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8vo., First Edition; cloth, gilt back, top lightly spotted else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly sunned at backstrip. Collects six of the most important nineteenth century accounts of the Cornish mining economy.
Sm. 4to., Sole Edition, with a portrait and illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in the dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 1000 NUMBERED COPIES (this copy no. 226). The last of Rowse's works on his birthplace, published posthumously in celebration of the life of one of Cornwall's greatest men of letters. 'When Dr. Johnson was sleepless at night he occupied his mind composing Latin verses. Similarly when I can't get to sleep I take to making rhymes on Cornish place names.'
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and illustrations in the text; black cloth, gilt back, grey endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. 'A well-researched and useful little book' (Blythman). Blythman 195.
in-8 etroit, 238 pp., tres nombreuses illustrations en noir, figures et cartes, index, broche, couverture illustree en couleurs. Bel exemplaire. [MI-4] Toutes les routes et les distances.
12mo, 32 pages, illustrated in colour throughout (Colourmaster Tourist Guide) eng
VG no dj. foxing to edges of textblock, but not internally. no inscription. 8vo. Inc. numerous b/w plates and folding map to rear. part of The County Books series.
VG no dj. foxing to edges of textblock, but not internally. no inscription. 8vo. Inc. numerous b/w plates and folding map to rear. part of The County Books series.
124p. illus Book
Revised edition by M.R. Wonson and E.L. Coster. VG paperback. Includes Plymouth, Launceston, Looe, Fowey, Bodmin, St Austell, Megavissey, Truro, Falmouth, The Lizard, Penzance, Land's End, St Mary's, St Ives, Newquay and Bude. (A Geographia guide).7315. eng
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout, small signature on front paste-down; blue faux-morocco cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
VG pbk (Cotman-colour books). 19256. eng
No publication date or edition statement, 32 pages, illustrated, map, rusty staples, light rubbing to covers, (Cotman-Color Books). eng
Booklet in mint condition. 48pp. Undated. ca 1960s. Price 3/6d.
pp. vi, 122. Illustrated with photographs. Tall 8vo. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial wraps. Includes interviews with members of the community. PA PAMPH 20_14 BX5
1st paperback edition. VG. Inscription on the inside front cover. 9709. eng
290 pages. "This plan has two principal objects as follows: i) to act as a general and flexible guide to all concerned as to the manner in which planning control within the area of the plan will be discharged, and particularly as to the kind of development for which planning permission is likely to be granted by the Local Planning Authority. ii) to designate land as subject to compulsory acquisiton by any Minister, Local Authority or Statutory Undertaker." - from Foreword. Topics treated in this volume include: Regional Setting and Characteristics; Development of Settlement Pattern and Main Land Use Features; Communications and Transport; Employment, Industry and Population; Agriculture, Derelict and Marginal Land, and Forestry; Economic Geology and Mineral Resources; Housing; Public Utility, Educational, Library, Health, Recreational and Social Services; Landscape and Development in Rural Areas; Camping and Caravanning; Archaeology, Ancient Monuments and Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest; Development by Government Departments; Programming; Summary of Analysis. Former reference library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
301 pages. "This plan has two principal objects as follows: i) to act as a general and flexible guide to all concerned as to the manner in which planning control within the area of the plan will be discharged, and particularly as to the kind of development for which planning permission is likely to be granted by the Local Planning Authority. ii) to designate land as subject to compulsory acquisiton by any Minister, Local Authority or Statutory Undertaker." - from Foreword to Part I. This part considers the following towns: Bodmin, Bude-Stratton; Falmouth; Fowey; Launceston; Lostwitheil, Newquay, Padstow, Saltash, St. Austell, Torpoint, Truro. For each of these towns the text is divided into the following sections and includes diagrams relating to Population and the Location and Growth of each town: introduction and brief description; Historical Summary and Population Trends since 1801; Regional Communications; Mineral Resources; Population Structure in relation to Employment; Topography and Existing Land Use; Housing; Public Utilities; Social Services; Analysis of Urban Survey; Other Primary Land Uses; Programming. Former reference library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and pictorial endpapers; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. The author of 'Rebecca' and many other novels and short stories was a complex and often deeply troubled character. Forster's new biography is surely set to become the standard 'life'.
8vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, sewed as issued, covers very lightly faded else a near fine copy.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece; original printed wrappers, sewed as issued, a near fine copy.
9 issues from 1991 including the following months: February, March, April, May, June, August, September, November, December. Topics featured include: Cayman Islands; Port Hardy, B.C. Dolphins; Wreck of the A.W. Perry - Nova Scotia; Kingston and Killarney Shipwrecks; The Elusive Wrymouth; Barkley Sound, God's Pocket, Campbell River; Caribbean ABCs; Blackfish Sound; Wreck of the Emperor; Tropical Fish - in the Maritimes?; Indonesia - Exotic Diving; Yap, Saba, Catalina Island; Sunshine Coast, B.C.; Wreck of the Cornwall; Gulf Stream - Bahamas and Florida; Gargantua Harbour Wreck- Lake Superior; East Coast Anemone; Kona, Palau, CoCo View; Sidney, B.C.; St. Lawrence; Moon Jelly; Six Gill Sharks; Diving naturalist - temperate vs. tropical; B.C's Race Rocks; Diving with the RCMP - Search and Rescue; The US Virgin Islands; Sinking the G.B Church - New Canadian Artificial Reef; The Sea Cucumber; Construction Diving; Emeral Bay - wreck dive in Alberta; Panama; Thunder Bay; The Solomon Islands - WWII remnants; Diamond Knot - West Coast Wreck; Indonesia; Beluga Encounter off Cape Breton; Nudibranchs. Moderate wear. Sound copies. Book
8vo., with a frontispiece; blue cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. VERY SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; white cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
1st edition. Hardback in dustjacket. Fine/Fine. 12603. eng