Cornish Hillside Cornwall (23 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1997. 1st Edition. Very Good hardback book. Near Fine dust jacket. A tight, clean copy in a near perfect jacket. 115pp. 8vo. (BB).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Second Edition. 8vo, xvi + 376pp. Hardcover with dustjacket, in very good plus condition. Firm binding and crisp, clean, interior. No markings or signs of prior ownership. The d/j is in very good condition, and is now protected in a new clear Mylar wrapper.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good condition paperback pictorial cover laminated no DJ. Slight crease on front cover. No foxing, no previous names. 126 pages good, clean and white, good clear print. 'This book by Radio Cornwall's dialect expert, is mostly autobiographical; but the author has axes to grind; the preservation of dialect words and phrases and the fighting of what may be an equally losing battle for Cornish Methodism.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Card covers in tidy condition, page edges a little spotted Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo, x + 230pp. Illustrated in black & white. Hardcover with dustjacket, in excellent condition. Firm binding and crisp, clean, interior. No markings oir signs of prior ownership. The d/j is now protected in a new clear Mylar wrapper.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Facsimile edition of 1878 publication. Illustrated with 5 plates and a map. Pp. 56 + index. Size 208mm. x 148mm. (8vo.). This work by J. H. Collins - a distinguished West Country geologist and mining engineer was first published in 1878. It describes the geology, china clay and metal mining activities in the Hensbarrow Granite area above St. Austell. Size - 210mm. x 148mm. Pp. 56 + index. …

Glossy Pictorial Card. Condition: Near Fine (NEAR NEW). No Jacket. Republished Edition. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Illustrated (illustrator). Not Inscribed or Signed.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Radio Cornwall's Dialect expert recalls his upbringing in mid-Cornwall. Includes Methodist Chapel, school, music and the famous Phillipps roadside ironmongers. Illustrated with some B&W & colour Photos and a Map. Black cloth cover with Gilt lettering on spine. 126 pages, 320g, 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions except penciled bookseller note on ffep. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. This thoroughly researched book describes what happened in the churches and chapels of Cornwall after Oliver Cromwell in 1644 ordered all church organs to be removed and demolished. Churches and chapels had to depend on local players to provide music for their services using a variety of instruments, many of which are today unusual and archaic. Includes many photographs and illustrations and some humorous anecdotes and references. Paperback in near fine condition with no inscriptions Size - 215mm. x 145mm.(8vo.). Pp.115.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. New. Plates and maps , some in colour (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Expert account of the China Clay industry of the South-West. Well illustrated with B&W Photos. 46 Pages, 120g, 8 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Books seems unread. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition hardcover, 1996. Geological study of Cornwall, written for the layman/woman and geologist alike. 148 pages printed and bound on blue cloth boards. Extensive colour and b. & w. illustrations & diagrams throughout. Age-related rubs and wear to board edges and fading to bottom front & rear board edges. One or two light marks to some pages, e.g. to pages 66 & 67 and elsewhere. Otherwise, in Good+/VG- condition throughout. No annotations and tight binding. Non-clipped, colour dust-jacket with rubs, bumps and small chips, but also in Good+/VG- condition. 8vo. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 3rd Edition. Expert account of the China Clay industry of the South-West. Well illustrated with B&W Photos. 64 Pages, 120g, 8 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Books seems unread. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Excellent. No. First Edition. A pristine copy signed by the author in ink on title page. Included are three personal letters by the author. By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: New Book. Dust Jacket Condition: New Book Plus DJ. 1st Edition. New Book hardback plus DJ. 193 pages plus the indexed pages. Colour pictures plus black and white illustrations.

Publisher's Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. - 240 mm. Cloth hardcover, gilt titling to spine. Illustrated. Pp. x, 230. Minor wear to cloth and DJ. Contents clean and bright. Overall, VG / VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARD BACK. How iron was made and used for industry in the home and for decoration. large 8vo Pp, xiv , 194 Original orange cloth covered boards. with title in gold on spine. This book is a hardback which is unusual.

Blue Covers. Condition: Fine. Fine Jacket. First Edition. Collection of articles and commentary from Cornish communities worldwide, Covering the Cornish language, mining and much more. In excellent condition with no writing or price-clipping. Size: 6" x 9.5". Hard Cover.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Reprint. A paperback book in fine condition, dated 2005. An illustrated account of the modern China Clay Industry.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dialect expert's story of his early years in Roche. This paperback book is in very good condition, dated 1994.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. An excellent anthology of Cornish literature spanning three hundred years, this Reader compiles the very best of Global Cornish Literature, written about lands where the Cornish travelled, emigrated and worked. Covering territories such as North and south America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand the authors have trawled numerous sources to explore the way the Cornish saw themselves overseas. SIGNED on the title page by co-author Alan Kent. Preface by Philip Payton. Almost new condition. size - 234mm. x 135mm.(8vo.). Pp. 320. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A hardback book with both book and jacket in very good condition, dated 1996, First Edition. A Cornish farmers Life 1828-1904.