Search Results: Titles starting with R from Cornish Books

Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, 1985. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Definitive History from the R.A.F.'s formation in 1918. Well Illustrated with B&W Photos. Blue cloth cover with Gilt lettering to spine. 160 Pages, 820g, 11" Tall. no inscriptions except an old penciled price in corner of endpaper. Jacket not clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co Ltd, 1895. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Caldecott, Randolph. Other stories are "A Farmer went trotting upon His Grey Mare, Miss Mary Blaize, The great Panjandrum Himself." 10 in total. Beautifully illustrated with Full-Page Colour Plates and Full Page & In-Text Sepia Drawings with a little text in large print. Each story has its own illustrated title page. Landscape Format book, 8 1/4" Tall x 9 1/2" Wide. Stories individually paginated, book is 3/4" Thick. 770g. Cream cloth cover illustrated with Scenes from the Stories. Closed tear to cloth at bottom left corner (1 1/2" long. Some wear at corners. Some patchy fading to cloth (see photo). Front hinge cracked and reinforced with white hinge tape. No inscriptions except old penciled price in top corner of title age. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Frederick Warne and Co. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Caldecott, Randolph and Evans, E ( Engraver ). Containing: The Diverting History of John Gilpin; The House that Jack built; The Elegy on the death of a Mad Dog; Babes in the Wood; The tghree Jovial Huntsmen; Sing a song for Sixpence; The Queen of Hearts; the Farmer's Boy." Undated Edition, circa late 19th C. Rebound in plain Black cloth. Beautifully illustrated with many Full-page Coloured Plates and Full page & In-Text Illustrations. Stories individually paginated, Book is over 1" thick. 9" Tall, 980g. No inscriptions. Occasional very light spot of foxing. One small blue crayon mark on one page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. Cloth Spine and Boards. Fair. Four Illustrated Children's stories of 30 Pages each, 120 Pages in all. Many full Page Colour Plates and Line Drawings. Some Pages loose, a few torn and 1 Page Missing. Frontipiece is a full page colour illustration, repaired in the back with sticking plaster. Undated, gift inscription in pencil on Half Title Page, dated 1905. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Plymouth: White Lane Press, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good. ISigned by Illustrator(s). Signed by Illustrator(s) Very well illustrated with many Colour Reproductuions of Lenkiewicz's Paintings. Also B&W In-Text illustrations. 127 pages, 840g, 11 3/4" Tall. Flat SIGNED by the Artist " R. O. LENKIEWICZ" with no other inscriptions, on half-title page. Very slight edge wear. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Henry Frowde / Hodder and Stoughton, 1914. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Cuneo, Cyrus. Exciting Adventure story in the early days of aviation. An advanced design of Aircraft, the "Swallow" is fueled by newly discovered "Methylite". Well illustrated with 6 Full-Page Plates by Cyrus Cuneo. Complete with Fold-Out Map showing "The Track of the Swallow" around the World. Blue cloth cover illustrated in Black, Brown & White on the front with a scene of a frozen landscape and two men in one aircraft shooting at the Swallow. Bright Gilt Title above. Spine illustrated with a Pilot in his craft. 7 1/2" Tall.Bright G|ilt Lettering above. All page edges Black. Slight edge wear. Ffep removed. Front hinge slightly cracked. Address stamped on endpaper and half-title page. Gift inscription, dated 1921, on back of frontis. No other inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

London: Collins, 1947. Cloth. Good+/Near Good. Unusual Biography of the great French Tragedienne "Rachel" told in the first person. Light Grey cloth cover with Red lettering to spine. 479 Pages, 450g, 8" Tall. Spine cloth tanned. Previous owner's name penciled on ffep, no other inscriptions. Jacket has a closed tear almost half-way down left side of spine and a few more small edge tears (see photo). Not clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

LINK HOUSE, WEST ST, POOLE, DORSET: BLANDFORD PRESS LTD, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. ELECTRONIC IMAGES FROM SPACE. A STUNNING PORTFOLIO OF SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE AUTHORS TELL THE STORY BEHIND EACH IMAGE. 127 PAGES WITH COLOUR IMAGES ON ALMOST EVERY PAGE. BOOK 12 1/4 " TALL. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

London: Amalgamated Press, 1956. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good+/No Jacket. Red cloth spine with Illustrated paper-covered boards. Front shows Norman Wisdom. Colour Frontisp[iece illustrated with Farm Animals rehearsing their acts, "Hayseed Farm prepares to go on Air". Illustrated stories, some in Comic-Strip Format & others with In-Text Illustrations, featuring the early Radio & TV Stars. Includes Norman Wisdom, Jimmy Jewel & Ben Warris, Vera Lynn, Gert & Daisy, Beverley Sisters, Jimmy Edwards, Petula Clark, Diana Decker, Jimmy Durante, Wilfred Pickles, Arthur Askey & More. 192 Pages, 9 1/2" Tall, 520g. Edge wear, especially at corners. Previous owner's inscription on Endpaper and a drawing on rear endpaper. No other inscriptions, pages in very good, clean condition. Price clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

London: Amalgamated Press, 1943. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good+/No Jacket. Illustrated stories featuring the early Radio Stars, many in comic strip format with some text under. Includes Arthur Askey, Tommy Handley, Bebe Daniels & Ben Lyon, Flanagan and Allen, Ethel Revnell and Gracie West. Light Green cloth spine with Illustrated boards. Front cover shows Arthur Askey with a microphone and the stars coming downstairs. 128 pages, 660g, 9 3/4" Tall. Light crease on corner of front cover. Gift inscription on Endpaper. No other inscriptions, pages in very good, clean condition. Front hinge cracked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1957. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. A Practical Handbook of Servicing Principles and Receiver Maintenance." Eighth Edition including New Chapters on the more modern equipment. Illustrated with B&W Photos & Diagrams. Red cloth cover with black lettering to spine and central publisher's monogram to front. 234 Pages, 7 1/2" Tall, 320g. No inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Cloth has a few small splashes of paint to front (see photo). Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Windward, 1983. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Well Illustrated History of the RAF, with more than 200 photos in B&W and Colour. 192 Pages, 12 1/4" Tall. Black cloth cover with gilr lettering to spine. No inscriptions except old penciled price on endpaper. Weighs 1.3 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

London: Edward Churton, 1851. Half-Leather. Near Good. Fold-Out Map of the Railroads of England at the back. Full-page illus. of Euston Station Great Hall is opposite the Table of Routes. The main text has In-Text illustrations of Views. Very detailed guide. Contemporary Red Half-Leather binding with Gilt Lettering on spine. Red textured Cloth covered boards and Leather Corners. Marblwed Endpapers. Top page edges Gilt. 590 pages, 1.7 Kilos, 10 1/4" Tall. Some edge wear and wear down sides of spine. Hinges sound. Binding of title & preliminary pages and last page reinforced with white tape. Crack to binding at penultimate page. Otherwise text block firm. No inscriptions. Folding Map has a closed tear on the right, going halfway across, repaired from the back. Also a small closed tear at the bottom, along the fold, likewise repaired. Weight 1.7 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Dulverton, Somerset: The Exmoor Press, 1975. Soft cover. Very Good. Interesting text. Well Illustrated with B&W Photos, Drawings of Locomotives and Maps. 80 p.pages, 150g, 8 1/4" Tall. Some wear around spine and a small crease near bottom of spine. Name in top corner of title page. No other inscriptions. Pages in very nice, clean condition.

Black Cat, 1987. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. Full History of the achievements and excitements of the train and defines its future role and potential." Illustrated with many B&W an some Colour Photos and drawings. 11 3/4" Tall. Jacket has a tiny closed tear at top of spine. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

Book Club Associates, 1979. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Fascinating history of the Electric/Diesel Railway Revolution of the 1960s. Well Illustrated with B&W Photos. Brown cloth cover with Gilt lettering to spine. 168 Pages, 660g, 10" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket slightly faded at spine. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Paris: H. Laurens, 1925. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. Armand Rapeno. Delightful children's story about the adventures of a liitle boy called Jo and his Dog, Ralph. FRENCH TEXT. Beautifully illustrated with 13 Full-Page Full Colour Plates and other Full-Page and In-Texte B&W illustrations. 11" tall, 82 p.pages, 720g. Brown cloth cover with Black title on spine. Large colour pastedown illustration of Ralph floating in the sea on the front. Very little wear, in excellent condition for a vintage children's book. Small scratch on front cover illus, through the lettering and a few tiny chips. No inscriptions.

San Rafael, California: Presidio Press, 1976. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7 interesting Civil War monographs. 164 p.pages, 450g, 9 1/4" tall. No inscriptions. old penciled price erased from corner of ffep. Jacket unclipped. protected in removable clear plastic wrapper.

London: Chapman and Hall Limited, 1882. Quarter Leather. Good+. Raphael. Well illustrated. Includes a Double Page Plate of Emperor Constantine's famous victory with the Holy Cross, and a Full-Page Plate of the "School of Athens", at the Vatican. Brown Quarter-Leather Binding with Gilt lettering on spine. Brown cloth-covered Boards with Gilt border line betweeen leather & cloth. Top page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. 621 pages, 2.5 Kilos, 10 1/2" Tall. Some rubbing to leather and small tears at spine ends. Cloth worn at bottom fore corners and tips of top fore corners. Hinges sound & Text block firm. Antique gift inscription at top of half-title page. No other inscriptions. Weight 2.5 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1923. Cloth. Near Very Good. Gronvold, H. Frontis illus. an Osprey. Other Birds include: White Tailed Eagle; Hen Harrier; Goshawk; Crane; Bittern; Montague's Harrier, Roseate Tern & Golden Oriole. Green cloth cover with blind-stamped Tree design on front and Gilt Lettering on spine. 120 pages, 550g, 9" Tall. 2 small patches of light fading on front cover. Hinges sound & text block firm. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall