine. Old penciled price and tiny penciled inscription on ffep, no other inscriptions. Heavy book, weighs 1.2 Kilos, so postage outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Faber and Faber, 1960. Cloth. Very Good/Good+. Vol 1 contains the Text and Vol 2 contains the Reproductions of the Pictures. 896 Monochrome Plates + 16 Tipped in Colour Plates on Toned Paper. Red cloth covers with Gilt Lettering within borders to spines. Vol 1, 783 Pages; Vol 2, unpaginated, 1 1/2" thick. 11" Tall. No inscriptions except old penciled price on Vol. 1. Very slight rippling to bottom margin of last few Plates of Vol. 2. Slight edge wear to Vol 1, more to Vol. 2 with a few nicks down right side of spine. Not clipped. Books weigh 4.1 Kilos, so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

LONDON: Butterworths, 1962. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. the scope of the book is the Relationship of Architect, Contractor and Employer." 499 Pages + a Scale of Fees Booklet at the back. Red Cloth Cover with Blind Stamped Border. Gilt Lettering to spine, Bright. Slight wear to top & bottom of spine and corners. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall