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THE HISTORY OF THE DUKE OF CORNWALL'S LIGHT INFANTRY 1914-1919
Written by Everard Wyrall.
Stock no. 2137730
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette/crest to front cover. With a foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. With 21 illustrations and 21 maps, some folding. Some light wear to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown. A couple of plates are loosely inserted to front, as is dedication page. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is scuffed with marks; tears and chips; name in pencil to top of front panel; minimal loss.

THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY
Written by E.B. Selwood; E.M. Durrance; C.M. Bristow.
Stock no. 1823556
Published by University Of Exeter. 1st 1998. Fine condition.

Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos & b/w charts. ISBN: 0859895297. A lovely copy.

CORNWALL'S CENTRAL MINES THE NORTHERN DISTRICT
Written by T.A. Morrison.
Stock no. 2131982
Published by Alison Hodge. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Northern District 1810-1895. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0906720109.

SALTASH AND DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION DRAFT
Written by A. Hartridge.
Stock no. 2123775
Published by Caradon District Council. Circa 1988. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Spiral bound. Fold-out map inserted in rear pocket of book. Plan for Saltash in Cornwall, following the opening of the A38 by-pass. Browning to outer page edges.

FORDER COMMUNITY & CONSERVATION AREA
No author listed.
Stock no. 2123774
Published by Budget Print & Design. Circa 1998. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Spiral bound, locally printed. About the 'Forder' Conservation area near Saltash in Cornwall. Includes information on industry, transport, railways, leisure and more. Includes loosely inserted page on the Tannery at Burraton Coombe. Front cover is a bit browned.

PETER LANYON HIS PAINTING
Written by Andrew Causey; Naum Gabo.
Stock no. 2123413
Published by Aidan Ellis Publishing Limited. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pale blue boards with gilt title to spine. This is about the Paintings and some exhibitions of abstract Cornish painter Lanyon. ISBN: 0856280003. Some light browning to cover edges. Wrapper is a bit grubby with a few closed tears and chips; minimal loss; some browning.

A REVIEW OF THE CORNISH FLORA 1980
Written by L.J. Margetts; R.W. David.
Stock no. 2112307
Published by Institute Of Cornish Studies. 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first comprehensive survey of all the flowering plants and ferns of Cornwall (including casuals) to appear since Davey's 'Flora' (1909) and Thurston and Vigurs' 'Supplement' (1922). Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos. vi and 388 pages including index. ISBN: 0903686341. Some light page browning. Wrapper has been covered with clear adhesive film, to protect it from wear.

DAUGHTER OF WYEDEAN AND KERNOW: NOTES FROM A WEST COUNTRY CHILDHOOD
Written by Jessie M. Stonham.
Stock no. 1808100
Published by Thornhill Press. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography. The author's childhood in Ross on Wye, her move to Weston Under Penyard, her visits to the Forest of Dean. Her long periods in Cornwall. ISBN: 0904110648. Name in ink to front endpaper else contents fine. Green wrapper is grubby and worn at corners.

THE CORNISH FLORA SUPPLEMENT 1981-1990
Written by L.J. Margetts; K.L. Spurgin.
Stock no. 1206413
Published by The Trendine Press. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Blue boards, silver titles. vi + 119 pages. ISBN: 095125622X. Name stamp to front endpaper and foredge.

THE VALLEY OF SECRETS
Written by Charmian Hussey. Illustrated by Christopher Crump.
Stock no. 1105683
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 1st thus 2004. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

A unique tale beautifully decorated with Crump's highly detailed pen and ink drawings which sweeps from London to Cornwall, to the Amazonian rainforest on a journey which is unforgettable. Originally published in 2003 by Saint Piran Press and launched at Cornwall's exciting Eden Project. Blue boards, white title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. ISBN: 0340893494. SIGNED by author

CHARLES DUKE OF CORNWALL
Written by Michael Williams.
Stock no. 1804225
Published by Bossiney Books. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Prince Charles in his role as Duke of Cornwall. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 80 pages. Covers lightly creased, pages browned.

TUDOR TIN BOUNDS WEST PENWITH
Written by J.A. Buckley.
Stock no. 1804213
Published by Dyllansow Truran. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Cornish tin industry. Green cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 80 pages. ISBN: 185022028X.