Rare Books & Works on Paper

Richard Polwhele (editor 1760-1838). 'Poems Chiefly by Gentlemen of Devonshire and Cornwall,' 1792. 2 volumes, half title, woodcut vignettes, marb...

‘Fox’s Book of Martyrs’ ‘Containing Copius & Authentic Accounts of the Lives, Sufferings & Deaths of the Protestant Martyrs...,’ New edition, both...

POTTER, Beatrix 'The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse' First edition, 1910. Published by Frederick Warne & Co, London. In nearly Fine Condition. ...[more]

HUXLEY, Aldous 'They Still Draw Pictures' and 'Heaven and Hell' 'They Still Draw Pictures' with an introduction by Aldous Huxley, a collection of ...

David Cock Mining Engineer, St Austell A treatise technical and practical on the nature, production and uses of china-clay with several useful tab...

(Anonymous) (Essays). Circa 1650. M.S in Latin, written on 328pp, small 8vo, original vellum. No Place or Date (Poland)?, first part circa 1650d, ...

'Opere Volgarie Latine Di Jacopo Bonfadio,' 1758. 'Lettere Famigliari Di Jacopo Bonfadio Di Gazano Sulla Riviera Di Salo,' two vols, full vellum, ...

ZABBORRA, Giovanni Battista (1713-1770) 'Petrarca In Arqua Dissertazione Storico Scientifica,' Original card wraps, a-a4, prelim, ex libris of Gia...

TAYLOR, George and SKINNER, Andrew. 'Maps of the Roads of Ireland Surveyed 1777' Full original vellum with ink inscription for title, amateur repa...

Four works on Geology. Clement Reid with petrological contributions by J. J. H. Teal. 'The Geology of the Country Around Mevagissey,' 73 pages plu...

Thomas Hewitt Williams. 'Picturesque Excursions in Devonshire and Cornwall,' 1804. First edition, 8vo, part 1, subscribers list, large paper copy,...

AINSLIE, Kathleen 'Catharine Susan In Hot Water' First edition, pictorial thin card wraps, owner signature to pastedown, spotting to endpapers but...

Ian Fleming. First Edition. 'The Man with the Golden Gun,' first edition, original cloth, small nibbles boardering onto tears to top anmd bottom t...

[Signed] EWING, Juliana Horatia. 'Blue & Red or the Discontented Lobster' Original cloth backed pictorial boards vg, flat signed opposite titlepag...

CAMDEN, (William) 'Britannia, Newly Translated into English: with large additions and improvements by Edmund Gibson,' One volume bound in two, ful...

TROUTBECK, John. 'A Survey of the Ancient and Present State of the Scilly Islands 'Describing Their Situation. Towns. Forts. Produce. Government. ...

HEATH, Robert. 'A Natural and Historical Account of the Islands of Scilly,' 'Describing their Situation, Numbers, Extent, Soil, Culture, Produce, ...

BORLASE, William. 'Observations on the Ancient and Present State of the Islands of Scilly, And their Importance to the Trade of Great-Britain,' Fi...

BORLASE, William 'Observations of The Antiquities, Historical and Monumental of the County of Cornwall,' First edition, rebound, half leather with...

BORLASE, William. 'Antiquities, Historical and Monumental of the County of Cornwall,' 'Consisting of Several Essays on the First Inhabitants, Drui...

I. H. ADOLPHUS 'The Royale Exile; Or, Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of Her Majesty, Caroline,,...Never Before Published,' Eighteenth Edi...

Seven works of literature. Daphne Du Maurier. 'My Cousin Rachel,' first edition, original cloth, nibbles and loss to clipped dj, some spotting, Vi...

HEANEY, Seamus 'Door into the Dark' The poet's second collection is in fine condition including the unclipped dust jacket, first edition, a Poetry...

HEANEY, Seamus 'North' First edition, wrapper issue, very few hardbacks produced and these mostly went to libraries, Poetry Book Society Bulletin ...

'Redruth Union, Cornwall,' 1873. 'Statement for the Half Year Ending Lady-Day, 1873, Shewing the Numbers relieved, the Amount of Money Expended, ...

William Prideaux Courtney. 'The Parliamentary Representation of Cornwall to 1832'. First edition, original quarter goat, front board with slight s...

Miss Susan E. Gay, Mrs Howard Fox, Miss Stella Fox , H. Tapley-Soper. 'The Register of Marriages, Baptisms & Burials of the Parish of St Mary, Tru...

[Fine Irish binding] The Rev Archdeacon Conway Benning, 1770. 'The Charter-Party, of the Amicable Annuity-Company of the Town of Newry, in the Cou...

[after Owen Jones] 'Flowers and their Kindred Thoughts' Highly decorative original full calf embossed relievo binding by 'Remnant, Edmonds & Remn...

'Festung Guernsey (Fortress Guernsey)' FIRST EDITION, 2007, bound as four volumes in two half calf leather. This comprehensive work was produced a...

George Clement Boase and William Courtney 'Bibliotheca Cornubiensis. A Catalogue of the Writings, Both Manuscript and Printed, Cornishmen,' Three ...

HALL, Edward, 1809 'Hall's Chronicle; Containing The History of England' 'During the Reign of Henry the Fourth, and the Succeeding Monarchs, To th...

SUCKLING, The Rev Alfred. 'The History and Antiquities of The County of Suffolk,' 'With Genealogical and Architectural Notices of its Several Town...

COTMAN, John Sell. 'Engravings of the most remarkable of the sepulchral brasses in Norfolk,' 'Tending to illustrate the ecclesiastical, military, ...

[Bindings] DICKENS, Charles. Fifteen handsomely bound works. Including Christmas Stories, David Coperfield, Little Dorrit, Edwin Drood etc.Uniform...

'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 ...

Cornish Dialect Verse. A Collection of four rare works bound in one. Small 8vo. A very good copy;'The American Civil War: A Tale of Two Cornish Mi...

J. H. Collins F.G.S. 'The Western Chronicle of Science'. First edition, 208 pages, bound in blue half calf and matching marbled boards, with gilt ...

James Normington (steam ship agent) and William Bant (miner) 'Rule and Bant's Entombment in Drake Well Mine', published by J.H Harris & son, Trevi...

Thomas Dryden. 'Tables for Calculating the Value of a Ton of Copper Ore at Any Rate of Standard, from £80 to £180 per Ton of Fine Copper,' First e...

LARKIN, Philip 'The Whitsun Weddings' First edition, loosely inserted is a Poetry Book Society supplement with a contribution from Larkin, fine co...

HUGHES, Ted 'Meet my Folks!' A 38-page score A theme and relations, music by Gordon Crosse, poems by Ted Hughes, cover illustrated by George Adam...

LARKIN, Philip 'High Windows' First edition, fine condition including unclipped dustjacket, Faber, 1974.There is some spotting to the inner flaps ...

SKELTON, Robin [Inscribed by the author and W.S Graham] The Poetic Pattern First edition, inscribed on front endpaper 'For Michael (Snow) who has ...

Three poetry books Jarrell, Pitter and Watkins Randall Jarrell 'Selected Poems', first edition, his first UK collection of poetry, light offsettin...

[Bindings] Hugh Thomson et al decorated works. Mary Russell Mitford. 'Our Village,' illustrated by Hugh Thomson, original cloth with highly decora...

T.E. LAWRENCE (contributor); H. PIRIE-GORDON. 'A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force....July 1917 to October 1918..', ...

[Signed] Bernard Leach. 'Drawings, Verse & Belief' Signed by the author, 34/500, spotting to orignal cloth and edge of textblock, card slip, Jupit...

Colonel H. W. Williams Some Reminiscences (1838-1918) Published by J. A. D. Bridger, Penzance. 112 pages frontis, ’with compliments of the author...

Particular Saltash interest. 'The Case of the Borough of Saltash, in the County of Cornwall'. Volumes bound in one. Original binding relaid.Saltas...

Six signed works. Including 'Resident Alien' by Quentin Crisp (1996), 'Slam' by Nick Hornby (2007), 'Doctor Dee' by Peter Ackroyd (1993), 'Growing...

[Signed] LEE, Laurie [Signed] Two poetry books 'The Sun My Monument', 1961 reissue, signed on the title page by Lee and some additions to poem 'S...

GLUCK, Louise 'Firstborn' US Poet laureate and Nobel Prize winning author's first collection of poetry, very good condition, Anvil Press, 1969. ...

PATERSON, Owen Two poetry books and another by Owen Sheers 'Nil, Nil', a first poetry collection by the author, first edition, no hardback versio...

[Signed] ARMITAGE, Simon Three signed works 'Xanadu', second collection of poems, first edition (no hardback edition), signed on the title page, ...

Sir John Maclean. 'The Parochial and Family History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor in the County of Cornwall,' three vols, large 4to, vIII; 710 (VI...

John Provis of Truro. 'Tables of the Most Useful Kind to Facilitate Business in Several Branches of the Copper Trade Never Before Printed and Whic...

Devonshire & Cornwall illustrated from original drawings by Thomas Allom, W.H. Bartlett, &c. : With historical and topographical descriptions Each...

Cornwall interest Five works. Arthur G. Langdon. 'Old Cornish Crosses,' reprint, original boards with gilt embossed title, fold out map, illustrat...

‘Transactions of the Cornish Institute of Mining’ Vol I- 1913 'Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineers,' with a record of first general meeting (No...