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Three works C.E.Vulliamy F. R. G. S. 'Unknown Cornwall', first edition, illustrations in colour and black and white by charle

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Lot 190

Three works C.E.Vulliamy F. R. G. S. 'Unknown Cornwall', first edition, illustrations in colour and black and white by charles simpson, 246 pages, a good copy, John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd, London, 1925.J. Stephen Flynn. 'Cornwall Forty Years After 1917', first edition, 210 pages, a very good copy, Truslove & Hanson Ltd, London, 1925.John Penwith (pseudo). 'Leaves from a Cornish Notebook', first edition, 64 pages, in original dustwrapper, a good copy, published by the Cornish Library, Morrab road, Penzance,1950. (3)

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William Marshall. 'The Rural Economy of the West of England,' 1796. 'Including Devonshire and Parts of Somersetshire, Dorsets

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Lot 191

William Marshall. 'The Rural Economy of the West of England,' 1796. 'Including Devonshire and Parts of Somersetshire, Dorsetshire and Cornwall. Together with Minutes in Practice,' first edition, 2 volumes, engraved folding frontispiece map, rebound in boards, fine copies, G. Nichol, bookseller to His Majesty, Pall Mall, London, 1796.William Marshall (1745-1818) was born in North Yorkshire the son of a farmer. In the early 1790’s he suggested the formation of a department of rural affairs and a national survey of farming, but both ideas were appropriated by Sir John Sinclair. (2)

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Three works. Herbert Bolitho. 'Truly Rural. Lights and Shadows on the History of North Hill Circuit (Cornwall) of the Methodi

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Lot 194

Three works. Herbert Bolitho. 'Truly Rural. Lights and Shadows on the History of North Hill Circuit (Cornwall) of the Methodist Church 1743–1946,' first edition, 1947, pub by John Whitehead & Son, Leeds, tipped in a letter to Mr Wardle Richards from the Rev. Ernest Porter confirming Mr Bolitho had requested me to send you a copy of this book dated 17.5.49, additionally a second letter from the Rev. Ernest Porter to Mr Wardle Richards confirming receipt of 5/6 for this book also dated 17.5.49, a very good copy.H. Spencer Toy. 'The Cornish Pocket Borough,' first edition, signed by the author, with a letter from H. Spencer Toy to Mr Cole dated 23rd January 1969, a very good copy in dustwrapper, Wordens of Cornwall Ltd, Penzance, 1968.Mary French. 'Cornish Gold,' first edition, a fine copy, pub by Chantry Press, Liskeard, 1979. (3)

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Four works with a religious interest. J.Henry Harris. 'Cornish Saints and Sinners', first edition, very good condition in pic

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Lot 195

Four works with a religious interest. J.Henry Harris. 'Cornish Saints and Sinners', first edition, very good condition in pictorial boards, published by John Lane, The Bodley Head, London,1926.Thomas Shaw. 'A History of Cornish Methodism', first edition, tipped in a letter from The Treasurer of the Moravian Church, Hornsey, London to Mr S. W. Twine (this copy is signed by Twine) a fine copy in dustwrapper, published by D. Bradford Barton, 1967.G. H. Doble. 'Cornish Church Kalendar being a Kalendar of Saints for the use of the Diocese of Truro 1933, published by the Kings Stone Press, Long Compton, Shipston-on-Stour, 1933.Reverend John Adams. 'Chronicles of Cornish Saints', II-S. Petrock reprinted from number ix of the journal of the Royal Institute of Cornwall 1868. ‘with the author’s compliments’, printed by Netherton, Truro, 1868. (4)

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Three works on Penzance and its local area. P. A. S. Pool. 'The History of the Town and Borough of Penzance,' first edition,

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Lot 196

Three works on Penzance and its local area. P. A. S. Pool. 'The History of the Town and Borough of Penzance,' first edition, with full text of the charters of the town from 1322 to 1934, with 19 plates, textual illustrations, 291 pages, dustwrapper covered with a loose plastic sleeve, signed by the author to the title page, very good condition, The Corporation of Penzance, 1974.T. Reynolds. 'The Chapels and Curates of Market Jew,' first edition, a good copy in dustwrapper, Worden (Printers) Ltd, Marazion, 1963.Henry R. Jennings (Canon Jennings). 'Historical Notes on Madron, Morvah and Penzance,' first edition, a good copy in boards, Saundry, Chapel St, Penzance, 1936. (3)

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'British Rainfall, 1894.' G. J. Symons and H. Sowerby Wallis. 'British Rainfall, 1894. On the Distribution of Rain Over the B

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Lot 197

'British Rainfall, 1894.' G. J. Symons and H. Sowerby Wallis. 'British Rainfall, 1894. On the Distribution of Rain Over the British Isles During the Year 1894, As Observed at More than 3000 Stations in Great Britain and Ireland,' first edition, with the frontispiece of a street in St Ives after a flood, various reports from Cornish stations over the year, original blue boards with gilt lettering to the front cover and spine, a very good copy, Edward Stanford, Cockspur St, London, 1895.

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Cecil John Haarlem Mead. 'A Record of the Mead and West Families in County Cornwall from 1751–1941,' first edition, 12mo, 57

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Lot 198

Cecil John Haarlem Mead. 'A Record of the Mead and West Families in County Cornwall from 1751–1941,' first edition, 12mo, 57 pages, hardcover in black and brown cloth, 2 genealogical charts to the rear, the first being the Mead family tree and the second tree being the Harvey/Mead family tree, a very good copy of a scarce work, Cornish Echo Co, Falmouth, 1941.

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Three Cornish works D.B. Barton; 'The Cornish Beam Engine', second edition, 1969, published by D.B.Barton. 8vo. 285 pages. Il

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Three Cornish works D.B. Barton; 'The Cornish Beam Engine', second edition, 1969, published by D.B.Barton. 8vo. 285 pages. Illustrated throughout with photo plates and text drawings. A survey and history and the development of the beam engine in the mines of Cornwall and Devon from before 1800 to the present day, with something of its use elsewhere in Britain and abroad. A good copy in dustjacket.T.R. Harris; 'Arthur Woolf, The Cornish Engineer, 1766-1837', first edition 1966. Published by D. Bradford Barton Ltd, Truro. 8vo. 112 pages including appendices and detailed index. 6 excellent black and white photographic plates. this is a comprehensive account of the life of this noted Cornish engineer. In pictorial dark blue covers. A good copy.Jack and Nora Parsons; 'Cornish Fisherboy to Master Mariner, part four - Steam, Sail and Shipwreck'. Being the life of Henry Blewett from fisherman in Mousehole. In part four, 1881-1891, Henry returns to fishing in Cornwall before returning to steam on S.S. Umtata, a fateful tragic voyage. With the bookplate of Dorset County Library. A good copy (3)

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Thomas Spargo. 'Statistics and Observations on the Mines of Cornwall and Devon,' 'Illustrated by Maps, Plans and Sections of

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Thomas Spargo. 'Statistics and Observations on the Mines of Cornwall and Devon,' 'Illustrated by Maps, Plans and Sections of the Several Mining Districts in the Two Counties,' first edition, illustrated by maps, plans and sections of the several mining districts in the two counties, seventeen colour and black and white maps and plans and two folding tables as called for, rebound in a modern green contemporary binding with gilt embossed labels to the spine and front cover, Vincent & Skeen, London, 1864.Thomas Spargo being a mining engineer, stock and sharebroker in the Victorian era.

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Walter H. Tregellas. 'Cornish Worthies,' 1884, extra illustrated, grangerised copy. 'Sketches of Some Eminent Cornish Men and

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Lot 200

Walter H. Tregellas. 'Cornish Worthies,' 1884, extra illustrated, grangerised copy. 'Sketches of Some Eminent Cornish Men and Families,' first edition, stout 8vo, half red leather, a very good two volume set, xvi; 396; viii, 396 pages, this is a grangerised copy (extra illustrated) with the addition of 148 plates (22 hand coloured), comprising hand coloured aquatints by Ackermann, portraits, views, bookplates etc also extra text, published by Elliot Stock, London, 1884.In 1796 James Granger published 'Biographical History of England' with blank leaves for the addition of portraits etc to be illustrated by the purchaser, hence grangerising, a very fine example of an extra illustrated book.

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George Smith. 'The Cassiterides,' 1863. 'An Inquiry Into the Commercial Operations of the Phoenicians in Western Europe, with

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Lot 201

George Smith. 'The Cassiterides,' 1863. 'An Inquiry Into the Commercial Operations of the Phoenicians in Western Europe, with Particular Reference to the British Tin Trade,' first edition, 154 pages in original binding with the bookplate of the author George Smith, near fine, Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, London, 1863.

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Stephen Michell. 'Mine Drainage,' 1881. 'Being a Complete and Practical Treatise on Direct-Acting Underground Steam Pumping M

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Lot 203

Stephen Michell. 'Mine Drainage,' 1881. 'Being a Complete and Practical Treatise on Direct-Acting Underground Steam Pumping Machinery,' first edition, 277 pages, plus 48 pages of adverts at the back being a catalogue of books pub by Crosby Lockwood & Co etc, lacks front endpaper, in original binding with gilt lettering to spine, ex libris label for Lanner House, a good copy of a scarce work, Crosby Lockwood and Co, London, 1881.Michell was an expert on contemporary mining technology. He co-authored an essay ‘’The Cornish System of Mine Drainage’’ prior to writing this comprehensive survey.

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Copper mining interest. Rowe v Brenton trial, 1830. George Concanen. 'A Report of the Trial at bar, Rowe v Brenton, tried in

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Lot 205

Copper mining interest. Rowe v Brenton trial, 1830. George Concanen. 'A Report of the Trial at bar, Rowe v Brenton, tried in the Court of King’s Bench, Westmister. Michaelmas Term, 9 geo IV. As to the Right to Minerals in the Assessional Lands of the Duchy of Cornwall, with Explanatory Notes and an Appendix,' first edition, 8vo, 43 prelim and 236 pages with a hand coloured litho map drawn Nov 1827 by Richard Carveth Surveyor, St Austell, with the stamp of Birmingham Law Society, in original boards, the spine needs re-gluing, a little damp staining otherwise a very good copy, W. Walker, London, 1830.The action which forms the subject of the following report, was brought to try the right to Copper Ore raised from the East Crinnis (St Austell) mines.

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L. L. Price (Fellow of Oriel College). 'West Barbary,' 1891. 'Or Notes on the System of Work and Wages in the Cornish Mines,'

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Lot 207

L. L. Price (Fellow of Oriel College). 'West Barbary,' 1891. 'Or Notes on the System of Work and Wages in the Cornish Mines,' first edition, author’s presentation copy, 91 pages in original binding, with the stamp of Trinity College, Oxford, a near fine copy, Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press Warehouse, Amen Corner, 1891.

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Two works. G. R. Lewis. 'The Stannaries. A Study of the Medieval Tin Miners of Cornwall and Devon,' second edition, a fine co

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Lot 208

Two works. G. R. Lewis. 'The Stannaries. A Study of the Medieval Tin Miners of Cornwall and Devon,' second edition, a fine copy in a clipped dustjacket, D. Bradford Barton Ltd, Truro, 1965.Alice C. Bizley. 'The Slate Figures of Cornwall,' first edition, a fine copy in a clipped dustjacket, privately printed, 1965. (2)

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George Randall Lewis. 'The Stannaries,' 1908. 'A Study of the English Tin Miner,' first edition, this work primarily concentr

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Lot 209

George Randall Lewis. 'The Stannaries,' 1908. 'A Study of the English Tin Miner,' first edition, this work primarily concentrates on the Tin miners of Cornwall and Devon, with 299 pages, in original binding, a very good copy of a scarce work, Archibald Constable & Co Ltd, London, 1908.

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'The Ancient Cathedral of Cornwall Historically Surveyed,' 1804. John Whitaker B.D. Rector of Ruan-Lanyhorne , Cornwall. 'The

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Lot 210

'The Ancient Cathedral of Cornwall Historically Surveyed,' 1804. John Whitaker B.D. Rector of Ruan-Lanyhorne , Cornwall. 'The Ancient Cathedral of Cornwall Historically Surveyed,' first edition, two volumes, this being the only edition of this work, complete with two engravings, some spotting, large 4to, original marbled boards with new leather spine, gilt lettering, pages uncut, a very good copy, John Stockdale, Piccadilly, London, 1804. (2)

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Joseph Yelloly Watson. 'A Compendium of British Mining,' 1843. With Statistical Notices of the Principal Mines in Cornwall; T

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Lot 211

Joseph Yelloly Watson. 'A Compendium of British Mining,' 1843. With Statistical Notices of the Principal Mines in Cornwall; To Which is Added, The History and Uses of Metals and a Glossary of the Terms and Usages of Mining,' first edition, in original binding and is in very good condition given the age, it is protected by a cellophane wrapper, printed by Munro and Congreve, 26 Duke St, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, 1843.This work was printed for private circulation and is very scarce. Boase and Courtney 855.

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The Controverted Election for Saltash, 1808. Samuel Carpenter. 'A Statement of the Evidence and Arguments of Counsel Before t

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The Controverted Election for Saltash, 1808. Samuel Carpenter. 'A Statement of the Evidence and Arguments of Counsel Before the Committee of the House of Commons on the Controverted Election for Saltash,' first edition, a very good copy, rebound in marbled boards with a leather spine and label, ex Birmingham Law Society, published by W. Reed, Law Bookseller, Bell-Yard, Temple-Bar, London, also sold by Rees and Curtis, Plymouth, 1808.

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Brenton Symons. 'A Sketch of the Geology of Cornwall,' 1884. 'Including a Brief Description of the Mining Districts and the O

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Lot 215

Brenton Symons. 'A Sketch of the Geology of Cornwall,' 1884. 'Including a Brief Description of the Mining Districts and the Ores Produced in Them,' first edition, with large folding geologically coloured map, 9 steel engraved plates and 2 sectional plates, original green cloth lettered in gilt on the upper cover and spine, a near fine copy, published by the Mining Journal, Fleet St, London and Printed by F. Rodda, steam Printer, Penzance, 1884.

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R. Tredinnick. 'A Review of Cornish and Devon Mining Enterprise 1850-1856 Inclusive'. First edition, a hand coloured map of ‘

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Lot 216

R. Tredinnick. 'A Review of Cornish and Devon Mining Enterprise 1850-1856 Inclusive'. First edition, a hand coloured map of ‘’Buller-Basset group of Copper Mines‘’, folding table, publishers cloth, new endpapers and relaid spine, published by Thompson and Vincent, London, 1857.A description of the most important dividend and progressive Copper and Tin mines in Cornwall and Devon, and a detailed account of the Buller and Basset district May 1st, 1858.

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George Cocking. 'From the Mines to the Pulpit,' 1901. 'Or, Success Hammered Out of the Rock’ first edition, in original green

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Lot 217

George Cocking. 'From the Mines to the Pulpit,' 1901. 'Or, Success Hammered Out of the Rock’ first edition, in original green binding with gilt lettering to spine and front cover, bookplates of John Blowey and Redruth United Methodist Free Church Sunday School ‘Prize’ label, a very good copy of a scarce book, printed for the author by Jennings & Pye, Cincinnati, U.S.A, 1901.George Cocking was born in Redruth in 1862 and secured employment in his early years at the Pednandrea Mine. After some 12 years, he decided to leave Cornwall for the gold mines of Colorado, working with other Cornishmen. Eventually becoming a minister for the Methodist Episcopal Church. Whilst this is not an autobiography, it is a true account of his life.

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Edward Bosanketh. 'Tin. A Novel'. Second edition (the first edition being published in 1888 by T. Fisher Unwin, London), near

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Lot 218

Edward Bosanketh. 'Tin. A Novel'. Second edition (the first edition being published in 1888 by T. Fisher Unwin, London), near fine condition, published by Justin Brooke, Marazion, 1988.Edward Bosanketh’s novel was published in 1888, with his characters being inspired by well-known local Cornish townspeople (albeit thinly disguised). The story exposed the real life shady dealings of the local bank. The bankers accused, were so incensed by the allegations that they attempted to buy and destroy all copies of the book. They burned as many copies as they could find but, fortunately a few survived. Justin Brooke privately published this edition where he states ‘’Although described as a novel ‘’Tin’’ was all about real people in mining and banking, whom the Cornish people and readers in the mining industry, could easily recognise.

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B. Thorn and Son (ed). 'Thesaurus Ecclesiasticus Provincialis,' 1782. 'Or a Survey of the Diocese of Exeter, Respecting all M

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Lot 219

B. Thorn and Son (ed). 'Thesaurus Ecclesiasticus Provincialis,' 1782. 'Or a Survey of the Diocese of Exeter, Respecting all Matters of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Concern: Containing an Accurate List of the Several Parish Churches and Chapels Within that Diocese.....Undertaken and Published at the Request of the Clergy of that Diocese,' first edition, modern cloth, a very good copy of a most useful reference work, Exeter, 1782.

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Three works on Pre-Christianity in Cornwall. Charles Thomas. 'Studies in Cornish Folk-Lore no.1 ‘’the taboo’’,' first edition

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Lot 220

Three works on Pre-Christianity in Cornwall. Charles Thomas. 'Studies in Cornish Folk-Lore no.1 ‘’the taboo’’,' first edition, bound in original wraps, 48 pages, in very good condition, very scarce, printed by the Camborne Printing & Stationery Co Ltd, Camborne, 1951.Charles Thomas. 'Studies in Cornish Folk-Lore no.2 ‘’The Sacrifice’’,' first edition, bound in original wraps, 60 pages, in very good condition, very scarce, printed by the Camborne Printing & Stationery Co Ltd, Camborne, 1952.T. F. G. Dexter. 'Cornwall. The Land of the Gods,' first edition, in original card covers, b/w drawings, frontispiece, 63 pages, a concise introduction to pagan Cornwall, tipped in a signed letter (Treberran, Perranporth 25/01/32) from T. F. G. Dexter to C. K. C. Andrew stating that he was unable to make a recent excavation due to his age etc, in good condition, pub by Jordan’s Bookshop, Truro, Cornwall, 1932. (3)

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Four works. R. M. Ballantyne. 'Deep Down. A Tale of the Cornish Mines,' first edition, with the bookplate of Justin Brooke, g

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Lot 221

Four works. R. M. Ballantyne. 'Deep Down. A Tale of the Cornish Mines,' first edition, with the bookplate of Justin Brooke, good condition, James Nisbet & Co, London, 1868.F. Bice Michell. 'Michell- A Family of Cornish Engineers 1740-1910,' first edition, with the signature of Bryan Earl, a fine copy, The Trevithick Society, 1984.L. J. Bullen. 'Mining in Cornwall Volume Four: Hayle to Kerrier & Carrick,' first edition, pub by Tempus Publishing Ltd, Gloucs, 2001.Brig-General Cecil Aspinall-Oglander. 'Admiral’s Widow Being the Life and Letters of the Hon. Mrs. Edward Boscawen from 1761-1805,' first edition, pub by the Hogarth Press, London, 1942. (4)

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Two histories on Tin mining. John Hatcher. 'English Tin Production and Trade Before 1550,' first edition, signed by Justin Br

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Lot 222

Two histories on Tin mining. John Hatcher. 'English Tin Production and Trade Before 1550,' first edition, signed by Justin Brooke, in an unclipped and unfaded wrapper, 219 pages, tables, charts, bibliography, index, map, 8vo, very good copy of a scarce study, Clarendon press, Oxford, 1973.D. B. Barton. 'A History of Tin Mining and Smelting in Cornwall,' second edition, a very good copy, published by Cornwall Books, 1989. (2)

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Three works. 'The Blizzard in the West Being a Record and Story of the Disasterous Storm Which Raged Throughout Devon and Cor

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Lot 223

Three works. 'The Blizzard in the West Being a Record and Story of the Disasterous Storm Which Raged Throughout Devon and Cornwall and West Somerset on the Night of March 9th 1891,' card covers, 12 pages of advertisements, a fair copy, with illustrations, published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co Ltd, London.Peter Penn (editor). 'Cornish Notes and Queries (first series),' first edition, 8vo, 323 pages, 14 page, index, portrait frontis, plates, text illustrations, original grey cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, a good copy, published by Elliot Stock, London, 1906.H. Miles Brown. 'A Century for Cornwall ‘The Diocese of Truro, 1877-1977,' first edition, 1976, a good copy in dustwrapper. (3)

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A. L. Rowse. A rare uncorrected proof copy, plus two others. A. L. Rowse. 'The Elizabethan Age. The Expansion of Elizabethan

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Lot 224

A. L. Rowse. A rare uncorrected proof copy, plus two others. A. L. Rowse. 'The Elizabethan Age. The Expansion of Elizabethan England, Autumn 1955,' uncorrected proof, paper wraps, scarce, MacMillan and Co, London, 1955.Philip Payton. 'A. L. Rowse and Cornwall. A Paradoxical Patriot,' first edition, a fine copy, The University of Exeter Press, 2005.A. L. Rowse. 'A Cornishman Abroad,' first edition, signed by the author on the title page ‘’A. L. Rowse Christmas wishes Lanhydrock 6th Dec 1981’’, lacks dustwrapper, otherwise a good copy, Jonathan Cape, London, 1976. (3)

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Two works of prose. John Harris. 'The Land’s End, Kynance Cove, and Other Poems,' first edition, with subscribers list, origi

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Lot 225

Two works of prose. John Harris. 'The Land’s End, Kynance Cove, and Other Poems,' first edition, with subscribers list, original red boards (slight split on spine), gilt lettering to front cover, John Harris worked from the age of ten dressing Copper ore at Dolcoath, going underground a few years later, Alexander Heylin, London, 1858.'Zebedee Jacka and Seven Other Cornish Tales in Prose and Verse,' first edition 1904, original card covers, a very good copy, Netherton and Worth, Lemon St, Truro, 1904. (2)

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Four works. Mrs Miles (formerly Miss S. E. Hatfield of Cornwall). 'Original Cornish Ballads Chiefly Founded on Stories Humour

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Lot 226

Four works. Mrs Miles (formerly Miss S. E. Hatfield of Cornwall). 'Original Cornish Ballads Chiefly Founded on Stories Humourously Told by Mr Tregellas in His Lectures on ‘peculiarities’,' first edition, 60 pages in original boards a good copy, T. Whitehorn, Penryn, 1846.H. M. Creswell Payne. 'Cornish Cream. A Collection of Stories, Articles, Humour. A Book in Which Many Things that are Different in Cornwall Come to the Top,' 21 pages, booklet slightly worn, circa 1948.Doris Heard. 'The Spare Room and Other Cornish Tales,' circa 1950, pub by Sidney James, Redruth, 22 paged booklet, good.H. Lean. 'A Continuation of Short Cornish Stories (Book Four),' first edition, 21 pages, booklet, good condition, printed by the Camborne Printing and Stationery CoLtd, Camborne, 1953. (4)

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Mrs Craik (Dinah Maria Craik ). 'An Unsentimental Journey Through Cornwall'. With illustrations by C. Napier Hemy, first edit

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Lot 228

Mrs Craik (Dinah Maria Craik ). 'An Unsentimental Journey Through Cornwall'. With illustrations by C. Napier Hemy, first edition, a very good copy in navy blue boards, with a gilt image of St Michaels Mount on the front cover and gilt lettering on the spine, Macmillan, London, 1884.

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Rev. Robert Williams. 'Lexicon Cornu-Britannicum.' 1865. 'A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall, in Which t

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Lot 229

Rev. Robert Williams. 'Lexicon Cornu-Britannicum.' 1865. 'A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall, in Which the Words are Elucidated by Copious Examples from the Works Now Remaining with Translations in English,' first edition, 400 pages including subscribers list at the back, plus a list of subscribers names already received, a good copy, Trubner & Co, London, 1865.

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'The Cornish Magazine,' three copies. A. T. Quiller-Couch. 'The Cornish Magazine,' two volumes, volume I July to December 189

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'The Cornish Magazine,' three copies. A. T. Quiller-Couch. 'The Cornish Magazine,' two volumes, volume I July to December 1898, first edition, published by Joseph Pollard, Truro, volume II January to May 1899, 2 very good copies with bright gilt lettering.A. T. Quiller-Couch. 'The Cornish Magazine ‘’selections’’' circa 1900, a very fine copy. (3)

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William Pryce. 'Archaelogia Cornu-Britannica,' 1790. 'Or an Essay to Preserve the Ancient Cornish Language Containing the Rud

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Lot 230

William Pryce. 'Archaelogia Cornu-Britannica,' 1790. 'Or an Essay to Preserve the Ancient Cornish Language Containing the Rudiments of that Dialect in a Cornish Grammar and Cornish-English Vocabulary,' first and only edition, wherein the British original of some thousand English words is demonstrated together with that of the proper names of most towns, parishes, villages, mines and gentlemens seats and families in Wales, Cornwall, Devonshire and other parts of England , includes 14 pages of letters from Edward Lluydh to Thomas Tonkin, translation of the lord’s prayer, a list of Cornish British names which is translated into Cornish, English and Welsh, signed by John Tresidder who bought this book from the Rev’d Edward Walmsleys Library Sale, various interesting manuscript notes on bound in blank pages, modern marbled binding, a very good copy, printed by W. Cruttwell, 1790.

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John Paddon. 'Tables for Copper Ore,' 1820, 'Giving the Price of a Ton of Ore from the Standard of 80l to 180l per ton of Cop

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Lot 233

John Paddon. 'Tables for Copper Ore,' 1820, 'Giving the Price of a Ton of Ore from the Standard of 80l to 180l per ton of Copper at any Produce from 3 to 25 parts in 100,' first edition, price in boards £1.1s to subscribers - £1.4S to non subscribers, subscribers list at the front showing 72 subscribers, 347 pages, in a modern hardback binding, pages uncut, printed and sold by Wiliam Paddon, Bookbinder, Stationer &c, Truro, 1820.This work was not intended for publication but solely for the author's own use. A very good copy of a scarce work.

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John Carne (Penzance 1789–1844 ) 'Tales of the West,' two volumes, first edition, pages uncut, the following tales are drawn

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Lot 234

John Carne (Penzance 1789–1844 ) 'Tales of the West,' two volumes, first edition, pages uncut, the following tales are drawn from authentic sources and are the result of the writer's personal observation in a wild but interesting region, or founded on the communications of his friends, modern hardback binding, very good condition, Henry Colburn, London, 1828.

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Three works. Joseph Henry Pearce. 'Tales of the Masque,' first edition, a fine copy, in original binding, Lawrence and Bullen

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Lot 235

Three works. Joseph Henry Pearce. 'Tales of the Masque,' first edition, a fine copy, in original binding, Lawrence and Bullen, London, 1894.John Carne. 'Tales of the West,' first edition, vol I of II, with the bookplate of Antony Charles Thomas, Henry Colburn, London, 1828.Derek McCulloch (Uncle Mac in BBC's Childrens Hour). 'Cornish Adventure,' first edition, very good condition, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, London, 1937. (3)

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A. K. Hamilton Jenkin. A signed and three others. 'Cornish Homes and Customs,' first edition, in dustwrapper, a fine copy, bo

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Lot 236

A. K. Hamilton Jenkin. A signed and three others. 'Cornish Homes and Customs,' first edition, in dustwrapper, a fine copy, bookplate of John Blowey, J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1934; 'Cornish Seafarers,' first edition, in dustwrapper, a fine copy bookplate of John Blowey, J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1932; 'Cornwall and the Cornish,' first edition, in dustwrapper, a fine copy, bookplate of John Blowey, J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1933; 'Cornwall and its People,' second edition, in dustwrapper signed by A. K. Hamilton Jenkin, a fine copy, bookplate of John Blowey, J. M. Dent & Sons, London, [1946]. (4)

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David Cock (Mining Engineer St Austell). 1880. 'A Treatise, Technical and Practical, on the Nature, Production and Uses of Ch

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Lot 238

David Cock (Mining Engineer St Austell). 1880. 'A Treatise, Technical and Practical, on the Nature, Production and Uses of China Clay, with Several Useful Tables and Statistics,' first edition, 151 pages with folding table, additionally 44 pages of advertisements, plus 4 pages on pink paper, primarily cornish firms at the back, small octavo leatherette covers slightly worn, otherwise a good copy, Simpkin, Marshall and Co, London, 1880.

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Three works on geology and geography. Colin M. Bristow. 'Cornwall's Geology and Scenery. An Introduction,' first edition, a f

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Lot 239

Three works on geology and geography. Colin M. Bristow. 'Cornwall's Geology and Scenery. An Introduction,' first edition, a fine copy, Cornish Hillside Publications, St Austell, 1996.K. J. Gregory and W. L. D. Ravenhill. 'Exeter Essays in Geography,' first edition, a highly informative work in relation to Cornwall and Devon, a fine copy, University of Exeter, 1971.R. M. Barton. 'Geology of Cornwall,' first edition, a fine copy in dustwrapper, published by the Truro Bookshop, Truro, 1964 (3)

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Two works. Henrietta Maria Bowdler. 'Pen Tamar or ‘’The History of an Old Maid’’' second edition, 244 pages with a half title

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Two works. Henrietta Maria Bowdler. 'Pen Tamar or ‘’The History of an Old Maid’’' second edition, 244 pages with a half title, 4 plates including a frontispiece, half green leather with marbled boards, rebacked, this work was issued shortly after her death having died at Bath on 25th February 1830, a very good copy of a scarce work, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London, 1831.Mrs Edmund Sedding. 'The Riverside House. A Tale of Wadebridge,' first edition, 32 pages, ex Cornwall County Library Copy, however a very good copy in a good binding, The Western Morning News Co, Plymouth, c1900. (2)

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Two works of local heraldic history. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould and Robert Twigge. 'An Armory of the Western Counties (Devon an

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Two works of local heraldic history. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould and Robert Twigge. 'An Armory of the Western Counties (Devon and Cornwall)'. from unpublished manuscripts of the XVI Century, first edition, original boards, 116 pages, James G Commin, Exeter, 1989;W.H. Pascoe (Compiler) D. Endean (illustrator), 'A Cornish Armoury', first edition, Lodenek Press Ltd, Padstow. (2)

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Two works on Cornish history Arthur G. Langdon. 'Old Cornish Crosses', facsimile edition, numerous pencil illustrations of co

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Two works on Cornish history Arthur G. Langdon. 'Old Cornish Crosses', facsimile edition, numerous pencil illustrations of cornish crosses throughtout, in dustwrapper with slight tears, the copy itself in fine condition Wheaton Publishers, Ltd, Exeter, 1988;Evelyn Clark. 'Cornish fogous', first edition, this work attempts to survey fogous (cornish for caves) their construction, locations and use, 152 pages, in dustwrapper, a very good copy, Methuen & Co Ltd, London, 1961

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Lostwithiel, Liskeard and Looe interest. Three works. D. de. L. Nicholls. 'Lostwithiel', 32 pages, early postcards, the bookp

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Lostwithiel, Liskeard and Looe interest. Three works. D. de. L. Nicholls. 'Lostwithiel', 32 pages, early postcards, the bookplate of John Blowey, in hardback, good copy,1969;Howard Miles Brown. 'The book of St Winnow', first edition, hard back, with subscribers list at the back showing 87 names, a foreword by A. L. Rowse, early postcards and a letter from Francis Stephens explaining the edition, 1994;Helen Morcom, printer, bookseller, stationer, etc Liskeard. 'Liskeard and Looe', photographic album with 20 b/w photographs, circa 1880. (3)

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Three first editions by C. C. Rogers. Lady Vyvyan (C.C.Rogers). 'Maria Pendragon', first edition, 69 pages, original boards,

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Three first editions by C. C. Rogers. Lady Vyvyan (C.C.Rogers). 'Maria Pendragon', first edition, 69 pages, original boards, a good copy of a scarce work, Channing Press, Dawlish, 1936.Lady Vyvyan. 'Bird Symphony', first edition, signed on the end paper ‘’to the recluse with love, from the author september 1933, Gwen, St Leven, Christmas 1947, numrous newspaper cuttings inserted relating to the book and wildlife, slightly faded cover still a good copy, John Murray, London, 1933.Lady Vyvyan. 'Gwendra Cove', first edition, a very good copy, a slghtly torn dustwrapper, Jordans Bookshop, Truro, 1931.

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'History of Free Masonry in Cornwall 1765-1828,' Bro Josepth G. Osborn P. M. with an introduction by Bro. William James Hugha

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'History of Free Masonry in Cornwall 1765-1828,' Bro Josepth G. Osborn P. M. with an introduction by Bro. William James Hughan P.M. 'History of Free Masonry in Cornwall 1765-1828,' first edition, limited edition of 400 copies, tipped in a sub 23/12/20 for Sir Reg Pole-Carew and a newspaper cutting 1985, celebrating the 175th anniversary of the ‘’One and All’’ lodge in Bodmin, a very good copy, pub by Bro. Frederick Rodda P.M, Penzance, 1901.

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The Rev. John Penrose. 'Lives of Vice Admiral Sir Charles Vinicombe Penrose (Vice Admiral of the White) and Captain James Tre

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The Rev. John Penrose. 'Lives of Vice Admiral Sir Charles Vinicombe Penrose (Vice Admiral of the White) and Captain James Trevenen, Knight of the Russian Orders of St George and St Vladimir,' first edition, 301 pages, in addition to 16 pages of advertisements, original binding, bookplate of Reginald Rogers, Carwinion, signed by John Rosewarne and a bookseller label of J. A. D. Bridger, this work was printed in a very limited number of copies hence it is very scarce, John Murray, Albemarle St, London, 1850.

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Two biographies of prominent Cornish Lady's. Graves Sawle Rose (nee Paynter). 'Sketches from the Diaries of Rose Lady Graves

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Two biographies of prominent Cornish Lady's. Graves Sawle Rose (nee Paynter). 'Sketches from the Diaries of Rose Lady Graves Sawle,' first edition, 136 pages, tipped onto the end paper is a typed slip announcing that copies can be obtained ‘by the authors friends’, from Mr Wheeler, price 5 shillings, signed by the author to John Enys Davies, with the bookplate of John Enys, very good condition, printed for private circulation, 1908.Wilson Harris. 'Caroline Fox,' first edition, written in the endpapers notes signed by John Fox 17th March 1958 looking to connect the two fox families, 358 pages, a good copy in original binding. (2)

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Arthur G. Langdon. 'Old Cornish Crosses'. First edition, signed by the author, folding map, numerous plates and illustrations

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Arthur G. Langdon. 'Old Cornish Crosses'. First edition, signed by the author, folding map, numerous plates and illustrations in text from drawings, original gilt lettered green cloth, includes an index of crosses and an article on their ornament by J. Romilly, 54 copies of this work was published as a limited edition this is number 18, it is a large paper copy and is signed by the author, with the bookplate of Richard Carlyon Coode (1856-1931), Polapit Tamar, near Launceston, a scarce work,copy in near fine condition, published by Joseph Pollard, Truro, 1896.

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B. W. J. Trevaldwyn. 'A Short Account of the Church and Parish of St. Martin-by-Looe,' first edition, 120 pages, frontis, ill

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B. W. J. Trevaldwyn. 'A Short Account of the Church and Parish of St. Martin-by-Looe,' first edition, 120 pages, frontis, illustrations, original binding, a very fine copy, pub by Charles Luke, Publisher, Plymouth, 1901.

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Charlotte Champion Pascoe. 'Walks about St Hilary, Chiefly Among the Poor'. First edition, tipped in is a parish leaflet, in

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Charlotte Champion Pascoe. 'Walks about St Hilary, Chiefly Among the Poor'. First edition, tipped in is a parish leaflet, in original binding, good condition, printed for private circulation, 1879.

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Three works of Poetry. Harry R. Burke and F. A. Behymer. 'Visitation At Thatchcot,' first edition, signed by the author, 490

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Three works of Poetry. Harry R. Burke and F. A. Behymer. 'Visitation At Thatchcot,' first edition, signed by the author, 490 copies this being number 296, 23 pages, with the bookplate of John Blowey, a very good copy, scarce, Trovillion Private Press, at the sign of the Silver Horse, Herrin, Illinois, 1944.In Southern Illinois, Violet and Hal Trovillion set up their printing business in the town of Egypt, where they could print their exquisite miniature volumes of distinctive literature. Many have since become collectors items.Various Authors. 'A Budget of Cornish Poems,' first edition, 52 pages, rebound in later boards, a good copy, W. Wood, Devonport, 1869.Robert Stephen Hawker. 'Twenty Poems,' first edition, 48 pages, in original boards, a very good copy, Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1925. (3)

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Edmund H. Sedding. 'Norman Architecture in Cornwall,' 1909. 'A Handbook to Old Cornish Ecclesesiastical Architecture, With No

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Edmund H. Sedding. 'Norman Architecture in Cornwall,' 1909. 'A Handbook to Old Cornish Ecclesesiastical Architecture, With Notes on Ancient Manor Houses with a Chapter on the Old Saints of Cornwall,' first edition, hard cover, 464 pages, white cloth spine with gilt lettering and architectural decoration to green boards, 162 b&w plates, large fold out map to rear, pages uncut, subscribers list showing 123 copies, this is large paper copy, fine condition, Ward & Co, Charing Cross, London, 1909.

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Maritime interest. Three works. Walter Wood (Woodcuts by C. A. Wilkinson). 'Fishing Boats and Barges from The Thames to Lands

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Maritime interest. Three works. Walter Wood (Woodcuts by C. A. Wilkinson). 'Fishing Boats and Barges from The Thames to Lands End,' first edition, harcover, 4to, Pp iv, 96, 20 plates, original cloth, ruled and lettered gilt, this edition is limited to 75 copies for sale of which this is no. 42, signed by the illustrator, pub John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd, London, 1922.Ian D. Merry. 'The Shipping and Trade of the River Tamar,' part one, bound with part two, The Trustees of the National Maritime Museum, 1980.Basil Greenhill & Ann Giffard. 'Westcountrymen in Prince Edwards Isle,' first edition, being the developments in the timber trade in the 19c between Devon/Cornwall and Prince Edward Island, the emigration and the consequent sale of ships etc to the Southwest of England in particular the story of James Yeo once a Cornish village labourer who came to dominate the colony, good copy in dustwrapper, David and Charles and University of Toronto Press in Canada, 1967. (3)

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Two works with an archaeology interest. H. O’Neill Hencken. 'The Archaeology of Cornwall and Scilly', first edition, a fine c

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Two works with an archaeology interest. H. O’Neill Hencken. 'The Archaeology of Cornwall and Scilly', first edition, a fine copy in original dustwrapper, the county archaeological series, with 9 maps and 59 illustrations, with folding map to the rear, tipped in various newspaper cuttings, handwritten notes from the British Archaeological Assoc Journal, vol 32, 1876, as well as a letter from a lady involved in a later dig on Scilly, Methuen & Co Ltd, London, 1932.Paul Ashbee. 'Excavation of a Homestead of the Roman Era at Halangy Down, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly,' 14 pages, good copy, University Press, Oxford, 1950. (2)

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Four works covering transport, aviation and wireless communications. C. J. Coulson-Thomas. 'Cornwall’s Conquest of the Air',

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Four works covering transport, aviation and wireless communications. C. J. Coulson-Thomas. 'Cornwall’s Conquest of the Air', first edition, 24 pages, good clean copy, being the developments over the years from Marconi to Goonhilly, Heritage Publications, Tavistock, 1975;Ted Chapman. 'Cornwall Aviation Company', first edition, 88 pages, in dustwrapper, fine copy, illustrations and photographic record of the Cornwall Aviation Co based at St Austell, together with the involvement of the Phillips Family, Glasney Press, Falmouth, 1979;Philip cleife. 'Airway to the Isles,' 1966 first edition pub hodder & stoughton, an account of the air service to the scilly isles from the early days;R.C.Anderson & G.G. A. Frankis. 'A History of Western National', first edition, 202 pages, a fine copy, in dustwrapper, David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1979. (4)

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Four works on the history of Methodism in Cornwall. Henry Martyn Jeffery (ed). 'Extracts from the Religious Diary of Miss I.

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Four works on the history of Methodism in Cornwall. Henry Martyn Jeffery (ed). 'Extracts from the Religious Diary of Miss I. Grenfell, of Marazion, Cornwall,' first edition, 142 pages, ex libris 'Cornwall Library, presented by H. M. Jeffery Esq March 11th 1890, and dedication from the editor to the Truro Public Library, as well as the signature of John Rosewarne, in original boards, slight fading, still a good copy, Lake and Co, Falmouth, 1890.Henry James Tresidder. 'A Tract for Cornish Methodists,' first edition, 50 pages, good condition, 1864.United Methodist Church ‘’Conference Handbook’’ Fore St Church, Redruth, July 8th to 15th, 1931, 116 pages.Lawrence Maker. 'Cob and Moorstone. The Curious History of Some Cornish Methodist Churches,' first edition, stories of early Methodist Churches and the people who built them, 94 pages, in original dustwrapper, fine copy, The Epworth Press, London, 1935. (4)

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Boat building and Shark fishing interest A. S. Oliver, 'Boats and Boatbuilding in West Cornwall, a study of traditional Corni

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Boat building and Shark fishing interest A. S. Oliver, 'Boats and Boatbuilding in West Cornwall, a study of traditional Cornish fishing craft’, published by D. Bradford Barton, Truro. A fine copy in a clipped dustwraper, first edition, 1971.F. Lyde Caunter, 'Under The Surface', published by H. E. Warne Ltd, St Austell, with shark fishing mainly from Looe in the 1940’s/1950’s. A fine copy in a slightly worn dustwrapper, first edition, 1958.

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Three works with an interest in the arts. James Dawson. 'The Life of J. Dawson', first edition, origianl green binding, conta

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Three works with an interest in the arts. James Dawson. 'The Life of J. Dawson', first edition, origianl green binding, containing the subscribers list which calls for 189 copies, scarce only 3 copies in UK libraries, 171 pages, Dawson was an actor and theatrical manager primarily in Cornwall, J.R.Netherton and Worth, Lemon Street, Truro, 1865;Richard McGrady. 'Music and Musicians in early Nineteenth-Century Cornwall being the world of Joseph Emidy', first edition, taken from Africa into slavery by the Portuguese, kidnapped by the British Navy and held aboard ship during the French Wars of the 1790’s before being abandoned in Falmouth, Joseph Emidy’s story deserves telling, what makes it remarkable is that Emidy a violinist and composer became a prominent figure in the muscial scene in Cornwall for the remaing 30 years of his life,168 pages, original wraps, good copy, University of Exeter Press, 1991;Maisie and Evelyn Radford. 'Musical Adventures in Cornwall, first edition, an account of the Radford sisters, the Falmouth opera singers as they tell of their work in First World War conditions in Falmouth, David & Charles, Dawlish, 1965;Programme of the 15th annual West of England Bandsmen’s Festival to be held at Bugle, Cornwall on saturday August 15th, 1931, 8 pages, copious adverts.Programe of the 18th annual West of England Bandsmen’s Festival to be held at Bugle, Cornwall on Saturday, July 20th,1935, 8 pages, copious adverts. (5)

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