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From the Middle-Ages to the Nineteenth Century By "Pearce, Keith and Fry, Helen [" ISBN 1900178273
The True Story Of Cornishman Robert Jeffery from Polperro who was marooned on the island of Sombrero in the West Indies in 1807 By "Derriman, James" ISBN 954913779
By "Picken, W.M.M." ISBN 1860770983
By "Straffon, Cheryl" ISBN 951885987
A uniquely revealing insight into the quiet roads and intimate places of the county accessible by automobile. By Various ISBN 711703620
The epic and highly readable saga of the sturdy and hardworking lead miners of this remote east Cornwall village. By "Bartlett, Steve" ISBN 906294312
By "Stanier, Peter" ISBN 906294401
From Penwith to South Kerrier in a detailed photographic analysis of the processes and history of these key sites. The third volume of this marvellous series. By "Bullen, L J" ISBN 752417592
Hayle to Kerrier feature in the fourth volume of an innovative and highly accessible series documenting in contemprary photographs this most iconic of local industries. By "Bullen, L J" ISBN 752421336
By "Bullen, L J" ISBN 752432494
The central district from Dolcoath to East Pool explored and recounted. The first of an exciting new series on mineral extractive industries in the county. By "Bullen, L J" ISBN 075241707X
The county explored - a second instalment of this groundbreaking history of the golden age of the industry west of the Tamar. By "Bullen, L J" ISBN 752417088
The fifth volume brings this superb photographic series to the north coast between St.Ives and Cubert. By "Bullen, L J" ISBN 752427504
Mid-County to the Tamar. The final volume covering the china clay industry and mines of mid to East Cornwall By "Bullen, L J" ISBN 752428780
By "Woolf, Virginia" ISBN 712673040
By "Holgate, Mike" ISBN 1841145564
REPRINT UNDER CONSIDERATION NO DATE By ISBN 1902395026
By "Le Messurier, Brian" ISBN 1854103881
The second reprint of the combined 1938 Cornish-English Dictionary. A memorial volume to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of local worthy and renowned wiseacre Robert Morton-Nance. By "Nance, R Morton" ISBN 1901409031 !!<<br><
ISBN 185937817X
Compiled by the town's Old Cornwall Society this is a compelling and poignant photographic vignette of one of the most ancient settlements on the north coast of the county. By Unknown ISBN 1873443080
The fascinating visual story of this ancient seaport and surf bathing resort situated in the extreme northeast corner of Cornwall. By "Rendell, Joan" ISBN 1840331739
The fascinating story in photographs of this ancient market and frontier town situated in the far east of Cornwall. By "Neale, John" ISBN 1840331399
From the early Christian period right up to the late 18th century in 228 parish churches and chapels. A feast of fantastic photographs from Forrabury to Feock. By "Salter, Mike" ISBN 1871731372
"The Fal, the Helford and D-Day. Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of D-Day this fully illustrated book reveals the strategic importance - often overlooked in others studies - of this part of England. Hey! Don't miss Cornish War and Peace,
By "Weltch, Andrew" ISBN 752429310
"Discover a continuity of goddess tradition, wise women, the spiritual wheel of the year, menstrual cycles of the blood red moon and female divination. A seething and potent witches' cauldron of arcane and esoteric folklore from the remotest parts of the
"A seminal study of the life and work of the godfather of the Lamorna colony of artists and literati who suffused this idyllic Cornish haven with beauty, light and tinkling laughter. " By "Wormleighton, Austin" ISBN 1872971490 !!<<b
The unsung saga of one of the most romantic eras of south Cornish estuarine history when commercial pleasure craft plied the creeks and coves of this remote region. By "Kittridge, Alan" ISBN 906294185
Strange and beautiful names that have mystified visitors to Cornwall and residents, too - but what do they mean?This book, written by Craig Weatherhill who has studied the place names of Cornwall for more than a quarter of a century, provides the answers in accordance with the very latest research.It explains almost 3,000 of Cornwall and Scilly's place names, many of which derive from the Cornish Language, one of the Celtic languages indegenous to Britain and which have been spoken here for thousands of years.The names are windows on the past - some name the people who lived and worked at that location long ago; others tell of mining, farming and fishing or of the wildlife that once roamed the landscape or the plant life that once grew there.The Place Names Of Cornwall and Scilly remain a fascinating and valuable element of the varied culture and heritage of Britain. This book reveals their secretsISBN: 9781903035252
By "McCarthy, Malcolm" ISBN 1845881672
By "Brockenshire, Valerie" ISBN 1845881842
"The incredible but true story of the improbably-named Zephaniah Job, the smugglers' banker who financed and organized much of the criminal activity which infested this stretch of the Cornish coast." By "Johns, Jeremy Rowett" ISBN 9
By "De Burlet, Sheila" ISBN 953001210
A fascinating exploration of this remote and insular celtic county on the austere westernmost margins of England. By "Priestland, Gerald & Sylvia" ISBN 586209875
"A compelling biography of the semiliterate, untutored, indigent fisherman living in penury and painting on scraps of board who was discovered by the cognoscenti of St Ives's artistic demimonde in the 1920s and elevated to a position of maestro." !!<<br>
By "Szewczuk, David" ISBN REDRUTHTOWNTRAI
By "Bradley, Paddy" ISBN 752403044
"CORE STOCK In a book richly flavored with forceful characters and strong plots, he stands out. A visionary of steam; neglected in his time and ours; a fantastically flamboyant bankrupt and failure. The author has given us an important history and a firs
"A brief biography, illustrated in black and white 48 pages" By "Hodge, James" ISBN 852631774
A first subscribers' edition of the complete five chapter definitive record of the impressive neolithic large stone erections in the county. Cloth cover with front title plate. No dustjacket. By "Payne, Robin" ISBN 189952621X !!<<b
By "Gale, Patrick" ISBN 000655220X
By "Doble, G H" ISBN 1861430418
By "Doble, G H" ISBN 1861430426
By "Doble, G H" ISBN 1861430434
By "Doble, G H" ISBN SAINTSCORNPT5
By "Doble, G H" ISBN 1861430477
By "Rendell, Joan" ISBN 752431579
By ISBN 906294533
"A fascinating overview of the many and disparate architectural forms on these fortunate isles. Everything from Bryher to Bishop Rock, from Tresco to Troytown." By "Madden, Peter Anthony" ISBN 906294363
"A fascinating overview of the flora and fauna of these intensely beautiful islands. Everything from waders to willows, seals to snails," By "Spalding, Adrian" ISBN 906294444
"Written by three active and enthusiastic anglers who live and follow their sport in Cornwall. The authors have drawn on a combined experience in excess of 80 years, with the eldest member having first fished the Cornish foreshore in1958" By "
The remarkable story of the artists inspired by the people and places of the remote Cornish villages of Newlyn and St.Ives from 1880 to 1930. This lavishly illustrated and authoritative study describes the events and people behind the masterpieces produc
By "Johns, Jeremy Rowett" ISBN 953001229
"A rollicking rib-tickling and risible saga of contraband, pirates, customs men, haunts and hidey-holes. Ha-Ha, me hearties!" By "Newcombe, Lisa" ISBN 711704287
A celebration of the sun in words and pictures to give light and hope to recharge yourself with color healing in your life. A golden opportunity to help bring the dawn of true peace and love. By "Jeffries, Sheila" ISBN 952889463 !!<
"The environment, history and personality of this rugged littoral." By "Luck, Liz" ISBN 1899526455
By "Thurman, Chris" ISBN 752439618
"A selection of fine rock ascents from Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Jersey." By "Littlejohn, Pat" ISBN 1898573476
A unique album of life in and around the premier urban settlement in MidCornwall during the turbulent years of the 20th century. By "Brokenshire, Valerie" ISBN 752407872
By "Hancock, Peter" ISBN 184114388X
An up-to-date and revealing survey of the colourful and eccentric Cornish sculptress. By "Curtis, Penelope" ISBN 1854372254
A sensitive yet honest reappraisal of the life and works of one of the foremost artiste-potters of the 20th century By "Waal, Edmund De" ISBN 1854372270
A stimulating and illuminating monograph on the life and work of one of the most significant and influential of west Cornwall's abstract artists. By "Stephens, Chris" ISBN 1854372939
A balanced yet distinctively readable biography of a resolutely abstract Cornish artist and style guru. By "Stephens, Chris" ISBN 1854373099
A single title in twin volumes which documents in extraordinary and minute detail the postindustrial landscape of this remote westernmost parish of Cornwall. By Cornwall Archaeological Unit ISBN 1871162270
By "Gray, Peter" ISBN 711028346
By "Kittridge, Alan" ISBN 752432265
By "Kittridge, Alan" ISBN 906294541
The sequel to We Bought a Island. The true story of two elderly spinster sisters who realized their wildest dreams. ISBN 9781899526918
By "Gough, Terry" ISBN 1858951712
By "Gooding, Mel" ISBN 900946873
"A journey into the black heart of Cornish tin. Epic in scope and lavish in execution, this is a masterly and highly readable history of a once-proud parish situated in the bleak and starkly beautiful postindustrial wasteland of the county. "
A comprehensive and readable account of the extraction of alluvial tin deposits in west Cornwall from antiquity to the 20th century. By "Brooke, Justin" ISBN 906294320
A comprehensive guide to this mysterious and legendary fairytale village on the evocatively beautiful shores of remotest north Cornwall. ISBN 9781903035085
"A collection of dry, spry, intensely wry and witty native verse." By "Rowse, A L" ISBN 090701870X
By ISBN 184359028X
A further tranche of superb archival images culled from private and public photographic collections. A nostalgic peep into the daily lives of Truronians in the 19th and 20th centuries. By "Parnell, Christine" ISBN 075241643X !!<<br>
By Unknown ISBN 1871162033
By "Parnell, Christine" ISBN 752422278
By "Parnell, Christine" ISBN 752426400
A fascinating portfolio of full monochrome photographs providing an historical glimpse of one of the most attractive Cornish cities in all its pomp. By "Parnell, Christine" ISBN 752410261
A seminal analysis of the socio-economic history of the county and the first major work to be published on the subject since the late A L Rowse's pioneering study of 1941. By "Chynoweth, John" ISBN 752426214
A stirring account of the events surrounding the loss of this vessel in 1875 en route from New York to Plymouth when it hit a reef near the Bishop Rock lighthouse. By "Austin, Keith" ISBN 184114133X
WAS 6.50 By "Woolf, Virginia" ISBN 1854103253
WBS409 A delightfully zany story of two eccentric sisters who realized their Cornish dream. By "Atkins, Evelyn E" ISBN 189952651X
An A-Z of beer and brewing. A drinking man's guide to the delights of hop-based alcoholic beverage crafts in Devon and Cornwall By "Tierney-Jones, Adrian" ISBN 1841142042
