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THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND BODMIN AND ST. AUSTELL : With Notes on the Petrology of the Igneous Rocks by J. S. Fleet
by Ussher, W. A. E. & Barrow, G & MacAlister, D. A.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1909
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- Quarter Leather
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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€59.95
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Highly detailed record. Includes: Granite and Elvan; Nature and origin of China Clay Rock and Cornish Stone in the St. Austell Granite; Mining; Stream Tin; Building Stone, and much more. Illustrated with 3 Full-Page B&W Plates each showing 6 Photomicrographs of rocks, including Elvans. Also In-Text Drawings, Diagrams etc. Black Quarter… Read more about this item Item Price
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Poems Written For a Child
by Two Friends
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1868
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- Decorative Cloth
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€83.93
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Delightful Poems for Children. Illustrated with Full-Page Engraved Plates. Frontis illus, 2 Ladies and a Girl. Poems include: Feeding the Fairies; A North Pole Poem; The Little White Doe; Butterfly and Fairies. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Decoration on front & spine. All page edges Gilt. Brown endpapers. Lead pencil… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK : An Agony in Eight Fits
by Carroll, Lewis
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1876
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- Pictorial Cloth
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€269.78
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Lewis Carroll's hilarious Classic Nonsense tale of the Bellman's nautical expedition to hunt the elusive Snark with his bizarre crew including the Lace Making Beaver and the Banker. Illustrated with 9 Full-Page B&W Plates. Frontis illus. the Bellman wading ashore carrying the Banker. Buff cloth cover illustrated with the Bellman seated up on a spar in the… Read more about this item Item Price
€269.78
LA SAINTE BIBLE, Qui Contient L'ancien et le Nouveau Testament. C'est a Dire, L'Ancienne et al Nouvelle Alliance.
by Divine
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- 1705
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€437.64
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French text throughout. Frontis. missing. Title page dated M. DCC V. / 1705 and illustrated with large Vignette. Epitre followed by Preface "Montre Comment CHRIST est la fin de la Loi" by Les Maitre Jean Calvin. Main Text arranged in Double Columns. The Psalms of David have Musical Notations. Unpaginated, the Bible is 3… Read more about this item Item Price
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PICTURE FABLES Drawn by Otto Speckter, Engraved by the Brothers Dalzeil
by Hey, F. & Dulcken, W ( Translator )
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1858
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- Decorative Cloth
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€161.86
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Delightful Book of Animal Fables. Includes Fox & Duck; Swallow & Sparrow; Lion & Dog; Child & Dove, and many more. Each Fable Beautifully illustrated with a large B&W illus at top of page. Dark Blue textured cloth cover with bright Gilt Geometric design and animalportrait vignettes on front, also blind-stamped Floral design in corners. Gilt Lettering and Decoration to… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Blackhalls of that Ilk and Barra ( Limited Edition, Signed )
by Morison, Alexander
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1905
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- Decorative Cloth
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€47.96
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Frontis illus. "Barra Castle". Very interesting history of the Blackhall family, Burgesses of Aberdeen. Illustrations include a Coloured Armorial bearing and Portrait of Sir Alexander Morison. Limited Edition of 500 copies. This copy has a gift inscription from the Author to Elizabeth Morison. Also included is a letter to Alexander Morison from the New Spalding… Read more about this item Item Price
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COTTON FACTS
by Geller, Carl ( Editor )
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First edition
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- 1913
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- Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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€35.97
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Also Cotton Mill Statistics of the United States, India etc. the Reports of Condition of Growing Cotton Crops issued by the United States department of Agriculture, and the Cotton Acreage and Yield of each State and County in the South according to the U.S. Census. Maroon cloth cover with bright Gilt Lettering on front. Frontis illus. portrait… Read more about this item Item Price
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TURNING LATHES : A Manual for Technical Schools and Apprentices
by Lukin, J.
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Fourth Edition
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- 1894
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- Decorative Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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€41.96
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Well illustrated expert guide. Main Text 225 pages + Index and many pages of illustrated adverts for Tools & Machinery. Blue cloth cover with bright Gilt illus.of a Lathe on front. Bright gilt letterin on front & spine. Top page edges Black. Old label on endpaper. No inscriptions. Very nice, clean copy. Item Price
€41.96
THE POETICAL WORKS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH. With Remarks, Attempting to Ascertain, Chiefly From Local Observation, the Actual Scene of the Deserted Village;
by Newell, The Rev. R. H.
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- Used - Good+
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- First Thus.
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- 1820
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- Full Leather
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€239.80
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Well illustrated with 6 Beautiful Aquatint views, protected by tissue guards. Drawn by Rev. Newell, Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge and Engraved by S. Alkin. Frontis illus "The Parsonage". Period brown Sheep Full-Leather binding. Leather missing from spine. Some rubbing to boards. A few small spots of foxing on frontis. Title page… Read more about this item Item Price
€239.80
Dainty Dishes For Indian Tables
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Second Edition
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- 1881
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- Half-Leather
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€473.60
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Interesting cookbook, published for English Residents in India. In this Second Edition 2 New Chapters on Curries and Pelaus have been added, also several other recipes and various corrections made. Black half-leather cover. Some edge wear to leather. Ffep missing. Traces of old label removed from endpaper. Small lead pencil marks on contents… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF LORD BYRON Reprinted from the London Edition, with Considerable Alterations Containing Notes and Illustrations by Moore, Walter Scott etc.
by BYRON, LORD & Bulwer, Henry Lytton Esq. M.P.
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- Used - Good+
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- 1835
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- Full-Leather
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€59.95
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Brown full-leather binding with paper title label on spine. Many contributors to the Notes & illustrations including Lady Blessington and Mrs Shelley. Several pages of publisher's adverts on toned paper precede the half-title page. Engraved Frontis. has a portrait of Byron above Vignettes of Newstead Abbey and Missolunghi, protected by tissue guard. Title page has Vignette… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE PANTROPHEON : or History of Food and It's Preparation From the EarliestAges of the World
by Soyer, Alexis
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- First Edition
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- 1853
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- Decorative Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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€353.71
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Frontis. engraved portrait of Soyer within decorative border of Game and fish. Very well illustrated. Complete with all 42 Full-Page Plates including 2 Double-Page Plates, protected by tissue guards. Detailed History form Ancient times includes: Agriculture; Grinding & Flour; Kitchen Garden; Seasoning Plants; Stone Fruit; Pip Fruit; Animal Food, Rearing,… Read more about this item Item Price
€353.71
A Young Hero
by Fenn, G. Manville
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1909
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- Quarter Leather
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Exciting story about a boy who dreams of becoming a soldier under General Wolfe when the British and French were fighting for Canada. Undated Edition, gift inscription on ffep dated 1909. No other inscriptions. Well illustrated with many B&W Full-Page Plates and In-Text illustrations. White Quarter leather cover with Blue boards and a lovely Chromolithograph portrait of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Surgeon's Vade Mecum : A Handbook of the Principles and Practice of Surgery
by Druitt, Robert
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- First Edition
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- 1839
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- Decorative cloth
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€209.83
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Title page dated 1839. Very detailed Classic work describing ailments and procedures. Period Green cloth cover with Gilr Lettering and small gilr decorative motifs on spine. Blind-embossed Decoration on front & spine. Yellow endpapers. XII/12 prelims. Main text 429 pages, with In-Text illustrations. Closed tear to cloth down right side of spine,… Read more about this item Item Price
€209.83
The Improvement of the Mind
by Watts, Isaac
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- 1825
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- Decorative Full-Leather
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Very interesting Classic work. Includes: Sense and Meaning of Writers and Speakers; Language Learning; Meditation; Conversation; Socratic Discourse; Improving Memory, and much more. Period Brown claf Full-leather binding with bright Gilt Decoration on front & Back. 3 Raised bands to spine with Gilt Decoration on them and in compartments. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Hereward the Wake
by Kingsley, Charles
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- Used - Good
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- 1897
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- Full Leather Prize Binding
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€11.99
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Thrilling history of the Hero of the Fens. Period Full-Leather prize binding woth bright gilt armorial bearing of Cheltenham College on front. 5 Raised bands to spine with Gilt decoration and title in the compartments. Endpapers and all page edges Marbled. Small piece of leather missing from top corner of spine and war to fore corners… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Sandford and Merton
by Day, Thomas
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- Decorative Cloth
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€23.98
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Delightful story of 2 Christian Boys and their kindly and adventurous progress. Well illustrated Children's Classic with over 100 B&W Full-Page Plates and In-Text Illustrations. Period Blue cloth cover with bright Gilt ground to Lettering on front & spine. Blind enbossed Floral Design on front & spine. Top page edges Blue. Title page had Vignette… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Sandford and Merton
by Day, Thomas Esq.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1844
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- Decorative Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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€113.90
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Delightful story of Tommy Merton and Harry Sandford and their kindly and adventurous progress. In this edition some obsolete expressions are modernized, frequent recurrence of the Sacred Name in colloquial discourse expunged and a long theological discourse between Mr Merton & Mr Barlow omitted. Frontis illus. shows the 2 boys looking at vignettes of historical heroes. … Read more about this item Item Price
€113.90
Heroic Romances of Ireland ( Complete set Volume 1 and Volume 2 )
by Leahy, A. H.
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1905
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- Decorative Cloth
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€287.76
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Enchanting Irish Legends. Vol. I: XXVIII/28 Preliminary pages including Preface and Pronunciation of Proper Names. Main Text: Courtship of Etain; Mac Datho's Boar; The Sick-Bed of Cuchulain; Exile of the Sons of Usnach; The Combat at the Ford. 197 pages. Vol. II: Preludes to the Raid of Cualogne: Tain Bo Fraich; Raid for Dartaid's Cattle; Raid for the Cattle of… Read more about this item Item Price
€287.76
The Bamboo Garden
by Freeman-Mitford, A. B.
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- First Edition
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- 1896
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- Decorative Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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€149.88
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Delightful book, describing the Hardy Bamboos in cultivation in Britain. Presentation plate "From the Author" dated 1896 on ffep with his tiny notedated 1896 at top of endpaper. Ivory cloth cover with gilt illus. of a Bird and Bamboo on the front. Gilt lettering to spine. Frontis illus. Phyllostrachys Nigra (from a old Japanese Drawing),… Read more about this item Item Price
€149.88
