The Frank Brewer Cornish Library

Six works by Gilbert H. Doble. 'Saint Sampson in Cornwall,' first edition, 36 pages, 1935; 'The Vannes Missal of 1530,' first edition, 8 pages, Sy...

Scarce booklet on Richard Trevithick. J. J. Beringer. 'Richard Trevithick and the Camborne Locomotive, Christmas Eve, 1901,' 70 pages, being a dem...

Edith K. Harper. 'A Cornish Giant. Richard Trevithick'. 'The Father of the Locomotive-Engine,' with a dedication from the author, 61 pages, pictor...

Matthias Dunn of Mevagissey, 1888. 'Remarks in Connexion with the Laws, Capture and Natural History of the Herring & Pilchard. Also on a Supposed ...

C. H. Rivers. 'William Murdoch. One time Citizen of Redruth'. 16 pages, staple bound, thin card wraps, P. R. Earle, Redruth, circa 1950. ...[more]

E. S. Tucker. 'Cornwall County Chamber of Agriculture. The Scientific Education of Farmers'. First edition, thin card wraps, 16 pages, vg, Latimer...

Benjamin Martin. 'Cornwall from The Natural History of England'. 22 pages, plate of 'A Sea Polupus', fold out map in place, thin paper wraps, 22 p...

'Rules of the Gorran Haven Fisherman’s Co-operative Society'. Original paper wraps, tears with repairs, 54 pages, very scarce, Co-operative Printi...

Four scarce mid century booklets on Looe. 'Old Looe Stories,' together with 'A Looe Ditty Box', 'Where and How to Fish at Looe' (circa 1948), with...

Scarce Falmouth booklet. Oliver F. Price. 'Falmouth Observatory Report of the Observatory Committee to the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society and ...

Barbara C. Spooner. 'John Tregagle of Trevorder'. First edition, 60 pages, A. W. Jordan, Truro, 1935; Rev. H. A. Lewis. 'Christ in Cornwall and Gl...

Three booklets. Dr E. C. Edwards. 'A History of the West Cornwall Hospital Penzance,' 47 pages, staple bound, thin card wraps, Blackford, Truro, 1...

Ten booklets. 'The East Cornwall Hunt,' circa 1950, 40 pages, being a brief history of the hunt; G. McN. Rushforth. 'A Short Guide to the Windows ...

E. W. Rashleigh. 'Notes on the Parish of Golant,' 'Alias St Sampsons and Notes on The Church by Hubert Reade,' original wraps, 8vo, 31 pages, illu...

J. W. Hunkin. 'Trees and Shrubs for Cornwall'. Original card wraps, 48 pages, plates, fine, The Royal Horticultural Society, London, 1948. ...[mo...

The Cornubian. 'The Wooing of Sarah Penhaligan'. Thin card wrapa, 22 pages scarce, good condition, published by The Rembrandt Studio, Polperro, ci...

Capt. John Maynard of East Pool Mine. 'Remarks on Two Cross Sections of the Country, from South Wheal Basset, Through Carn Brea Hill, to West Whea...

Benjamin Tucker (1762-1829). 'The Report of the Surveyor-general of the Duchy of Cornwall to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Concerning the...

Edward Hearle Rodd., 1864. 'A List of British Birds as a Guide to the Ornithology of Cornwall, Especially in the Lands-End District,' original wra...

E. W. Rashleigh. 'A Brief Guide to Edible Cornish Fishes'. 57 pages, lacks back cover, otherwise good, printed by J. Wellington, Chemist, Fowey, C...

George Penrose. 'Meteorological Observations at the Royal Institution of Cornwall, 1850-1900'. Original wraps, good clean copy, reprinted from the...

Gratiana Chanter. 'Trebetherick'. 'A Story of North Cornwall. As Written by One David Rounsevall of the Parish of St Enodoc in that County,' first...

John Allen. 'History of the Borough of Liskeard and its Vicinity'. First edition, 564 pages, map, frontis, 17 plates complete, loosely inserted tw...

'Notes on the Sea Fisheries and Fishing Population of The United Kingdom,' 1883 Vice-Admiral H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, K.G, 'Notes on the Sea ...

G.B Howes. 'Lectures on Fishes, Fishing, &c'. 'Delivered at the Fisheries Exhibition, Held at Truro, Cornwall,' First Edition, 8vo, good condition...

John Cremer Bellamy (Surgeon). 'The Housekeepers Guide to the Fish Market'. 'For Each Month of the Year; And an Account of the Fishes and Fisherie...

Rev J. Bartlett. 'The History of the Parish of St Blazey, A Lecture'. First edition, John Blowey’s copy, 40 pages, Lidstone, Plymouth, 1856. ...[...

Thomas Pearce. 'The Laws and Customs of the Stannaries in the Counties of Cornwall and Devon'. First edition, folio, 1725, printed for D. Browne, ...

Rev Henry Grylls. 'The Windows of St Neots Church'. Third edition, 60 pages, original binding, Byers and Son, Devonport, 1844. ...[more]

Edward Hearle Rodd. 'The Birds of Cornwall and the Scilly Isles'. First edition, decorative cloth near very good, complete with large foldout map,...

Frances Margery Hext. 'Memorials of Lostwithiel'. First edition, 226 pages, loosely inserted 4 A.L.S from the author, published for private circul...

Charles Coulson. 'Directory of Penzance and its Immediate Neighbourhood for 1864'. First edition, the first directory of Penzance 160 pages, copio...

William Philp. 'Itinerary of Launceston, Cornwall'. '.....A Glance at its Prospects and Commercial Advantages as Connected with the Opening of the...

G. B. Millet (edit). 'Official Guide to Penzance,' [1876] Original embossed cloth, advertisements, fold out maps, illustrations, vg, Beare & Son, ...

An illustrated guide to Falmouth, 1891. R. N. Worth. 'Guide to the Harbour, Town & Neighbourhood of Falmouth,' illustrated, 77 pages, many adverti...

Directory and Guide for Falmouth and Penryn, 1864. W. Warn. '1864. Directory and Guide for Falmouth and Penryn and their Vicinties,' first edition...

S. R. Pattison. 'Some Account of the church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Launceston'. First edition, original card boards rebacked, plates and frontis...

Articles on Cornwall and Devon Views of Cornwall and Devon and Notices of St Michael's Mount & Dartmoor, 1895 As titled in the manuscript, with so...

Rev. William Haslam. 'Perran-Zabuloe'. 'With an Account of the Past and Present State of the Oratory of St Piran in the Sands and Remarks on its A...

A Newland Deacon (Headmaster of Fowey School). 'Fowey and Neighbourhood'. Pictorial card wraps, 59 pages, ex libris John Blowey with notes to vers...

Richard Nicholls Worth (probably). 'Sketch of the Life of William West, C.E., of Tredenham,' First edition, portrait photo pasted for frontis, 78 ...

R. Thomas. 'History and Description of the Town and Harbour of Falmouth'. Second edition, 148 pages, rebound, repairs to fold out maps, Trathan, F...

(Major) J. Fincher Trist. 'Newquay Reminiscences'. 'Being Reminiscences of a Grand Tennis Tournament, and of an Equally Grand Cricket Match Which ...

Robert Heath. 'A Natural and Historical Account of the Isles of Scilly,' 1750. 'Describing their Situation, Numbers, Extent, Soil, Culture, Produc...

John Thomas. 'Ancient and Modern History of Mounts Bay,' 'With every Civil and Military Transaction, In St Michaels Mount, Marazion, Penzance, Pau...

John C. Bellamy. 'A Thousand Facts in the Histories of Devon and Cornwall'. First edition, ex libris label John Blowey, contemporary card boards w...

G. A. Cooke. 'Cooke’s Topographical Library,' 'Or British Traveller’s Pocket County Directory ‘’Cornwall’’,' contemporary full dark blue leather, ...

Mackenzie Walcot. 'A Guide to the Coasts of Devon and Cornwall,' 1859. Original cloth, tear to fold out map, 590 pages with advertisements, Edward...

E. G. Harvey. 'Mullyon: Its History, Scenery and Antiquities'. First edition, 131 pages, 8 plates, double page map, 5 illustrations, subscribers l...

Two works Dorothy Yglesias. 'The Cry of the Bird,' first edition, original dustwrappers, signed by the author, William Kimber London,1962.Dorothy ...

Falmouth interest. 'Falmouth, the Official Publication of the Corporation,' 81 pages, being a guide to Falmouth and surrounding area, 1904. 'Pende...

Three works. Richard Potts. 'A Calendar of Cornish Glebe Terriers 1673-1735,' 209 pages, in original paper covers, very good condition, devon and ...

Three early illustrative works. Claude M. Hart (illust) text by Herbert Thomas M.D. of the Cornishman. 'The Cornish Riviera,' 23 pages, 16 colour ...

Two works on mining. R. N. Worth. 'Historical Notes Concerning the Progress of Mining Skill in Devon and Cornwall,' first edition, 61 pages in ori...

The Royal Institution of Cornwall Journal Volumes 1 – 17, 1863 – 1908; a straight run. The Institution came into being in 1818. Reports were issu...

'The Mining Association and Institute of Cornwall'. Transactions for the year 1886 vol 1 part 2 edited by the secretary William Thomas, includes '...

Henry Besley (pub). 'Views in Cornwall and Devonshire'. Being 77 engraved vignette views complete, original pict gilt cloth, large oblong 8vo, fro...

'The Miners Association of Cornwall and Devonshire'. 2 copies of the quarterly meeting 16th April 1863, held at Camborne and chaired by J. F. Bass...

Scarce Cornish tracts bound in one volume. One hardcover volume containing 4 items, 3 of which are scarce cornish tracts, the binding is loose.'A ...

R. M. Glencross. A very important work. R. M. Glencross. 'Cornish P. C. C. Wills before 1559,' volume I A – J, signed by R. M. Glencross, volume I...