Search Results: Authors starting with J from Cornish Books

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Good. Arthur Rackham/Dulac/Russell Flint/Millar. 20 Beautiful Stories wonderfully Illustrated with Tipped in Colour Plates and In Text Drawings. Frontis has a Colour Illustration of Princess Mary. Included is the original facsimilie letter from Princess Mary. Undated Edition, Gift inscription on Endpaper dated 1914. 140 Pages, 10" Tall, 600g. Ivory cloth cover with blind stamped foliate border. Black lettering on spine and front. Some light browning on the free endpapers. Jacket has small closed edge tears and pieces missing aroun spine ends. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: W. H. Allen 0. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. The Public and Private Life of Captain Cunningham-Reid, DFC, M.P. 1922 - 45." Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated with few B&W Photos. Frontis is a Portrait photo of Cunningham-Reid. 8 1/2" Tall. Library labels to endpapers. Some fading to cloth. Old Bookseller sticker on front cover. Pages in nice, clean condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Bath: Department of Extra Mural Studies, University College, Cardiff, Kingsmead Press, 1979. Soft cover. Very Good +. 54 Pages, Illustrated wit B&W Photographs and Maps. Orange cover shows a Hand operated crane. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paternoster Row, London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. Cloth. Near Very Good. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) Comprehensive History of the School.Founded by Peter Blundell (1520 - 1601). B&W Frontis Portrait. Text begins with "Peter Blundelland His Friends". Chapters include: The Rev. The Masters; Famous Old Boys; School Customs; Blundell's a Public School. Illustrations include B&W photo of Main Entrance with School Chapel, Portraits, Gymnasium, Coles Laboratory and Interior of Chapel. Undated Edition, Gift inscription from Author to Edith Dicken on ffep dated 1933. His Signature and Quotation beneath. No other inscriptions. Included is an interesting letter from Admiral C. G. Dicken regarding the Rev. Alldersey Dicken leaving the Headmastership in 1834. Light Grey cloth cover with Black Lettering on spine. 286 p.pages, 670g, 9 1/2" Tall. Bookplate with Armorial Bearing pasted on endpaper. Some wear to cloth at corners and spine ends. .Light spots of foxing on page… Read More

London: Collins, 1945. Cloth. Good+/Poor. 2nd Impression. With 48 Plates in Colour and 137 B&W Illustrations. Contributors include V Sackville West, Country Houses; English Cities and Small Towns, John Betjeman; English Villages, Edmund Blunden. 318 Pages. Pages and plates in very good condition. Gift inscription dated 1947 to endpaper. Small hole in rear endpaper. A little wear to edges of green cloth cover. Gilt lettering and foliage motif on spine still bright. lower part of spine faded. Some wear and tear to dustjacket which is missing the spine. (see photo). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1970. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. a brilliant informal narrative of his whirlwind career up to and including the climactic success at the United States Open in Minneapolis 1970." Green cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine and gilt facsimilie signature on front. Illustrated with B&W Photos. 8 1/2" Tall. Gift inscription on ffep. Slight edge wear to jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1980. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Thrilling adventure of a 4 Man Commando Unit of the Desert Patrol. Light brown cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 8" Tall. Jacket not clipped. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

London: Secker & Warburg, 1982. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Jackson, Ashley. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) Autobiography of the Signwriter turned Watercolourist, sponsored by L. S. Lowry. Illustrated with B&W Photos and some Colour Plates of Jackson's Paintings. SIGNED by the author on the dedicatory page. 10" Tall. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

Transworld /Doubleday, 1992. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/Good+. Introduction by Elizabeth Taylor. First edition stated in Publisher's Details on back of title page. Very well illustrated with Colour Photos. Black cloth cover with Silver Lettering to spine. 150 Pages, 800g, 9 1/2" Tall. Gift inscription on back of ffep. Jacket has a closed tear at top right corner of spine ( 2" long, repaired from inside with clear tape) and a very small one at bottom corner (1/4" long) and another (1/4" long) at bottom right corner on the front. Not clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Exciting adventure story. Frontis has monochrome illus. of an overturning Racing Car. One other full-page B&W Plate. Undated Edition, presentation label on ffep dated 1937. Red cloth cover with black illustrationof a Biplane on front. Black lettering beneath. Illus of a Rifleman parachuting on spine. 248 pages + 32 pages publisher's adverts. 8" Tall. Some fading to cloth at front & back. Spine colour faded and tanned. Hinges sound & text block firm. No inscriptions except on label. Light foxing on first few pages. Occasional spots, mainly marginal elsewhere. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Debrett House, 41/43 Ludgate Hill, London: Dean & Son Limited. Cloth Spine and Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Chidley, A. Undated Edition, penciled presentation inscription onffep dated 1930. Interesting Children's Book from the "Happy Way" Series explaining about transportation by Air & Water. Well Illustrated with 4 Full {Page Colour Plates and many B&W In-Text Illuistrations by A. Chidley. Frontis illustration of an Air Liner. Blue cloth spine with paper-Covered Boards. Front illustrated with a Ship.11" Tall, 300g. Pages in very good, clean condition, a little age darkened. Some edge wear (mainly at corners) and a little fraying at spine ends.Small chip at top edge near title (see photo). Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Arthur Baker, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good. GUS. Amusing Anecdotes and Witticisms. Several Fu;ll-Page B&W illustrations by GUS. 171 p.pages, 250g, 7 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Occasional spot of foxing on a few pages. Some spots of browning on jacket, mostly on back. Slight edge wear to jacket and a small crease at top corner. Unclipped.

London: The Holland Press, 1967. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. With a Coloured Frontispiece, 26 Photogravure Plates and 1500 Other Illustrations." A Reprint of the 1911 Edition of this Monumental Work by Sir Charles Jackson, the greatest authority on the subject. Limited Edition of 500 Copies. "Invaluable and Definitive Book." Black cloth covers with Gilt Lettering to spines. No inscriptions. 11 1/2" Tall. Slight wear to jackets, clipped. Heavy set weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be extra, please ask if you would like a shipping quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

New York: Dover Publications, 1964. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Monumental Reference. Includes hundreds of Charts, Chronologicaly arranged. Illustrated with accurate Facsimilies of the Marks. Grey cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine. 747 Pages, 11" Tall, 2.3 Kilos. Small inscription on ffep. No other inscriptions. Specks of browning on page edges. Jacket has edge wear and small closed tears at top & bottom. Laminate peeling. Unclipped. Heavy book, weighs 2.3 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra.

New York: Dover Publications, 1964. Cloth. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. Monumental Reference. Includes hundreds of Charts, Chronologicaly arranged. Illustrated with accurate Facsimilies of the Marks. Buff cloth cover. 747 Pages, 11" Tall, 2.3 Kilos. No inscriptions. Jacket faded around spine. Not clipped. Heavy book, weighs 2.3 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Forgotten Books. Paperback. Very Good +. Classic Reprint Series. Digitally remastered. Main text 600 p.pages + Appendix etc. 9" tall, 1.1 kilos. Slight edge wear and a very faint thumb crease near top corner. No inscriptions. Weight, 1.1 kil;os so shipping outside UK will be a little extra.

London: Bloomsbury, 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Very Good. The only Seasonal Cookbook you will ever need". Packed with Recipes. 9 5/8" Tall. Slight edge wear and a crease to bottom corner. Spine not creased. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage outside UK will be extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

New York: Dover Publications Inc, 1964. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Title Continues "With over Eleven Thousand Marks, Reproduced in Fac-Similie from Authentic examples of Plate. and Tables of Date Letters and other Hall Marks employed in the Assay Offices of the United Kingdom." Grey cloth cover with Gilt Lettering to spine Frontis illustrated with a B&W Photo of a magnificent "Standing Salt" 1569. 747 Pages, 11" Tall. Previous owner's Bookplate & inscription on endpaper. No other inscriptions. Heavy book, weighs 2.2 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like a Shipping Quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1893. Subscriber's Copy No. 224. Frontis illustrated with a view of Wadham College from the Print by Loggan in 1675. Illustrations include a Fold-Out Plate of the Chapel, a Facsimilie Letter by the Foundress, in all 18 Plates and 22 In-Text illustrations. Contemporary Brown Calf Half-Leather Binding with Marbled paper-covered boards and Leather Corners. Gilt Lettering on spine and lGilt Armorial Bearing with Floral Decoration on the leather at the front. Top page edges Gilt. 228 Pages, 1.9 Kilos, 11 1/2" Tall. Some edge wear and scuffing to leather. Small piece missing from top of spine and a narrow strip, 3" long, down right side of spine (see photos). Hinges sound & Binding firm. Interesting press cuttings relating to the Wadham Family fixed to endpapers and back of subsciption page. Attractive illustrated Ex Libris Bookplate on back of ffep. No inscriptions. Pages and Plates in very good, clean condition. Book weighs over 2 Kilos packed so Shipping Outside… Read More

Magna Books, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Expert account of the history of Doll's Houses. Well illustrated with Colour Photos. 80 Pages, 710g, 12 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall