Looking Back to Yesterday, Bygone Days in a Cornish Fishing Village
Bert Cowls of Porthleven
From Carvid Books, Cranbrook, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 21 April 2010
From Carvid Books, Cranbrook, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 21 April 2010
About this Item
104 pages, illustrated and nicely produced, a scarce book. Boyhood memories, fishing, smuggling, disasters at sea, the Great Blizzard (March 1891), a link with Norway, the Great War, the Loe Pool and other topics covered. 'Pioneer in South Africa' covers John Pascoe who emigrated to Rhodesia, as well as others who made their career well away from Porthleven, that lovely port in far western Cornwall. A crease on rear cover, front cover corners slightly raised, internally very clean and tidy. Seller Inventory # 5231
Bibliographic Details
Title: Looking Back to Yesterday, Bygone Days in a ...
Publisher: The Author, Helston, Cornwall, UK
Publication Date: 1982
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
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