Search Results: Nature from Cornish Books

Well illustrated Pocket guide with 111 Plates from Photographs including 48 in Colour by W. J. Stokoe.Green cloth cover with faux leather texture. Bright Gilt Pine Marten and title on front and lettering on spine. 184 p.pages, 6 1/2" tall.Slight edge wear. Hinges sound. Binding cracked at page 144 where 1 plate is loose. Previous owner's name on half-title page dated 1923. No other inscriptions.

London: Grant and Griffith, 1852. Fascinating accounts of the behaviour af many & varied animals. Beautifully illustrated with B&W Plates by Harrison Weir. Frontis illustration shows one Monkey painting another with whitewash "The Monkey Painter". Other animals include; Bats, Bears, Badgers, Wolves, Dogs, Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Cats, Squirrels, Rats, Elephants, Hogs, Rhinoceroses, Horses, The Ass, Camels, Llamas, Deer, Goats and more. Contemporary Green Calf Half-Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt title on Red ground in 2nd compartment with attractive Gilt Decoration filling the others. Marbled paper-covered-boards with large Leather Corners. Endpapers and all page edges Marbles (Combed Pattern). 384 Pages, 370g, 6 1/2" Tall. Antique Gift inscription on back of frontis dated 1852. Another beneath dated 1895. Old bookseller note penciled on ffep. No other inscriptions. Only a very occasional spot of foxing. most pages in very good, clean condition. Some edge… Read More

HarperCollins Design International, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Stunning Full-Colour Photos of Wild Animals. Includes Big Cats and Elephants. Black cloth cover. 13 3/4" Tall, 1.7 Kilos. Gift inscription on blank preliminary page. No other inscriptions. Jacket has the remains of an old price label. Weight 1.7 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1968. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Beautifully Illustrated account of Australian Wildlife. Many Colour and B&W Photos. 125 Pages, 750g,11 1/2" Tall. Brown cloth cover with gilt lettering to front & spine. No inscriptions. Slight edge wear at top edge of jacket. Not clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Book Club Associates 0. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Wide Ranging book on Marine Life, from Seashore to Reefs and the Ocean depths. Illustrated with over 170 superb colour photos, maps & diagrams. 11" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket taped to cover at top & bottom. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

London: Guild Publishing, 1987. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Well illustrated Guide with many Colour Maps, Illustrations & Photos. Blue cloth cover with Silver Lettering to spine. 208 Pages, 1.1 Kilos, 11 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions except old penciled price on ffep. Slight edge wear to jacket and a very small closed tear on tip of corner (1/4" long, repaired from inside with clear tape. Book weighs just over 1 Kilo so Shipping outside UK will be a little exrra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

British Trust for Ornithology : Irish Wildbird Conservancy, 1976. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Distribution Maps for 218 Species. B&W in-text illus. of each Bird. Brown cloth cover. 477 Pages, 10 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket clipped. Weighs over 1 Kilo so shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall

Sydney: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Baglin, Douglas. Beautiful and useful book, for the Botanist and Layman. Over 100 species Illustrated in Colour and many more Described. Photographs by Douglass Baglin and Text by Barbara Mullins. Landscape Format Book 7" Tall x 7 3/8" Tall. No inscriptions. Some edge wear to jacket and a small closed tear (1/4" long on top edge. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Cloth. Very Good +/Good+. Pitz, Henry C. SIGNED "Jim H. Williams, Elephant Bill" on ffep. Previous owner's inscription above. Magnificent account of Bandoola the Elephant by the author of "Elephant Bill". Illustrated with some B&W in-text ink drawings. Pale Green cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 251 p.pages, 8 3/4" tall. No inscriptions except those on ffep. Some fading at spine ends where narrow pieces are missing from jacket. Jacket has some edge wear and wear along sides of spine, also a few small edge tears and a very small triangular piece missing from top edge at the back. Clipped.

London: Reader's Union / Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. Pitz, Henry C. Magnificent account of Bandoola the Elephant by the author of "Elephant Bill". Illustrated with some B&W in-text ink drawings. Pale Blue cloth cover with gilt lines & lettering to spine. Jacket has very slight browning and a tiny closed tear (1/2" long) at the back. 8 1/2" Tall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

"With 44 Plates in Colour showing 470 Figures, 67 Plates showing 170 Photographic Reproductions and text illustrations. Also 64 Wing maps. Frontis illus. Hornets.Brown cloth cover with imitation leather texture. Bright Gilt Bee & Title on front and Gilt lettering on spine. 7" tall, 238 p.pages, 430g.Very slight edge wear. bookplate with Armorial Bearing on ffep. Plates in nice, clean condition.

London & New York: Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd. Imitation Leather. Very Good/Very Good. Complete Set of 2 Books. FIRST SERIES: Comprising the Superfamilies Caraboidea, Palpicornia, Staphlinoidea & Diversicornia. With 19 Plates in Colour, 20 B&W Plates & Numerous In-Text Figures & diagrams. 300 pages. SERIES II: Comprising the Superfamilies Clavicornia, Heteromera, Lamellicornia, Phytophaga & Rhynchophora and including the Strepsiptera. 44 Colour Plates, 43 B&W Plates and numerous In-Text Figures & Diagrams. 295 Pages. 6 7/8" Tall. Handsome Maroon Imitation Leather covers with bright Gilt Beetle on fronts and bright Gilt lettering on fronts & spines. All page edges Speckled red. Previous owner's details have been cut out from the free endpapers. "Xmas 1961" written at tops of ffeps. No other inscriptions. Jackets have slight edge wear and a little chipping. Unclipped, original price 30/-. the 2 books weigh 960g. Size: 12mo - over 6¾… Read More

London/ Oxford: Humphrey Milford/ Oxford University Press, 1931. Cloth on Card. Good+. 1931 Reprint. Lovely little book on Birds, with 4 Full Page Colour Plates (including a Kingfisher) and many B&W Photos. Frontis Illustration is a Jay. Red cloth on card cover with Black lettering and decoration to front. RSPB Prize label pasted on endpaper, dated 1933. 6 3/4" Tall. Front corners curling a little Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall

London: Jarrold, 1963. Cloth. Near Good/Very Good +. Illustrated with fine Colour and B&W Photos by the Author. Brown cloth cover with Gilt Sea Bird on front and Lettering to spine. Landscape format book, 5" Tall x 7 1/2" Wide. 130g. No inscriptions. Jacket has some closed tears and creases on the back and 2 very small closed tears on top edge at front (repaired from inside with clear tape). Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall

London: Ivor Nicholson and Watson, 1934. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrated by 65 Photographs of 50 Species by the Authors." Photographed Birds include the Manx Shearwater, Peregrine Falcon, Choughs, Nightjar, Raven & Yellow Wagtail. Light Grey cloth covered boards illustrated with Gannets. 145 Pages, 860g, 9 3/4" Tall. Slight edge wear & rubbing to cloth. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1946. Cloth. Near Very Good/Near Good. Eloquently pleads for the preservation and Protection of the ordinary Birds of our countryside, and much practical advise on making our gardens Bird Friendly, including the best nesting boxes. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Green cloth with black lettering to front and bright gilt lettering to spine. 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions except an old penciled Price and Ref. at very top of ffep. Jacket has small tears at spine ends and a small hole on spine (see photo). Not clipped Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

London: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1926. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Thorburn, Archibald & Others. Third Edition. With 213 Accurately coloured illustrations by Archibald Thorburn and others. Also 69 Photographic illustrations by E. L. Turner and R. Kearton. Brown cloth cover with faux leather texture and "rounded" corners. Gilt illustration of a bird in flight with Gilt Lettering above & Black Lettering below on the front Gilt Lettering & Black Linear Design on spine. Endpapers illustrated with photos of birds. 376 Pages, 550g, 6 1/4" Tall. Slight edge wear. No "275" written on endpaper and another inked ref. no on reverse. Old penciled price on half-title page. No other inscriptions. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Highly Informative and Beautifully illustrated in Colour by Arthur Singer. Endpapers illustrated with Bird's Eggs.316 p.pages, 13 1/2" tall, 2.5 kilos.Previous owner's name on title page. No other inscriptions.Jacket protected with clear contact plastic. Unclipped.WEIGHT, 2.5 KILOS SO SHIPPING WILL BE EXTRA.

London: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1953. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Thorburn, Archibald & Others. seventh Edition. With 252 Accurately coloured illustrations by Archibald Thorburn and others. Also 73 Photographic illustrations by R. Kearton & others. Brown cloth cover with faux leather texture and "rounded" corners. Gilt illustration of a bird with Gilt Lettering above & Black Lettering below on the front Gilt Lettering on spine. Endpapers illustrated with photos of birds. 400 Pages, 550g, 6 3/4" Tall. Slight edge wear. A little soiling on cover. Old penciled price on half-title page. No other inscriptions. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Paternoster Row, London: Hutchinon & Co. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 2 Volume Set. Undated Edition, probably 1920s. "About 800 Illustrations and 30 Beautiful Coloured Plates.Arranged in Alphabetical Order from Up-To-Date Knowledge" Green cloth covers with blind Embossed central vignette of a pair of Finches within blind stamped Landscape. Bright Gilt Lettering abopve & below. Gilt Lettering to spines. Vol I, 480 Pages and Vol. II continues the pagination to 960 + Index.11" Tall, . Vol I has some damage to cover at and around base of spine (see photos ). Some edge wear. Hinges sound & Bindings frm. No inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Set weighs 4.2 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more picutres, information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall