Search Results: Titles starting with P from Cornish Books

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The Authorized Biography. Meticulously Researched, 399 p.pages, 860g, 9 1/2" tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has slight edge wear. UInclipped.

The Studio of Design & Illustration, 1897. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Furniss, Harry. Delightful Book illustrated with Monochrome and B&W illustrations, often with Humour, Drawn by Harry Furniss on his Cruise aboard a P & O Liner. A Full-Page illustration is opposite every text page. Ports of Call include Malta, Brindisi, Aden, Port Said, Suez, Red Sea, Ceylon & Colombo. Green cloth cover with impressed Gilt Lettering and illustrations of a P&O Ship & Classical Figure holding the P & O Flag. All Page Edges Gilt. Landscape Format, 12" wide x 8 1/4" Tall. 201 Pages, 990g. Some edge wear. Two small tears to cloth and a few small patches of fading near bottom edge at the back. No inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Londini : London: Geo. B. Whittaker; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown et Green Etc, 1826. Half-Leather. Good+. Edidit et suas animadversiones adjecit post curas Ernesti Car. Frider. Wunderlichii, Fridericus Ernestus Ruhkopf." LATIN TEXT throughout. 2 volume set. Vol. I: Bucolicon; Georgicon; Aeneis Lib. I - IV. 364 Pages. Vol. II: Aeneis V - Finis ( pagination continues from Vol. I to 663 ) + Index ( 28 pages ). Contemporary Brown Half-Leather Bindings with 5 Raised bands to spines. Gilt titles on Black Grounds in 2nd compartments and Gilt Vol. No's in 3rd. Marbled paper-covered Boards woth Leather Corners. 8 1/4" Tall, 1.7 Kilos. Vol. I: Leather split down left side of spine and halfway down right side. Boards rubbed. Edge wear. Corners worn. Front hinge sound & text block firm. Rear hinge cracked but board is attached. Marginal pencil notes and pencil notes on a few of the blank pages for that that purpose. Vol. II: Split to leather at top corner of spine ( 1 1/2" long, with a… Read More

London: Book Club Associates, 1978. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Well Illustrated with 78 Illustration (28 in Colour). Light Blue cloth cover with bright Gilt lettering to spine. 80 Pages, 640g, 11 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Nice, clean copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Hollis & Carter, 1961. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. Life Histories of the great and graceful square rigged vessels, including "Rodney" which raced the Cutty Sark. Illustrated with B&W photos. 230 pages, 450g, 9" Tall. Previous owner's bookplate on endpaper and pencild date on ffep. No other inscriptions. Some edge wear to jacket. Unclipped, price 30s.

London and Melbourne: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1985. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Armstrong, Robin. Vivid and often amusing account by a Water Bailiff and Watercolourist on the Tavy and the Walkham Rivers. Foreword by Sir Michael Hordern. Illustrated with lovely Colour Plates of the author's Watercolour Paintings and some B&W In-Text Drawings. Green cloth cover with Gilt lettering to spine. 11 1/4" Tall. 158 Pages, 690g. No inscriptions except old Bookseller penciled price & date on endpaper. Jacket clipprd. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Washington: University of Washington Press : Royal Institution of Cornwall, 2008. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Foster, Tony. ISigned by Author & Illustrator. Signed by Author & Illustrator Explorer-Artist Tony Foster has been living in the world's wildernesses for 25 years to make his monumental Watercolours. Foreword by Robert F. Kennedy Junior. Well illustrated with many Full-Colour Reproductions & photos. SIGNED by Tony Foster with his inscription "Any friend of John Muir's is a friend of mine". No names and no other inscriptions. Landscape format, 14" x 12 1/4". Black cloth cover with Grey Lettering on spine. 324 Pages, 3.3 Kilos. Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall

London: Collins, 1989. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Well illustrated with many colour plates. Blue cloth cover. 144 Pages, 860g, 11" Tall. No inscriptions. Inner flap of jacket Jacket taped to endpaper. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Penguin Books, 1968. Paperback. Very Good +. Churchill, Winston S. We may content ourselves with a joy ride in a Paint Box. And for this Audacity is the only ticket. ." Penguin Book 2169. Text pages followed by 18 Full-Colour Plates of Sir Winston's Paintings. 7 3/4" Tall, 90g. No inscriptions. Text pages a little age darkened. Plates in very nice clean condition on white paper. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

Andre Deutsch/ ULISSEDITIONS, 1994. Soft cover. Near Very Good. Well Illustrated in Colour with many beautiful designs. 80 Pages, 290g, 10 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Slight wear to cover. Pages in very good, clean condition. No inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Search Press, 1993. Soft cover. Near Good. Wide variety of 75 Designs, from 18th Century Birds & Flowers to contemporary Designs. Includes Techniques. 96 Pages, 420g, 11 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. A few light finger creases to cover. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Edward Arnold & Co, 1923. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Beautifully illustrated with 41 Plates, protected by tissue guards. Frontisd illus, Colour Plate "Bird on Bough", Sung Dynasty. Contents include: Chinese Painting in 4th Century, T'Ang Dynasty, Japanese Pasinting in Kamakura epoch, Sung period in China, Mongol Empire painting in Tibet & Persia, Ashikaga period in Japan, Ming period in China, Kano School. Matabei, New Movements in 18th & 19th Centuries, and more. Grey cloth cover with Black floral motif and lettering on front & spine. Top page edges Gilt Other page edges untrimmed. Gift inscription on fferp, dated 1924. No lother inscriptions. Sligfht edge wear to cloth and a small closed tear at top of spine (3/4" long). Weight, 1.7 Kilos so shipping Outside UK will bne extra.

London: Odhams Press Ltd, Ernest Benn Ltd, 1948. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/Good+. Churchill, Winston S. (The Right Honourable). The zest and inspiration which have made Mr Churchill's speeches famous.are found in every line of this account of his favourite hobby." Text to page 32 followed by 18 Colour Plates of Sir Winston's Paintings. Frontispiece illustrated with a B&W Photograph of Sir Winston sitting at his easel, Painting. Dustjacket has the same picture, with white lettering on brown ground above & below. Pale Grey cloth cover with bright gilt lettering to front & spine. 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has a small closed tear at the top (1/2" long) and a few nicks, repaired on the inside with clear tape. Also some edge wear and a little creasing at the bottom (see photo). Clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Yeovil: Marston House, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) Beautifully Illustrated Practical Guide by an expert in Ceramic Painting. SIGNED by the Author on the preliminary Page. 95 Pages, 550g, 10" Tall. Jacket not clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Grant Richards, 1898. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Browne, Gordon. 7 Delightful Children's stories; Paleface and Redskin; The Good Little Girl; The Story of a Sugar Prince; Don, the Story of a Greedy Dog; a Toy Tragedy; A Farewell Appearance; Tommy's Hero. Beautifully illustrated with many Full-Page and B&W Ink Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Grey cloth cover with Red & Black illustration of 3 Red Indians performing a War Dance while a little Boy watches, on the front. Striking Red & Black Illustration of the Indian Chief on the spine. Red Lettering to front & spine. Green Endpapers illustrated with Red Drawings. Top Page Edges Gilt. Other edges rough cut. 295 Pages, 990g, 8 1/2" Tall. Slight bumping to top corners and spine ends. 2 very small brown marks in bottom corner of front cover (see photo). No inscriptions except a few penciled bookseller notes on front endpapers. Rear free endpaper has a small hole worn in it ( not touching the… Read More

Glasgow: Blackie, Fullarton & Co, 1827. Half-Leather. Near Good. Title page with Vignette illustration followed by Printed Title Page Dated 1827 and Editor's Preface. A charming romance, beautifully illustrated with 9 Full-Page Engraved Plates. Text arranged in Double Columns. Contemporary Brown Half-Leather Binding with marbled paper-covered boards and small Leather corners. Spine divided into 6 compartments by Gilt horizontal lines. Gilt title in 2nd compartment and Gilt Motif in others. 601 Pages, 800g, 8 3/4" Tall. Split to leather all down right side of spine and front hinge broken. Front board hanging by a thread. Rubbing to boards. Edge wear and wear to spine. Old inscriptions on endpapers and attractive illustrated Bookplate with Armorial Bearing on ffep. A little light foxing to a few pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Sevenoaks: J. Salmon Ltd, 2002. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Atmospheric and Panoramic Colour Photographs with a little explanatory text. Landscape Format Book, 6 3/4" Tall x 9 3/4" Wide. Unpaginated, book is 1/4" Thick, 270g. No inscriptions. Book seems unread. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Macmilan and Co. Limited, 1924. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Robertson, W, Graham. 1924 Reprint of the 1912 first edition. 15 moving stories including : "The man whom the trees loved" and "The glamour of the snow". Sensitive B&W illustrations. Frontis illus. of the man whom the trees loved. Green cloth cover with same illus, on front and bright gilt lettering above. spine has bright gilt lettering and black illus. from "Clairvoyance", a lady indoors and many children outside the window. 530 p.pages, 610g, 8" tall. 2 small dents on fore edge of front board. Very slight edge wear. Light browning to endpapers. No inscriptions except old penciled price in corner of ffep.

67 Long Acre, W. C. London and Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1912. Paper Covered Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. No 2 in the "Present Day Gardening" series. Beautifully illustrated with 8 Full-Page Full-Colour Plates Light Green paper-covered boards with Colour pastedown illus. on front cover. Black lettering above & below and on spine. Fore and bottom page edges deckle edged. 116 p.pages, 8 1/2" tall. 450g. Undated Edition circa 1912. Slight edge wear and a bump to top fore corner of front board. A few small chips to pastedown. Gift inscription on back of ffep dated 1912. No other inscriptions.

London: G. Kearsley & Others, 1813. Half-Leather. Good+. Very interesting reference. Contributors include Olinthus Gregory and Mr. Newton Bosworth. The Plates were Bound together in a seperate volume which is missing. This is the complete 12 Volume A-Z set but with no Plates. Text arranged in Double Columns. Contemporary Brown Calf Half-Leather Bindings with Maroon textured Cloth covered Boards and Leather Corners. 5 Raised Bands to spines which have Gilt Linear Decoration. Gilt Lettering on Black grounds in 2nd Compartments (2 missing). All Page edges Marbled. 9 7/8" Tall. Some wear to leather (see photos). Hinges sound and Bindings firm. No inscriptions. Only an occasional spot of foxing, most pages in nice, clean condition, a few have some darkening or more foxing. One page margin has a small piece torn away. Set weighs 14.5 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" -… Read More