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Click here to subscribeRev. John Bannister (Vicar of St Day). 'A Glossary of Cornish Names Ancient and Modern, Local, Family, Personal &c: 20,000 Celtic and Other Names Now or Formerly in Use in Cornwall,' first edition, 212 pages, tipped in a letter signed by R. N. Worth/letter signed by Claude H. Peter, as well as the book, rebound in a more modern binding, a good copy, J. R. Netherton, Lemon St, Truro, 1871.
John St Aubyn. Hand written notebook, 1837. Bound in full green morocco with gilt tooling and the words John St Aubyn, 1837, gilt stamped on front board. The note book contains approx 28pp of mss and the first page reads ‘’Dedication to Papa’’ . My dearest papa, it is my greatest pleasure to be able to present to you my first translation of a French story (The Two Cages) & wishing it may please you, I remain, your effete son John St Aubyn, Nov 25th, 1837.Probably Sir John St Aubyn Bart (1829-1908), created baron St. Leven, 1887. Eldest son of Sir Edward St. Aubyn Bart. Deputy Lieutant of Cornwall M.P. for West Cornwall; One of the commissioners to enquire into the condition of mines in Greatt Britain in 1862. Loosely inserted an indenture signed by R. Pole-Carew and J. St Aubyn, dated 12th Dec 1834 and a letter from Edward St Aubyn, dated 14th Jan 1900. In a fine condition.
William Borlase. 'Islands of Scilly,' 1756. William Borlase. 'Observations on the Ancient and Present State of the Islands of Scilly and Their Importance to the Trade of Great Britain. In a Letter to the Reverend Charles Lyttelton. Dean of Exeter,' first edition, contemporary full polished calf rebacked, plates and illustrations complete, printed by W. Jackson, Oxford, sold by W. Sandby in Fleet St and R. Baldwin, Pater-Noster Row, London etc, 1756.In 1752, Borlase travelled with his friend Henry Usticke to the Isles of Scilly, where he measured and recorded barrows, stone circles and rock basins. This is an exceptional copy of a scarce book.
William Copeland Borlase. 'Naenia Cornubiae,' 1872. 'A Descriptive Essay Illustrative of the Sepulchres and Funereal Customs of the Early Inhabitants of the County of Cornwall,' first edition, with an inscription from the author to Mr Blight, thanking him and sons for the assistance rendered Castle Horneck Nov 25th Nov, 1872, tipped in a letter from W. C. Borlase, Laregan, Penzance to Jonathan Rashleigh complaining of misprints by Lake, gilt titles to the spine and gilt illustration to the front board, original cloth, a very good copy, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, London, Truro: J. R. Netherton, 1872.
Scarce Falmouth booklet. Oliver F. Price. 'Falmouth Observatory Report of the Observatory Committee to the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society and the Falmouth Borough Council' together with 'Meteorological Notes and Tables for the Year 1952 by R. M. Trevethan,' original wraps, clean copy, The Camborne Printing and Stationery Co, 1952.Formely from the library of C. K. C. Andrew.
Richard Edwin Austin Townsend. 'Visions of the Western Railways'. First edition, a good copy, in green hard back boards, dedicated to Sir Charles Lemon Bart, M.P for the Western Division of Cornwall, printed for private circulation signed R. Pearce Esq, with the authors compliments July 19th, 1838, published by Samuel Bagster, 15 Paternoster Row, London, 1838.
Falmouth interest. 'Falmouth, the Official Publication of the Corporation,' 81 pages, being a guide to Falmouth and surrounding area, 1904. 'Pendennis and St Mawes Castles their History and the Part they Played in the Great Rebellion,' 34 pages, J.H.Lake, Falmouth, 1936. 'Penryn Official Guide,' P. T. Spurrier (of The West Briton), 20 pages, 1951. 'The Charm of the Fal,' R. Newman,17 pages, 1954. (4)
Two works on mining. R. N. Worth. 'Historical Notes Concerning the Progress of Mining Skill in Devon and Cornwall,' first edition, 61 pages in original wraps a good copy, Fred H. Earle, Falmouth, 1872.Douglas Stuart Spens-Steuart. 'The Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon,' first edition, 51 pages in original wraps, a good copy. John Parry & Co Ltd, London, 1913.
'The Mining Association and Institute of Cornwall'. Transactions for the year 1886 vol 1 part 2 edited by the secretary William Thomas, includes 'The Results Obtained by the Cornish System of Dressing Tin Ore, with Observations Thereon' by R . J. Frecheville.1887 vol 1 part 3 includes 'Tin Mining in Tasmania'1888 vol 2 part 1 includes 'Some Colorado Mines’, this paper was sent by Mr T. A. Rickard who was the asst manager of the Union Gold Mine, becoming manager of the enterprise mine in Colorado etc.1893 vol 4 part 1 includes 'Cornish Boilers' by Henry N. Harvey esq, read nov 8TH 1892. 'Treatments of Slime Tin' by James Hicks, read Camborne 20th Dec 1892.1894 vol 4 part 2 includes 'The New Cornish Pumping Engine and Pitwork at Carn Brea Mine' by Mr N. Trestrail, 3rd Oct 1893. 'Four Centuries of Copper Production in the West of England' by Mr J. H. Collins, read 27th nov 1893. Photography in mines by Mr J. C. Burrows, read 15th June1894.1889 vol 2 part 2 includes 'The Proper and Improper Treatment of Steam Boilers' by Mr R. H. Williams, read 16th April 1889.6 transactional reports bound in blue boards with gilt lettering to the spines all very good condition. All fold out plates etc collated.
Scarce Cornish tracts bound in one volume. One hardcover volume containing 4 items, 3 of which are scarce cornish tracts, the binding is loose.'A Cornish Dialogue on the Helston Railway. Discussed by Jan Pengelly, Dannell and Betsy Bosanko,' 12 pages, good condition, scarce, Woolcock, General Printer, Stationer &C, Meneage-street, Helston, circa 1860.'Devonshire Dialect,' Devonshire courtship in four parts to which is added a glossary, very good condition small format 74 pages, W. Wood, Fore street, Devonport, circa 1869.R. N. Worth. 'Guide to the Harbour, Town & Neighbourhood of Falmouth, Their Attractions, Advantages and Capabilities with Historical and Traditional Notes,' first edition, all plates collated, 75 pages, a good clean copy albeit with some loose pages, scarce, Lake & Lake, Truro, 1876.Samuel Pascoe. 'On The Cornish Coast. A Series of Thirteen Excursions on Cornish Shores,' first edition, 112 pages, a good clean copy, scarce, Lake & Lake, Truro, 1878.
Three works on mineralogy. 'Determinative Mineralogy,' first edition, generally a good copy one or two pages loose, privately printed by the Camborne Printing and Stationery Co, 1930.T. G. Bonney. 'The Crystalline Rocks of the Lizard. Some Notes on Their History and Origin,' first edition, 38 pages bound in plain blue boards, a very good copy, Bowes and Bowes, Cambridge, 1914.R. N. Worth. 'Ancient Mining Implements of Cornwall,' thin card wraps, 10 pages, [1873].
Three works related to gold found in Cornwall Edward Smirke (vice-warden of the Stannaries). 'Some Account of the Discovery of a gold cup in a Barrow in Cornwall,' 1868, reprinted formerly from the Archaeological Journal by permission of the Royal Archaeological Institute and latterly from number ix of the journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, 15 pages + 2 pages of illustrations, gilt lettering to the spine and bound in marbled boards, a fine, scarce copy.Edward Smirke (vice warden of the Stannaries, president of the royal institution of cornwall). 'Observations on the Gold Gorgets or Lunettes found near Padstow,' October 1866, first edition, 7 pages, gilt lettering to spine bound in marbled boards, a fine, scarce copy.Rev. R. Kirwan (Rector of Gittisham). 'Memoir of the Excavation of Three Tumuli at Broad Down, Farway near Honiton, with illustrations,' gilt lettering, 31 pages, bound in marbled boards, 1869, first edition, William Brendon and Son, Plymouth.Pages 12 & 13 refer to the Gold Cup found in a barrow in Billaton, Cornwall. Tipped in, an early photo of a brass palstave, which was found three feet deep in clay at Penoores, Mawgan-in-Meneague, Cornwall, length 6.5 inches, weight 14.5 ounces (avoirdupois). This is referred in R.I.C. vol 4 (1872). photograph (full sized) of a double looped ‘’palstave’’ or chisel of brass found in July 1871 at Penvares near Helston. A fine copy.
Richard Warner. 'A Walk Through Some of the Western Counties of England,' 1800. Richard Warner. 'A Walk Through Some of the Western Counties of England,' First edition, 8vo, 2 aquatint plates, sketch maps, calf, extra illustrated copy with eleven extra plates bound in, a fine copy, R. Cruttwell, Bath, 1800.
China clay interest. Fourteen works. R. M. Barton. 'A History of the Cornish China-Clay Industry,' first edition, Barton’s classic history of the Cornish china clay industry, signed by the author, loosely inserted 4 invoices dated 1888/1889 transport to and from Charlestown to Wheal Rose/North Goonbarrow and Carbis Clayworks etc, a fine copy in dustwrapper, D. Bradford Barton Ltd, Truro, 1966.Kenneth Hudson. 'The History of English China Clays ‘Fifty Years of Pioneering and Growth,’ first edition, in 1919 three china clay companies merged to form English China Clays Ltd, this is the story of the company’s growth and expansion, its technical, financial and marketing problems and progress, loosely inserted an A/C dated 1888 for transport and a newspaper cutting on the death of Lord Aberconway (Chairman), a near fine copy in dustwrapper, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1969.Eleven quarterly copies of the ECC review (Journal of the English China Clays Group) for the years 1968/1969/1970, together with a community hymn sheet for the 48th annual works choirs. (14) 2 books and 12 other items.
Sir John Pettus. 'Fodinae Regales,' 1670. 'Or The History, Laws and Places of the Chief Mines and Mineral Works in England, Wales and the English Pale in Ireland,' first edition, rebound in full speckled embossed calf (a very handsome binding), 108 pages, with an explanation of several words used in this history, as an essay to the larger dictionary of Metallick and Chymical words mentioned in the preface (6 pages) at the back, a good copy, scarce, H. L. and R. B. for Thomas Basset at the George in Fleetstreet, London, 1670.The standard 17th century English work on mining by the deputy governor of the Royal Mines, including the first dictionary in English of mining terms and considerable technical information on mining, metallurgy and coinage.
Nemours, an R. Lalique frosted and polished glass bowl heightened in blue, the moulded concentric rows of stylized flowerheads embellished with black enamelled centres, moulded marks to centre25.5cm diameterIn good condition, free from damage or repair, minor scuffs to underside commensurate with age.
Two Cornish works G. R. Lewis; The Stannaries ‘a study of the medieval tin miners of Cornwall and Devon’ . Reprinted 1965 by D. Bradford Barton, Ltd, Truro. A near fine copy in an unclipped dustjacket'Minister’s Accounts of the Earldom of Cornwall 1296-1297 vol 1'. Edited for the Royal Historical Society by L. Margaret Midgely M.A. First edition, 1942. Published by The Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 96 Cheyne Walk, London. One hundred and fifty pages in original blue binding with gilt lettering and motif to spine. A good copy.
R. Symons. 'The Rev. John Wesley’s Ministerial Itineraries in Cornwall'. 1879 'Commenced in 1743 and concluded in 1789.'as described by himself in his 'journals' to which is added statistics of methodism in cornwall 1876 etc, with a map of the chapels and circuits in the county, 147 pages, folding map, illustrated with 45 copper and steel engraved plates including 13 portraits and 17 'besleys', also 'alloms', 'dugdales' etc, fine quality half crimson morocco, raised bands extra gilt in compartments, bound by bayntum of bath, with the bookplate of John Blowey and his neat signature on the endpaper, also with the bookseller bridger of penzance’s bookplate, published by the author, truro, 1879.
Philip Rashleigh (1729-1811). 'Specimens of British Minerals,' 'Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh of Menabilly in The County of Cornwall Esq M.P,' London: W. Bulmer & Co for G & W Nicol and J. White, 1797-1802, first editions, 2 parts bound in one volume, quarto, one of the most attractive books on minerals, with the first part being published in 1797 and contains 33 aquatint plates illustrated by henry bone (1755-1834) of Truro, the second part published in 1802 with 21 hand coloured aquatint plates (comprising 20 plates of minerals and one of strata) with general descriptions of each article, the hand coloured plates in vol 2 are mainly illustrated by Medland and others after J. R. Underwood with occasional light foxing.Tipped in a letter addressed from 'Menabilly 26th July 10 p.m. Dear Sir, I believe this will overtake a letter I sent this morning & I write to give you the earliest account of the box with the pictures being and arrived. My servant brought it in from Fowey where it came by water from Lostwithiel & I think they said it came to Lostwithiel by a waggon which is by much the best way for anything liable to damage as the outside of the box was wet I immediately opened it & found the things exceeding we; pack and quite dry. I have not opened my brother Charles’s Pikture of Earl Mount Edgecumbe as it seems so very secure. I shall deliver it to him on Monday. I once more thank you for your trouble & am Dear Sir Your most Honourable servant Philip Rashleigh.'Philip Rashleigh served as the M.P. for the local family constituency of Fowey from 1765 until 1802. The family home Menabilly is situated between Fowey and St Austell. The latter being an important centre for China Clay mining, so Rashleigh was ideally placed to pursue his interest in geology, forming one of the most distinguished early collections of minerals. Of particular note are his unsurpassed examples of Cornish minerals which are meticulously detailed in this work.With the bookplates of Mr J. Paul de Castro, School of Mines, Redruth, Cornwall and John Blowey, with the sticker of W. Heath, books bought or exchanged 29 ½ Lincoln ‘s Inn Fields, in an original tooled binding with gilt lettering and gilt embossed on the spine and covers, a near fine copy of a scarce work.
Rev. Gilbert Hunter Doble. Two works. R. M. Catling and J. .P. Rogers. 'G.H. Doble', second edition, scarce, original binding, Sydney Lee, Exeter;Rev. Gilbert H. Doble. 'The Lanalet Ponttifical', first edition, 19 pages, included is a letter to C.K.K. Andrew from the author dated 1934 and signed by G.H.Doble. Burliegh Press, Bristol, 1934. (2)
Three works with flora and wildlife interest. Edward Step F.L.S. 'A Naturalists Holiday, Idle Hours on the Cornish Coast', first edition, hard pictorial boards, a good copy, all plates collated, slight foxing, Thomas Nelson and Sons, circa 1905;Charles Nicholson. 'The Milkweed Butterfly in Cornwall', an offprint from the R.I.C Journal, Oscar Blackford, Truro, 1936;L. J. Margetts & R. W. David. 'A Review of the Cornish Fauna, fine copy in dustwrapper, The Institute of Cornish Studies, Redruth, 1981. (3)
Two works. Alphonse Esquiros. 'Cornwall and its Coasts,' 304 pages, original cloth, with much information on the Scilly Isles, hardcover, first edition, clean copy, Chapman and Hall, London, 1865.J. T. Tregellas. 'Peeps Into The Haunts and Homes of the Rural Population of Cornwall,' first edition, cloth has little foxing, overall good condition, James R. Netherton, Truro, 1868.
Three works on 'The Gayres'. Lieut-Colonel G. R. Gayre and R. L. Gair. 'Gayre’s Book Being a History of the Family of Gayre,' volume I, 1948, published by Phillimore & Co Ltd, Genealogical Publishers and Record Searchers, London, pages uncut, signed by the author, on front endpaper, a very good copy.Volume II 'The Ancient Arms of the Gayres of Cornwall, The de Kayres, The Trevayles and Their Origin,' pages uncut, a very good copy, published by the Authors, The Mead House, Gulval, Cornwall, 1951Volume III 'The Gayres of Gayre in Cornwall from The Middle Ages to the 17th Century and the Gayres of Knaresborurgh, Berkshire Ross-shire and Durham,' a very good copy. (3)
Two works Rev. F. C. Hingston-Randolph, The Architectural History of the conventual and parochial church of St Germans, Cornwall, Netherton & Worth, Truro, 1902 first edition, in original blue binding, gilt lettering to front cover. A good copy.John Pearce, The Wesleys in Cornwall, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, tipped in ’What is Episcopacy’’ by R. L. Frank, four pages, 1964 first edition. A very good copy in dustwrapper.
Three works on Launceston. C. W. R. Winter. 'In Sundry Places,' first edition, the story of the Cornish Estate of Tregeare near Launceston, 208 pages in dustwrapper, a fine copy, pub by Forget-Me-Not-Books, 1999;R & O. B. Peter. 'The Castle and Town Defences of Launceston,' 61 pages, taken from Histories of Launceston & Dunheved, in boards, a good copy with a folding west view of Launceston Castle, circa 1900;H. Spencer Toy. 'A History of Education at Launceston,' first edition, signed by the author, a very good copy in dustwrapper, pub by Wordens of Cornwall Ltd, Marazion, 1966. (3)
Two works. Roger Crombleholme, Douglas Stuckey, C. F. D. Whetmath. 'Callington Railways. Bere Alston-Calstock-Callington. An account of the East Cornwall Mineral Railway and the Southern Railways branch line....together with notes on the Mines and Shipping whose stories are Inseparably linked with the History of these Railways,' 1967, first edition, pub by Branch Line Handbooks, a good copy.Rev. R. Dew. 'A History of the Parish and Church of Kilkhampton,' 1926, first edition, pub by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co Ltd, London, a signed copy in original boards, a good copy. (2)
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)
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)
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)
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.
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)
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)
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)
Rare original comic poems, illustrative of the Cornish dialect. A bound volume containing a total of 27 very rare original comic poems, illustrative of the Cornish dialect as follows:'Ye Battel of Ye Bonfyres; A Song Sung in Ye Yere of Grace MDCCLXVIII,' Truro: James R. Netherton, 1868, 8 pages, first edition, a dialect poem set in Penzance, not listed in the NUC or the BM catalogue.Thomas Hingston Harvey. 'Harkyology. Mr Theodosius Smitheram’s Account of the Sayings and Doings of the Cambrian Archaeological Association. Recited at Truro, on Thursday Evening, September 4th 1862,' Truro: James R. Netterson, 1862, 15pp, a comic monologue, in dialect, not listed in the nuc.George Henwood and John Henry Daniel. 'Seven Cornish Stories,' first edition, 1869, pub by W. Wood, Devonport, 50 pages + a woodcut frontispiece;a. A Great Mine Conference ‘A Vision’.b. The Gwennap Bal Boys. c. The Prechen Cappen. d. The Fox Outwitted by a Cock.e. A Legend of St Germans.f. Dialogue About India, China Railways and Unions.g. The Poor Man and His Parish Church. Devonport: W. Wood; John Russell Smith (london) n.d. (1869).'A Miscellany of Cornish Humour,' the first piece, in prose, is by George Henwood, who also contributed the first poem, in Cornish dialect; one of the poems is by H. J. Daniel, with a frontispiece of a man holding a banner reading, ‘fish, tin and copper’, the NUC lists 2 copies.H. J. Daniel. 'Mary Anne’s Career (Continued) and Cousin Jack’s Adventures,' first edition, 1869, pub by W. Wood, Devonport, 48 pages + woodcut frontispiece, as follows:Mary Anne’s Christening/Mary Anne’s Visit to the Volunteer Bazaar/Mary Anne’s Troubles. Cousin Jack at Summercourt Fair/Davey Bates’ and Watty Snell’s First Railway Ride to Plymouth/The Devil in the Addit/The Miners and the Chapel/The Two Conjurers/Cousin Jack and the Gipsy.H. J. Daniel. 'A New Budget of Cornish Poems,' first edition, 1869, pub by W. Wood, Devonport, 48 pages + a woodcut frontispiece, the NUC lists one copy, as follows :The World for Sale/The Leek-Seed Chapel/Mary Anne in Retirement/An Ode to Mevagizzey/Punch and the Men of St Agnes/The Cornishmen and the Cherries/The Giants Staff (A Cornish Legend)/The Miners and the Boat/The Parsons Dream. In a very good to fine condition, 12mo, contemporary half dark blue calf, spine gilt, red morocco label.
'Cornish Tracts,' fourteen rare Cornish works, bound in one volume. John Batten. 'Ode for the Coronation 19th July, 1821, Recited at a Public Festival Held on that Day, in the Town of Penzance; Dedicated to all Loyal Subjects and to the Inhabitants of that Town in Particular,' 8 pages, uncut leaf edges, quarto, first edition and possibly the only copy to have survived, printed and sold by T. Vigurs, Penzance, 1821.Daines Barrington. 'Some Additional Information Relative to the Continuance of the Cornish Language. In a Letter to John Lloyd Esq. Dated March 20th 1776,' only edition, quarto, 6 pages, Barrington met Dolly Pentreath, a cornish speaker, in 1774 and published a report of the encounter, this report is the main claim that she was the last Cornish speaker, a year after the death of Dolly in 1777, Barrington received a letter, written in Cornish and accompanied by an English translation from a fisherman in Mousehole named William Bodinar, stating that he knew of 5 people who could speak Cornish in that village alone, Barrington also speaks of John Nancarrow of Marazion who was a native speaker and survived into the 1790’s.'An Excellent New Ballad Entitled 'The Cripple of Cornwall,' [1785] a copy of the original ballad sheet, with a large woodcut illustration at the head, printed by J. Pitts, Seven Dials, London.'Outline or Skeleton Maps of the Diocese of Exeter. Part I. Containing, in Thirteen Plates, The Archdeaconry and County of Cornwall, In Which the Boundaries of all the Deaneries, Hundreds, Subdivisions of the Hundreds and Parishes are Accurately Described,' lithographed by Liddell and Son, Bodmin, small 4to, a very good copy with uncut leaf edges.Davies Gilbert Esq M.P, with a fine portrait frontispiece, tall quarto, 8 pages, only edition, 1829, a fine copy.Edward Peacock F.S.A. 'On The Churchwardens’ Accounts of the Parish of Stratton, in the County of Cornwall,' accounts given from 1512 to 1547, printed for the Society of Antiquaries by J. B. Nichols and Sons, London, first edition, 1880, large quarto, 42 pages, a very good copy.Davies Gilbert Esq M.P. 'On The Expediency of Assigning Specific Names to all Such Functions of Simple Elements as Represent Definite Physical Properties; With the Suggestion of a New Term in Mechanics; Illustrated by an Investigation of the Machine Moved by Recoil; And Also by Some Observations on the Steam Engine,' first edition, 1827, large quarto, 14 pages, a very good copy.Davies Gilbert Esq. M.P. 'On the Progressive Improvements Made in the Efficiency of the Steam Engines in Cornwall,' first edition, 1830, 14 pages, large quarto, a fine copy.John S. Enys. 'Remarks on the Duty of the Steam Engines Employed in the Mines of Cornwall at Different Periods,' first edition 1840, large quarto, 18 pages, a very good copy.J. M. Rendel (Civil Engineer). 'To the Rev. Canon Rogers. Report on the Practicability of Forming a Harbour, at the Mouth of Loe Pool in Mount’s Bay, Near Helston in the County of Cornwall,' first edition, 1837, printed by J. B. Rowe, Whimple-Street, Plymouth. The idea of the harbour was to provide a safe anchorage between Falmouth and Penzance, and as an outlet for the Stannary town of Helston, but it was never built. The Loe Pool was owned by Canon Rogers. Large quarto, 16 pages, a good copy with uncut leaf-edges.J. T. Blight. 'An Account of Remarkable Subterranean Chambers at Trelowarren, The Seat of Sir R. R. Vyvyan, in the County of Cornwall,' first edition, 1865, published by The Society of Antiquaries, this site is in good preservation and are remarkable subterranean chambers, which appear to have been unknown to Dr Borlase, The County Antiquary and are only mentioned by one other Cornish historian, Polwhele, large quarto, 6 pages, illustrations, very good condition.C. Spence Bate. 'The Inscribed Stones and Ancient Crosses of Devon,' first edition, 1875, part 1, publisher not known, quarto, 36 pages with numerous woodcut illustrations, a very good copy.Rev. J. J. Wilkinson (Rector of Lanteglos). 'Receipts and Expenses in the Building of Bodmin Church, A.D.1469 to 1472,' first edition, 1874, printed for the Camden Society, quarto, 50 pages, a very good copy with a presentation inscription to W. Copeland Borlase Esq from the author.Aeneas Barkly Hutchinson (Chaplain to H.M. Dockyard Devonport). 'A Monograph on the History and Restoration of the Parish Church of S. Mary, Callington,' first edition, 1861, published by G. H. Lidstone, Plymouth and printed by William Pollard, Exeter, large quarto, 28 pages, plates, a very good copy, tipped in at the back, 4 pages Cheshire and Cornwall (predominantly Cornwall) Topography and family history.With the bookplate of Eric Quayle, Zennor, Cornwall, in an early, very good binding, half calf, marbled boards, morocco label to spine with gilt lettering, all items are contained in a portfolio and then bound but could easily be extracted and bound separately.
Three works with Cornish language interest. R. Morton Nance. 'An English-Cornish Dictionary', first edition, a very good copy, original binding, The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies, 1952;A. S. D. Smith, 'The Story of the Cornish Language, its Extinction and Revival', first edition, 19 page pamphlet with a loosely inserted note, Camborne Printing and Stationery Co, 1947.A. S. D. Smith. 'How to Learn Cornish Reading, Writing, Talking', 6 pages., 1947. (3)
Three works of poems, essays and frescoes. Lucy Newlyn (edited by). 'Chatter of Choughs a St.Edmund Hall Anthology of Poems and Essays,' foreword by Michael Mingos F. R. S. first edition, a fine copy, published by Signal Books Ltd, Oxford, 2001.Mrs Beryclan Jones. 'The Painting of the Frescoes', this book is dedicated to the good vicar of Saint Breaca’s Church (Breage), who in the year 1890 restored it to some of it’s original beauty and with his own hand uncovered the frescoes painted so many years ago, a good copy in a new binding, published by William Clowes, London, 1895.Filson Young. 'Memory Harbour', first edeition, a good copy, published by Grant Richards, London,1909. (3)
'Report....Health of Cornish Miners,' 1904. J. S. Haldane, Joseph S. Martin (H. M. Inspector of Mines for the South-Western District) and R. Arthur Thomas (manager of Dolcoath Mine). 'Report to the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the Health of Cornish Miners. Presented to Both Houses of Parliament by command of His Majesty,' 107 pages in original blue wraps with a small tear at the top of the spine, otherwise a fine copy, black and white photographs at the back taken by J. C. Burrows, together with two plates, one of Dolcoath Main Lode and plate II Dolcoath Mine Transverse Section at Engine Shaft, printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office, London, 1904.A comprehensive report of its time, into the health of Cornish Miners with emphasis on Dolcoath Mine.
The Fox family. Three works, 'Records from Papers and Letters Respecting Charles Fox of Trebah, Near Falmouth. Obit April 18th 1878,' first edition, 52 pages, giving praise to Charles Fox from newspapers of the day to friends, original binding, a fine copy, R. C. Richards, 43 Market St , Falmouth, 1878.A Grandson. 'Two Homes,' first edition, this copy was the property of Margaret W. Fox (signed on the front endpaper), is of falmouth interest, the two homes referred to are Wodehouse Place and Glendurgan, 102 pages, original binding, a good copy, scarce, printed for private circulation, 1925.Wendy Monk. 'The Journals of Caroline Fox 1835-71,' first edition, Cornish Quaker interest, a fine copy, Elek Books, London, 1972. (3)
William George Robb (1872-1940), 'On the Dee', initialled W. G. R, inscribed and dated verso 1902, "A wedding present from the artist to F Graham Cotman", oil on panel, 22.5cm x 35.5cmThe Cotman FamilyRequires cleaning, and later framed. No signs of overpainting found. Possible previous crack in paint on the horizon leading into the trees.
Tabaktopf mit Steinbesatzum 1920, gemarkt R & B, S, ? und Lilie, Messing mit Resten alter Versilberung, Montierung bestehend aus Standring auf drei eingerollten Füßen und scharniertem Klappdeckel sowie festem Einsatz, alles verziert mit schräg gerippten und perlverzierten Bändern, Deckel mit Urnenknauf und geätzter Ornamentik, stärkere Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren, H ca. 23 cm.
Kämmer & Reinhardt Porzellankopfpuppe mit KartonCharaktermädchen ”Mein neuer Liebling”, ab 1916, gemarkt K Stern R, Simon Halbig, 117n, Germany und 46, Biskuitporzellan-Kurbelkopf mit offenem Mund, vier Zähnen oben, Kinngrübchen, blauen Schlafaugen mit Wimpern, gemaltem Wimpernkranz, gefiederten Brauen und blonder Echthaarperücke, 15-teiliger Toddlerkörper aus Holz, Pappmaché und Masse, im bunten Blümchenkleid, Unterwäsche, Strümpfen und Schuhen, bespielter Zustand, Oberlid des rechten Auges leicht gechipt, Körperspannung gelockert und Farbfassung des Körpers minimal übergangen, L 45 cm, dazu leicht fleckiger Verkaufskarton der Firma Adolf Hülß, auf Firmenetikett bezeichnet "Mein Nesthäkchen/Hanni", Maße 53 x 20 x 13 cm.
Zwei Porzellankopfpuppen als Afrikaner sogenannte Negerpuppen mit braun getöntem Inkarnat, Kämmer & Reinhardt Charakterbaby ab 1909, gemarkt 36, K Stern R, 100, Biskuitpozellan-Vollkopf mit offen/geschlossenem Mund, gemalten Augen, Brauen und Haaren sowie fünfteiligem Sitzbabykörper aus Pappmaché und Masse, dazu kleine Puppe, undeutlich gemarkt ... DEP, Biskuitporzellan-Kurbelkopf mit offenem Mund, Zahnreihe oben, festen braunen Glasaugen, durchstochenen Ohrläppchen (eins bestoßen) und schwarzer Mohairperücke sowie neunteiligem Gliedergelenkkörper aus Holz, Pappmaché und Masse, unterschiedlich bespielter Zustand, L 37 und 24 cm.
Rosenthal Schale mit MarabuEntwurf Josef Fischer 1910, grüne Stempelmarke mit Zusatz Selb-Bavaria 1929, Pinselbuchstabe R, naturalistische Ausformung und Unterglasurbemalung, seitlich auf flacher Ovalschale sitzender Vogel, Schalenrand beim rechten Flügel fachmännisch restauriert, L 27,5 cm, H 12,5 cm.
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