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G. B. Worgan. 'General View of the Agriculture of the County of Cornwall'. 'Drawn Up and Published by Order of the Board of A

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Lot 516

G. B. Worgan. 'General View of the Agriculture of the County of Cornwall'. 'Drawn Up and Published by Order of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement,' first edition, 1 folding map, 10 single page plates, 5 folding plates 192 + II (publishers catalogue) + (ii) (catalogue of agriculture seeds) pages, B. McMillan, London, 1811.A scarce early survey of cornish agriculture. A very good copy, gilt lettering to spine, later hard boards.A small amount of staining to the modern cloth, a repair to the title page and the fold out map, spotting to the plates. A very good example of this work.

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William Whitburn. 'Tables for the Use of Persons Employed in Tin Mines from the Managing Agent and Clerk, to the Working Trib

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Lot 517

William Whitburn. 'Tables for the Use of Persons Employed in Tin Mines from the Managing Agent and Clerk, to the Working Tributor and Tut-Workman,' signed by the author, first edition, 323 pages uncut, in original binding, good condition, stamp of The Royal Geological Society of Cornwall Penzance, C. A. Bartlett, London, 1852.

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Bernard Walke. 'Twenty years at St Hilary'. (The Devereux Series) First edition first printing, consequently third edition ov

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Lot 519

Bernard Walke. 'Twenty years at St Hilary'. (The Devereux Series) First edition first printing, consequently third edition overall, original cloth, unclipped dj, being an account of the time spent in St Hilary by Father Bernard Walke, a fine copy, Methuen Publishers, London, 1937.Reverend Bernard Walke (parish priest). 'The Church of Saint Hilary Cornwall 1928,' a six page pamphlet describing the activities around the church in the 1920’s. (2)

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Domesday Book Studies, The County Edition ‘’Cornwall’’. Introduction and translation, folios and maps, 3 volumes, first editi

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Lot 520

Domesday Book Studies, The County Edition ‘’Cornwall’’. Introduction and translation, folios and maps, 3 volumes, first edition in hardback binding, publishers original quarter cream cloth, tawny brown paper sides, block and lettered gilt backs, folio, of a limited press of one thousand copies, No 124, in a fine condition being stored in original card box, Alecto Historical Editions.

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Cothele, on the Banks of the Tamar, 1840. Nicholas Condy (with a descriptive account written expressly for the work by the Re

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Lot 521

Cothele, on the Banks of the Tamar, 1840. Nicholas Condy (with a descriptive account written expressly for the work by the Rev’d F. J. V. Arundell). 'Cothele, on the Banks of the Tamar, The Ancient Seat of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe,' hand coloured tinted lithographed title and 17 plates, plain lithographed plan, very light occasional spotting, presentation inscription on a fly leaf ‘’Charles Ekins Adm’l to Emily Raper, 1852’’, original half roan, gilt arms on upper cover, slightly rubbed (abbey:scenery 414), folio 1840, first edition, published by the author, a very good copy.

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The Victoria History of Cornwall Edited by William Page Published by Constable, London. Volume one of this work was published

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Lot 524

The Victoria History of Cornwall Edited by William Page Published by Constable, London. Volume one of this work was published in 1906 and was the only completed volume until work restarted in 2002. First edition, 1906. A good copy.

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Francis Charles Hingeston-Randolph. 'Specimens of Ancient Cornish Crosses, Fonts etc,' first edition, half calf, all plates c

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Lot 528

Francis Charles Hingeston-Randolph. 'Specimens of Ancient Cornish Crosses, Fonts etc,' first edition, half calf, all plates collated, very good copy, light foxing, W. J. Cleaver, London, 1850.

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John Pike Hedgeland and Davies Gilbert. 'The Stained Glass Windows of the Church of St Neot in Cornwall. A Description Accomp

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Lot 531

John Pike Hedgeland and Davies Gilbert. 'The Stained Glass Windows of the Church of St Neot in Cornwall. A Description Accompanied by Sixteen Coloured Plates of the Splendid Decorations Recently Made to the Church of St Neot in Cornwall at the Sole Expense of the Rev’d Richard Gerveys Grylls,' first edition, folio, probably original boards, slight foxing, otherwise a very good copy, William Clowes, London, 1830.

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An Archaeological Survey of Bodmin Moor. Nicholas Johnson and Peter Rose. 'Bodmin Moor. An Archaeological Survey, Volume 1: T

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Lot 532

An Archaeological Survey of Bodmin Moor. Nicholas Johnson and Peter Rose. 'Bodmin Moor. An Archaeological Survey, Volume 1: The Human Landscape to c1800,' first edition, 1994, printed and bound by Derry and Sons Ltd, Nottingham for the Cornwall Archaelogical Unit, Historic Buildings & Monuments Commission for England and Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments for England, 129 pages, all maps etc complete, very good copy.

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'The Charter of Penzance Granted by James the First, 1614'. 'To the Worshipful the Mayor, the Right Honorable Worshipful the

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Lot 533

'The Charter of Penzance Granted by James the First, 1614'. 'To the Worshipful the Mayor, the Right Honorable Worshipful the Recorder, the Worshipful the Justice, and the Aldermen and Commonalty of Pensance, this Translation of their Charter diligently collated with, and made literally from the Original, is respectfully presented By their faithful and obedient humble servant J. Beard (town clerk), Pensance 1st January, 1825,' 22 pages, folio front cover worn, contents sound and good given age, John Jope Vibert, Lithographer, Penzance, [1825]Believed to be Mr Alderman Tremenheer’s copy, former Mayor of Penzance (1797).

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I. S. Maxwell. 'Historical Atlas of West Penwith'. First edition, pictorial card wraps, a good copy, reader in Historical Geo

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Lot 534

I. S. Maxwell. 'Historical Atlas of West Penwith'. First edition, pictorial card wraps, a good copy, reader in Historical Geography in the University of Sheffield, 1976.

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T. Raffles Davison. 'Down to the Lands End'. A rebound article by John Sedding from 'The British Architect', with illustratio

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Lot 535

T. Raffles Davison. 'Down to the Lands End'. A rebound article by John Sedding from 'The British Architect', with illustrations by T. Raffles Davison, first edition, very good copy, 1887.

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Colonel Sir H. James. 'Domesday Book,' 1859. 'Or the Great Survey of England of William the Conqueror,' facsimile of the part

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Lot 536

Colonel Sir H. James. 'Domesday Book,' 1859. 'Or the Great Survey of England of William the Conqueror,' facsimile of the part relating to Cornwall, first edition, small folio, 24 pages, original cloth, gilt lettering, very good condition, photo-zinccographed by Her Majesty’s Command at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1859.

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William Collings Lukis. 'Prehistoric Stone Monuments of The British Isles. Cornwall'. First edition, a very good copy in orig

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Lot 538

William Collings Lukis. 'Prehistoric Stone Monuments of The British Isles. Cornwall'. First edition, a very good copy in original green boards, gilt titles to the front cover and spine, profusion of illustrations to rear of book, Nichols and Sons for The Society of Antiquaries, London, 1885.

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T. L. Stoate. 'Cornwall Hearth and Poll Taxes 1660-1664'. 'Direct Taxation in Cornwall in the Reign of Charles II,' first edi

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T. L. Stoate. 'Cornwall Hearth and Poll Taxes 1660-1664'. 'Direct Taxation in Cornwall in the Reign of Charles II,' first edition, 309 pages, small folio, original cloth, a fine copy, T. L. Stoate, Almonsbury, Bristol, 1981.

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Humphrey Davey and the Cornish Engine. Two works. Henry Mayhew. 'The Wonders of Science; Or Young Humphrey Davey,' first edit

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Lot 540

Humphrey Davey and the Cornish Engine. Two works. Henry Mayhew. 'The Wonders of Science; Or Young Humphrey Davey,' first edition, original cloth, illustrations, David Bogue, London, 1855.H. W. Dickinson. 'The Cornish Engine. A Chapter in the History of Steam Power,' first edition, superb copy in dust wrapper, Art and Technics, 1950. (2)

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Charles Stokes Edsall (accountant). 'Copper Ore Tables,' 1854. 'Shewing the Prices of Ores,' first edition, subscribers list

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Lot 542

Charles Stokes Edsall (accountant). 'Copper Ore Tables,' 1854. 'Shewing the Prices of Ores,' first edition, subscribers list at the back showing 90 copies, original cloth slightly faded, otherwise a good copy, printed by Heard and Sons, Truro, 1854.

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James Dugdale. 'The New British Traveller (Cornwall),' 1819. 'Or Modern Panorama of England and Wales, Exhibiting an Account

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Lot 543

James Dugdale. 'The New British Traveller (Cornwall),' 1819. 'Or Modern Panorama of England and Wales, Exhibiting an Account Historical, Topographical and Statistical of this Portion of the British Empire, Cornwall,' first edition, 154 pages rebound in marbled boards, a very good copy, J. Robins, London, 1819.

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Cornish Worthies Walter H. Tregellas ‘Sketches of Some Eminent Cornish Men and Families', published by Elliot Stock, London.

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Lot 544

Cornish Worthies Walter H. Tregellas ‘Sketches of Some Eminent Cornish Men and Families', published by Elliot Stock, London. This is a grangerised copy with the addition of many plates, first edition, 1884. In 1796, James Granger published ‘’A Biographical History of England’’ with blank leaves for the addition of portraits etc to be illustrated by the purchaser hence grangerising. two volumes bound in half crimson with raised bands and lettered in gilt. A very good copy.

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Ornithology in Cornwall. Two works. Hilda M. Quick. 'Marsh and Shore. Bird Watching on the Cornish Coast,' first edition, 136

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Lot 546

Ornithology in Cornwall. Two works. Hilda M. Quick. 'Marsh and Shore. Bird Watching on the Cornish Coast,' first edition, 136 pages, frontispiece and 112 text wood engravings, pictorial dust wrapper, a very good copy, Jonathan Cape, London, 1948.Roger D. Penhallurick. 'The Birds of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly,' first edition, fine faux leather boards with gilt titles to spine by 'Cramp' of Cornwall, very good copy in clear plastic dust wrapper, Headland Printers Ltd, Penzance, 1978. (2)

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John Jope Rogers. 'Opie and His Works: Being a Catalogue of 760 Pictures,' 'By John Opie, Preceded by a Biographical Sketch b

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Lot 548

John Jope Rogers. 'Opie and His Works: Being a Catalogue of 760 Pictures,' 'By John Opie, Preceded by a Biographical Sketch by John Jope Rogers,' first edition, 8vo, pp xii ,247, original publishers brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine, very good copy, Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co, London, 1878.

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Two works. Cornwall County Council. 'Illustrated Special Edition of the West Briton and the Cornwall Advertiser, Thursday, Ju

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Lot 549

Two works. Cornwall County Council. 'Illustrated Special Edition of the West Briton and the Cornwall Advertiser, Thursday, June 20th 1889,' red covers, gilt lettering on the front cover, 24 plus 5 pages of advertisements, with handwritten notes as to voting on the inside of the back cover, this gives a coplete breakdown of the MP's Aldermen, Councillors and Magistrates etc, following the elections, printed by Heard and Sons, Truro, [1889].Norman J. G. Pounds. 'The Parliamentary Survey of the Duchy of Cornwall. Part 1 (St Austell-Saltash),' this survey conducted of Manors of the Duchy of Cornwall in 1650 covering thirty seven Manors across the duchy, giving much information about the spread of population and the Duchy's tenants, and is of particular interest to economic, social, and family historians, as well as a study for cornish place names, first edition, a good clean copy, printed by the Devonshire Press Ltd, Torquay, for the Devon and Cornwall Record Society, 1982

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Three works. J. Kitto Roberts. 'The Mevagissey Independents,' first edition, 56 pages, being a history of the town including

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Three works. J. Kitto Roberts. 'The Mevagissey Independents,' first edition, 56 pages, being a history of the town including religion and the development of the 'Bryanites.', in original green binding with gilt lettering to the front cover, a fine copy, E. Goodman & son, Taunton, 1946.Cyril Noal. 'Cornish Seines and Seiners,' first edition, a fine copy in an unclipped dustwrapper, D. Bradford Barton, 1972.R. E. Evans & G. W. Prettyman. 'Pentewan,' signed by the authors, first edition, 32 pages, being a potted history of the village, a very good copy. 1986.

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Rev. R. Polwhele. 'The Language, Literature, and Literary Characters of Cornwall'. First edition, 201 pages, later hard back

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Lot 550

Rev. R. Polwhele. 'The Language, Literature, and Literary Characters of Cornwall'. First edition, 201 pages, later hard back binding, very good condition, printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, London, 1806.

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Four works on Cornish artists Sven Berlin. 'Alfred Wallis Primitive,' 1992 by Redcliff.Leonard J. Fuller. 'Cornish Pasty. A P

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Lot 552

Four works on Cornish artists Sven Berlin. 'Alfred Wallis Primitive,' 1992 by Redcliff.Leonard J. Fuller. 'Cornish Pasty. A Painter’s Adventures in a Sister,' Art with Drawings by Marjorie Mostyn, hardback, 41 pages, scarce signed by the author, c1930s.Denys Val Baker. 'Paintings from Cornwall,' first edition, in original dustwrpper, The Cornish Library, Penzance, 1950; 'Britain's Art Colony by the Sea,' first edition, in original dj, George Ronald, London, 1959. (4)

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Three works. W. Wood. 'Wood’s Hand-Book to Cornwall with Map and Illustrations,' card wraps, fold out map, 142 pages plus adv

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Lot 555

Three works. W. Wood. 'Wood’s Hand-Book to Cornwall with Map and Illustrations,' card wraps, fold out map, 142 pages plus advertisements, a good copy, Houlston and Sons, London, circa 1870s.Edith Martin. 'Do You Know Cornwall,' booklet, thin card wraps, various ditties from Cornwall, A. W. Jordan, Truro, 1936.Reg Watkiss. 'Early Photographs ‘’the lands end peninsula’’, first edition, first printing, a good copy, published by Whites of Alverton, Penzance, 1975. (3)3 booksreserve : £25

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Rendel Harris. 'The After Glow Essays'. 'Number One ‘’Up The Camel River‘’' first edition, 72 pages, card covers, tipped in a

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Lot 556

Rendel Harris. 'The After Glow Essays'. 'Number One ‘’Up The Camel River‘’' first edition, 72 pages, card covers, tipped in a letter from the university press to the editor ‘’the news chronicle’’ at the request of Dr Rendel Harris we are forwarding herewith a copy of his new essay entitled ‘’up the river camel’’ july 29TH 1933, published by University of London Press Ltd, London, 1933.Very scarce.

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Three works on sea rescue. Sir John Cameron Lamb. 'The Lifeboat and Its Work,' first edition, hardcover, no jacket, 88 pages,

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Lot 558

Three works on sea rescue. Sir John Cameron Lamb. 'The Lifeboat and Its Work,' first edition, hardcover, no jacket, 88 pages, illustrations, photos & figs throughout, double page wreck chart, an appeal for the R.N.L.I. bound in at back, a brief treatise on the R.N.L.I. prior to World War I, a large part of this work covers the Newquay lifeboat, very good condition, published for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution by William Clowes, London, 1911.John Swallow. 'Only Five Survived,' thin pictorial card wraps, 17 pages, being the tragedy of the loss of the cargo ship ‘’Hera’’ 1st February 1914 off The Gull Rock, Gerrans Bay, Cornwall Lithographic Printers Ltd, Truro, c1970.Christine Gendall. 'Porthgwarra,' first edition, thin card wraps, 60 pages, being a brief family history and life in the small fishing cove of Porthgwarra, published on behalf of the author by Churchtown Technology, St Buryan, 1999. (3)

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'Stanhope A. Forbes A.R.A. and Elizabeth Stanhope Forbes A.R.W.S,' By Mrs Lionel Birch, first edition, original binding, good

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Lot 559

'Stanhope A. Forbes A.R.A. and Elizabeth Stanhope Forbes A.R.W.S,' By Mrs Lionel Birch, first edition, original binding, good copy, Cassell and Co Ltd, London, 1906.

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Eleven Cornish tracts and pamphlets bound in one volume. Thurstan C. Peter 'The Churchwardens Accounts of the Parish of Cambo

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Eleven Cornish tracts and pamphlets bound in one volume. Thurstan C. Peter 'The Churchwardens Accounts of the Parish of Camborne,' first edition, circa 1908, opposite page 12 is a letter tipped in from the author to Mr R. A. Courtney (cornish author), 24 pages fine condition, presentation copy.J. Sims Carah. 'Camborne Rate Book 1647 – 1717,' first edition, 1910, 25 pages fine condition.Thurstan Peter. 'The Hobby Horse,' first edition, 1913, being an in depth history of the hobby horse not only but primarily of the padstow ‘oss’, fine condition, 31 pages presentation copy.Rev. A. H. Malan. 'What Traces are There Left of the Old Language,' first edition, 1886, a research paper into ancient cornish words still in existence at the end of the 19th century, 7 pages, a very good copy.George M. Doe. 'Some More Bits of an Old Borough,' 1923, 7 pages, presentation copy to R. A. Courtney, fine condition.'Objects and Laws of the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society, with lists of the officers and members for the year 1880-1881,' George Bown Millett, secretary, 10 pages, a very good copy.'Address of the President (Mr Thurstan Peter f.s.a.) at the annual meeting 1st December 1914,' 18 pages, fine condition, presentation copy.Thomas Cornish. 'On the Historical Value of Local Names in West Cornwall,' first edition, 1886, 13 pages, fine condition, presentation copy.Henry R. Jennings Vicar. 'Church of St Madron,' pamphlet, 8 pages, 1926.Rev A. H. Malan. 'Notes on the Neighbourhood of Brown Willy (illustrated),' 1888, 12 pages, a good copy.'Archaeological Discoveries in the Parishes of St Just-in-Penwith and Sennen, Made During the Past Year by the President, W. C. Borlase,' [1899], 23 pages, a fine copy.All tracts are bound in with original wraps in hardboards, with a gilt embossed label to spine, externally a good copy. Bookplate of John Blowey.

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Thomas Pellow edited with an introduction and notes by Dr Robert Brown. 'The Adventures of Thomas Pellow of Penryn, Mariner.

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Lot 560

Thomas Pellow edited with an introduction and notes by Dr Robert Brown. 'The Adventures of Thomas Pellow of Penryn, Mariner. Three and Twenty Years in Captivity Among the Moors,' first edition, half leather with gilt compartmentalized spine, frontis, a very good copy, T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1890.Striking captivity and white slavery narrative by a Cornish youth captured at sea by Sallee pirates from Morocco in 1716 and then the 23 years he then spent in Morocco as a slave soldier and attendant to the family of Sultan Moulay Ismail.

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Cornubiae. 'Illustrissimi Principis Ducis Cornubiae,' 1688. (Illustrious Principal of the Duke of Cornwall), first edition, a

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Lot 562

Cornubiae. 'Illustrissimi Principis Ducis Cornubiae,' 1688. (Illustrious Principal of the Duke of Cornwall), first edition, a collection of 17th century verse and associated with the specific occasion, celebrating the birth of James Francis Edward Stuart, on the 10th June 1688 (The Duke of Cornwall), with the bookplate of W. Bickford-Smith, gilt lettering to spine, later binding, a very good copy, scarce, published by John Hayes, Canterbury, 1688.

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J. Philp. 'The Selector, or Cornish Magazine'. 'Devoted to Original and Select Articles on Literary Subjects Combining Instru

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Lot 564

J. Philp. 'The Selector, or Cornish Magazine'. 'Devoted to Original and Select Articles on Literary Subjects Combining Instruction with amusement, With a Record of Provincial Improvements and Events,' first edition, 194 pages in 12 parts (for each month of the year), engraved frontispiece of Falmouth Harbour and Pendennis Castle, bound with volume 2, 212 pages in 12 parts (for each month of the year) engraved frontispiece of Falmouth from the base of Pendennis, possibly original binding, printed by and for J. Philp, Falmouth, 1826-1827.Dedicated to Sir Richard Vyvyan of Trelowarren, Edward William Pendarves of Pendarves and the representatives in parliament for the county of Cornwall.

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Royal School of Mines interest. Miss Margaret Reeks. 'Register of the Associates and Old Students of the Royal School of Mine

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Lot 565

Royal School of Mines interest. Miss Margaret Reeks. 'Register of the Associates and Old Students of the Royal School of Mines and History of the Royal School of Mines,' first edition, 212 pages in clean original binding, signed by F. K. Borrow (believed to be Frank Kendall, a student, 1896–1899), published under the auspices of The Royal School of Mines (old students) Association, 1920

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Richard Stephen Charnoch. 'Patronymica Cornu-Britannica'. 'Or the Etymology of Cornish Surnames,' first edition, original clo

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Lot 566

Richard Stephen Charnoch. 'Patronymica Cornu-Britannica'. 'Or the Etymology of Cornish Surnames,' first edition, original cloth with bevelled edges, small amount of spotting, a very good copy in original binding, Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, London, 1870.

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Rev R. Polwhele. 'The Fair Isabel of Cotehele, a Cornish Romance, in Six Cantos'. Signed from the author’s son to his friend

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Lot 567

Rev R. Polwhele. 'The Fair Isabel of Cotehele, a Cornish Romance, in Six Cantos'. Signed from the author’s son to his friend a fellow collegian 1823, first edition, 371 pages, a good copy in a new binding, pages uncut, J. Cawthorn, London, 1815.

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I. T. Tregellas. 'Cornish Tales'. 'The Amusing Adventures of Josee Cock the Perran Cockfighter....and the True Tale of Titus

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Lot 569

I. T. Tregellas. 'Cornish Tales'. 'The Amusing Adventures of Josee Cock the Perran Cockfighter....and the True Tale of Titus Teague of Wheal Busy Downs, the Generous Cornish Miner,' signed by the author to title page (every genuine copy is signed by the author), first edition, thin card wraps, J. C. Hotten, 151 Piccadilly, London, 1857.

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Rev. H. J. Whitfield. 'Scilly and Its Legends,' first edition, 8vo, original blind stamped cloth, gilt lettering to the spine

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Lot 57

Rev. H. J. Whitfield. 'Scilly and Its Legends,' first edition, 8vo, original blind stamped cloth, gilt lettering to the spine, colour printed title, (8) 224 PAGES, a very good copy, F. T. Vibert, Penzance, 1852.

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Scarce humorous Cornish dialect poems. H. J. Daniel (the Cornish poet). 'Cornish Tales; A Batch of Humourous Tales and Sketch

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Lot 570

Scarce humorous Cornish dialect poems. H. J. Daniel (the Cornish poet). 'Cornish Tales; A Batch of Humourous Tales and Sketches,' first edition, thin card wraps, 48 pages, Houlston and Sons, London, 1875; 'The Cornish Thalia Being Original Comic Poems Illustrative of the Cornish Dialect,' thin card wraps, 47 pages, John Russell Smith, London, c1870s; 'Wit and Humour or Fun and Frolic,' thin card wraps, Houlston & Sons, London, 1871. (3)

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Three early 20th century guides. Felix J. C. Pole. 'Around the Coast With Rod and Line. Sea Water Angling Including Haunts an

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Lot 571

Three early 20th century guides. Felix J. C. Pole. 'Around the Coast With Rod and Line. Sea Water Angling Including Haunts and Hints for Anglers,' first edition, thin pictorial card wraps, spotting to front and rear leaves, good condition, published by The Great Western Railway Co, Paddington Station, London, 1925.James C. Inglis. 'The Cornish Riviera (new and enlarged edition),' thin card wraps, 152 pages, many adverts, map to the rear, good condition, issued by The Great Western Railway Co, Paddington Station, London, 1905.'Lakes Falmouth Almanack and Local Intellicencer for 1939,' thin pictorial card wraps, 112 pages including adverts, vg, Eddy & Proctor, Chemists, Falmouth, 1939.

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Edwin Hadlow Wise Dunkin. 'The Monumental Brasses of Cornwall'. First edition, bound in publishers bevel edged brown cloth bo

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Lot 574

Edwin Hadlow Wise Dunkin. 'The Monumental Brasses of Cornwall'. First edition, bound in publishers bevel edged brown cloth boards, gold title to the front board and spine, ex libris Saint Edwards House Library, original blue/black endpapers, a good copy, Spottiswoode & Co, London, 1882.

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Thomas Flindell (publisher). 'The Works of Francis Gregor of Trewarthennick Esquire,' first edition, original paper publisher

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Lot 576

Thomas Flindell (publisher). 'The Works of Francis Gregor of Trewarthennick Esquire,' first edition, original paper publishers boards, printed paper spine label, uncut, rubbing to spine with a hand coloured coat of arms for Piers Miller Odgers Stonham, published T. Flindell, Exeter, 1816.This is a historical account of the expenses incurred under the heads of the civil list of the day. Boase and Courtney 1815.

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'Anastic Drawing Society ‘’Cornwall’. First edition, 20 plates/engravings some with text, the object of the society is to del

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Lot 577

'Anastic Drawing Society ‘’Cornwall’. First edition, 20 plates/engravings some with text, the object of the society is to delineate the remains of antiquity ecclesiastical etc etc, in original binding, slightly scuffed otherwise good, 1858.

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Four works. Clifton at Bude and Butcombe. The Story of a School in Evacuation,' first edition, original cloth, a good copy, p

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Lot 578

Four works. Clifton at Bude and Butcombe. The Story of a School in Evacuation,' first edition, original cloth, a good copy, published for the Old Cliftonian Society by J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd, 1945.H. B. Sargent. 'A Natural History of Porthleven in the County of Cornwall,' first edition, a good copy, 1961.Grace Hooper. 'The Port Isaac and St Columb Book of Favourite Recipes,' this book has been compiled on behalf of Port Ssaac Methodist Church and St Columb Methodist Church, November, 1974.'Photo-Album Port Isaac and District,' 16 black and white photographs: Trebarwith, Tintagel, Rock, Polzeathport, Gavern and Port Isaac etc etc. circa 1890. (4)

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J. O. Halliwell. 'Rambles in Western Cornwall by the footsteps of the Giants; With Notes on the Celtic Remains of the Land’s

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Lot 58

J. O. Halliwell. 'Rambles in Western Cornwall by the footsteps of the Giants; With Notes on the Celtic Remains of the Land’s End District and the Isles of Scilly,' first edition, 245 pages in original green binding slightly worn nevertheless a very good copy, John Russell Smith, London, 1861.

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O. J. Padel. 'Cornish Place Name Elements,' First edition, a fine copy in a dustwrapper, published by The English Place-Name

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Lot 583

O. J. Padel. 'Cornish Place Name Elements,' First edition, a fine copy in a dustwrapper, published by The English Place-Name Society, 1985.

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Three biographies. A.C.Todd. 'Beyond the Blaze. A Biography of Davies Gilbert,' first edition, a fine copy in dustwrapper, D.

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Lot 584

Three biographies. A.C.Todd. 'Beyond the Blaze. A Biography of Davies Gilbert,' first edition, a fine copy in dustwrapper, D. Bradford Barton Ltd, Truro, 1967.Brian Dobbs. 'The Last Shall Be First. The Colourful Story of John Lobb the Bootmakers of St James,' first edition, signed by Eric Lobb, a very good copy in dustwrapper, John Lobb was a farmers son from Bodmin who became apprenticed to a shoe maker in Bodmin, emigrated to Australia and returned to London to become one of the finest bootmakers, Elm Tree Books, London, 1972.Gilbert Odd. 'Len Harvey Prince of Boxers (with a foreword by Mrs Florence Harvey),' 1978, first edition, a good copy in dustwrapper. (3)

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Three works. William Bottrell (an old celt). 'Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall,' first edition, 287 pages,

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Lot 585

Three works. William Bottrell (an old celt). 'Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall,' first edition, 287 pages, index and subscribers list at the back, original green binding with gilt lettering to the spine, new endpapers, printed for the author by W. Cornish, The Library, Green Markey, Penzance, 1870.Stories and Traditions of West Penwith,' also by William Bottrell, first edition, a good copy, J. A. D. Bridger, Penzance, circa 1890.'Cornish Dialect Stories: About Boy Willie,' by H. Lean, pub by J. H. Lake & Co, Falmouth. (3)

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Six printed broadsheets and ephemera. J. S. Enys [1866]. 'On Flint Flakes. A Paper Read before the Royal Institution of Cornw

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Six printed broadsheets and ephemera. J. S. Enys [1866]. 'On Flint Flakes. A Paper Read before the Royal Institution of Cornwall, November 1866,' a large folio sheet, 386mm x 237mm, reprinting the text of his Lecture in a single column down the centre of the sheet, in the first person, no imprint or date.'Torpoint Floating Bridge, Permanently Established in 1834 and 1835 from the Original Plans and Designs of Jas. M. Rendel, Esq. Civil Engineer. By which the Improved Line of Travelling is greatly facilitated from London and the North by way of Bristol, Exeter & Plymouth to Falmouth, &c. &c,' an italic-engraved 4to sheet, 230mm x 180mm, with a vignette of the Ferry in operation at head on, W. Briggs, Plymouth, n.d.'The Sailor Boy at Sea. The Gospel Mariner. Tis Better on before,' a 4to sheet, 283mm x 192mm, of three verse pieces over three columns, with the top half of the leaf being an illustration of two ships and two Gigs at sea, J. O. Harris, Hayle, n.d.[J. J. Beard]. 'List of Old Prints of Penzance & Neighbourhood, Belonging to J. J. Beard, Florist, Penznace,' 4to sheet, 260mm x 205mm, on yellow paper, listing some 57 different local prints, [n.d but MS 1904/1914].With two other printed items. (6)

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Nelson Boyd (ed). 'The Mining Magazine and Review,' vol 1 & 2. 'A Monthly Record of Mining, Smelting, Quarrying and Engineeri

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Nelson Boyd (ed). 'The Mining Magazine and Review,' vol 1 & 2. 'A Monthly Record of Mining, Smelting, Quarrying and Engineering,' a rare single volume, ex Justin Brooke mining collection and previously the property of mineralogist Sir Arthur Russell, first belonging to the cornish geologist J.H. Collins including his own handwritten review of 'Mineralogy of Cornwall' and handwritten notes on the iron ores of Cornwall, 1 vol half calf, tipped in letter opposite page 53 additionally relevant newspaper cuttings, no copy in the British Library as of December 1969.A fine copy.

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G. Alexander Stevens. 'Lecture upon Heads'. 'G. Alexander Stevens, Will Exhibit His Lecture upon Heads. In Five Parts...[list

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G. Alexander Stevens. 'Lecture upon Heads'. 'G. Alexander Stevens, Will Exhibit His Lecture upon Heads. In Five Parts...[listed] The Doors to be Opened at Six O'Clock, and Begin Exactly at Seven/Price of Admittance Two Shillings./Tickets to be had [in MS] at the Usual Place [adding also in MS] He Exhibit.d 3 Nights, at first Mond.y Sept.r 12th...Wednesday Sept.r 14th 1768...2nd. night. I attend.d also Frid.y Sept.r 16th as 3rd. and last. [Beneath this and still at the head of the sheet, in a different ink, but similar hand as written] Positively the Last Night this Present Evening at the Market House, Penzance,' 8vo sheet, 195mm x 160mm.Stevens began these Lectures in 1764 in London, thereafter touring the larger provincial cities including Manchester, Bristol, and Bath in the same year. Later, after 1765, he made further provincial tours, although only two (both undated) provincial Broadsides are recorded for his performances, at Kendal and at Norwhich, these only known in one copy each. Unfortunatley, the present issue without an imprint, but its value is contained in its MS. comment for this very early performance at the 'Market House [Theatre] Penzance'.

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Joseph Yelloly Watson. 'A Compendium of British Mining,' 'With Statistical Notices of the Principal Mines in Cornwall; To Whi

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Joseph Yelloly Watson. 'A Compendium of British Mining,' '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, subscribers list at the back, 8vo, cloth-backed, printed boards a little worn otherwise good, ex Cornwall County Library copy, printed for private circulation, 1843.

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John Norden. 'Speculi Britanniae Pars,' 1728. 'A Topographical and Historical Description of Cornwall. With a Map of the Coun

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John Norden. 'Speculi Britanniae Pars,' 1728. 'A Topographical and Historical Description of Cornwall. With a Map of the County of Cornwall and Each Hundred; In Which Are Contained the Names and Seats of the Several Gentlemen then Inhabitants; As Also, thirteen Views of the most Remarkable Curiosities in that County. To which are Added the West Prospect of the Some Time Conventual Church of St Germans; And a Table of the Distances of the Towns from each other: with some Account of the Author,' first edition, engraved frontis, engraved dedication to the Earl of Oxford, 10 double-page maps and one plate, 13 engraved illustrations, original full calf tastfully rebacked, a very clean if not nearly fine copy of a scarce work, William Pearson for the editor and sold by Bateman, London, 1728.Norden was the first Englishman to complete a series of 'County Histories', however he became beset by financial difficulties. He succeeded in issuing the first part of ‘Speculum’ Middlesex in 1593 followed by ‘Hertfordshire’ in 1598, leaving in manuscript, five full surveys of other counties. Cornwall was not published until 1728 it was written in 1610 (and in 'Lowdnes' view, drew heavily on Carew’s 'Survey of Cornwall' 1602, though Norden probably visited the county as early as 1584).This copy is in a fine condition with a very small amount of spotting (as expected). There is a woodcut of Pendenis and Falmouth Haven including 10 double-page maps and one plate, 13 engraved illustrations.

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'To His Most Excellent Majesty, George the Fourth,' 'From His Majesty's Most Dutiful and Faithful Consort Caroline,' a large

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'To His Most Excellent Majesty, George the Fourth,' 'From His Majesty's Most Dutiful and Faithful Consort Caroline,' a large folio broadsheet, 362mm x 230mm, printed in two columns, addressed to 'Sir', and signed with 'Affection to my Husband, and Gratitude to ..God..Caroline', bottom of the first column dated 'Bradenburgh House, July 4th, 1821', scarce and in a very good condition, Grylls, Printer, Redruth [1821].

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Richard Thomas. 'Report on a Survey of the Mining District of Cornwall,' 1819. 'From Chasewater to Camborne,' first edition,

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Richard Thomas. 'Report on a Survey of the Mining District of Cornwall,' 1819. 'From Chasewater to Camborne,' first edition, all tables etc complete, two (original) hand coloured folding illustrations and a facsimilie map to rear, as follows;'Geological View of the Mining District of Cornwall Corresponding with Map from Chasewater to Camborne, Shewing the Elevations of the Hills and the Depths to Which the Mines are Extended,' by R. Thomas, Falmouth.'Geological Sections in Illustration of the Map of the Mining District of Cornwall. Longitudinal Sections Shewing the Inclinations of the Cross Courses. Transverse Sections Shewing the Inclinations of the Lodes and Elvan Courses'.'A Geological Map of the Mining District of Cornwall, Shewing the Lodes, Cross Courses, Adits etc. not coloured, facsimile.Hansomely rebound, with gilt lettering to spine, a fine copy of a vary scarce item, published by John Cary, 181 The Strand, London, 1819.

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William Luboys. 'The Converted African, Written by Himself,' 'Part First. This Piece was published by William Luboys, an Afri

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William Luboys. 'The Converted African, Written by Himself,' 'Part First. This Piece was published by William Luboys, an African, who was converted by the means of the Methodist Missionaries, at Gibraltar,' folio sheet describing his conversion, the writer describing himself as a 'Seaman on board the Wizard, Capt. Moseberry, in HisMajesty's Service [with its] First Lieutenant, Mr Thomson...ordering the Master of Arms to put me in Irons...saying he would flog the Methodist out of me...However escaped the punishment [and was] ordered to be taken down', The prose description of this over two columns is concluded with 'A Christian Hymn Composed by an Indian Near Unto Death', 340mm x 220mm, Drew, Printer and Bookbinder, St. Austell, late 18th century.

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John F. Penrose and William M. Grylls, 'Copper Ore Tables,' 1858. 'Showing the Value of Any Quantity of Ore,' first edition,

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John F. Penrose and William M. Grylls, 'Copper Ore Tables,' 1858. 'Showing the Value of Any Quantity of Ore,' first edition, subscribers list showing 93 copies, scarce, bookplate of John Blowey, James Tregaskis, Ticketing-Paper Office, Redruth, 1858.

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'Boscastle and Its Beauties' A handwritten diary of a vacation in Boscastle, between August and September 1882, with 103 leav

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'Boscastle and Its Beauties' A handwritten diary of a vacation in Boscastle, between August and September 1882, with 103 leaves of handwriting (both sides) and 27 sepia tone photographs, bespokely bound in contemporary half leather, leather embossed title and compartmentalized spine, gilt edge.This very rare and singular work starts with meeting family in Plymouth, where the journey commences to Boscastle via a stop at 'Brown Willy' in Bodmin to take in the view. Once in Boscastle the author describes in great detail their days from August 21st to the 25th of September, with reference to photographs to the first half of the book. These include Boscastle harbour from Flagstaff Point, lower part of the village, harbour and quay, entrance to minster valley, Forrabury Church, Pentargon Waterfall, Minster Church, Pentargon Cavern, St Knightons Kieve, Trevarwith, Crackington Haven, Tintagel etc. With many descriptions of local churches, people (including a Captain Bellamy whom travelled briefly with Charles Kingsley), coves, beaches and panoramas, comparisons to William Black's Three Feathers and Robert Hunt's 'Popular Romances of the West of England'. Contains a fascinating appendix with poems (with contributions by Capt Bellamy), extracts copied from '...An English Engladime' by M. E. Braddon, and (unfortunately) an obituary for Capt John Bellamy 1886.The author of this fascinating snapshot of late Victorian Boscastle is unfortunately unknown.

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Roger Granville Rector of Bideford. 'The History of the Granville Family traced back to Rollo, First Duke of Normandy'. First

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Roger Granville Rector of Bideford. 'The History of the Granville Family traced back to Rollo, First Duke of Normandy'. First edition, 489 pages, original red cloth, gilt lettering to front and spine, a good copy, withfolding frontis, 30 plates, folding pedigree, published by William Pollard & Co, Exeter, 1895.

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Glynn Boyd Harte. 'Les Sardines a L’Huile'. Limited to 600 copies, the original or first edition was published by Warren Edit

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Glynn Boyd Harte. 'Les Sardines a L’Huile'. Limited to 600 copies, the original or first edition was published by Warren Editions in an edition of 75 copies and is extremely rare, this book draws from French, Portuguese, Spanish etc sardine tins in private collections, wonderfully illustrated, in dustwrapper, a fine copy, published by Design for Today, 2020.

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