Prospect of Cornwall Tapa dura - 1986

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Like New.

London: Robert Hale, 1986. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Lennon, James. A wealth of detail. Illustrated with B&W Drawings by James Lennon. Black cloth cover with silver lettering to spine. 222 Pages, 730g, 9 3/8" Tall. Jacket Photo of Padstow Harbour by Jack Ingrey. Nice clean copy, no inscriptions Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Robert Hale Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 1986. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0709025858 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Illustrated with B&W Drawings by James Lennon. 222 pages clean and tight. Cornwall's distinctive topography and isolated location at the south-western tip of Britain have long ensured its individuality. For centuries this near-island beyond the River Tamar has enjoyed an independence defined by its reliance upon local industries. Amongst these, tin and china clay mining, seafaring and cottage-building are as much part of the special Cornish character as the celebrated Padstow Obby Oss, Helston Furry Dance and ancient festivals such as the Gorseth Kernow. But traditional life in the Duchy is fast-changing, as a new and encroaching web of national commerce threatens the time-honoured ways and customs. The old fishing ports and mining villages are no longer remote from larger… Leer más

Robert Hale Ltd, 1986-07-10. Hardcover. Good.