Cornwall by Murray, Used (18 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Light page tanning with foxing to edges, top edge grubby, front endpaper has previous owner's details painted out with correction fluid, some cover wear; unclipped wrapper has wear, a faded spine, and a large piece of back panel missing (as is the map).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. spine faded, re-print of 1859 edition Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

8vo. Original gilt lettered dark red cloth (page edges very lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (spine sunned - otherwise VG in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. lvi + 293, illus with b&w fold out map (ink gift inscription n front free endpaper).

Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG DW. Reprint. Book and dustwrapper/dustjacket are in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Edges of text a bit spotted. DW spine a bit faded.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Reprint. Close-to-new condition. Hardback copy with jackdet.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1971 reprint. Near-fine hardback copy in near-fine spine-faded jacket.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Glazed Boards. Condition: Fine. 1st. Photographic look at the first 25 years of BR as seen in the far SW of England. 192pp. As new copy in glazed boards. The original printing.

First edition, first printing. Near fine, with general wear in green cloth boards. Lacks dustjacket.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. A paperback book in good condition, dated 1957, pages 35 to 81. This is reprinted from The Archaeological Journal, Volume CXIII, and is dated November 1957. An excavation at St. Mawgan-in-Pyder near Newquay in Cornwall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 3rd Edition. spine torn at one side hinge cracking. Book.

Small 8vo. lvi, 243, [1]pp. With 2 folding maps of Devonshire and Cornwall. Original cloth covered boards, gilt lettered spine, gilt title on front cover. Rubbed at corners and edges. Spine worn at edges with some loss. A number of pages with yellow underlines otherwise leaves are clean, lightly toned, printed on heavy stock paper. Maps are foxed otherwise very good. A good sturdy example of a rare travel guide to Southwestern England. Advertisement on endpapers dated January 1851. JISC finds 4 copies of the 1850 (first edition) but only one copy of this 1851 edition at Trinity College Library, Dublin. OCLC finds only one copy at Cambridge University Library which calls this 1851 edition, the first edition. [Devon & Cornwall (England) Guidebook] Rare Book.

Map. Condition: Very Good. Hand coloured map. Attractive early 19th century map showing the Scilly Isles inset. Size : 455 x 350 mm.

12mo, pp. 51, [1], 181, [1], 48 (Murray's Handbook Advertiser, 1901-1902, so clearly a late issue), containing useful information for travellers, railway and steamboat companies, hotels, and miscellaneous advertisements); ads on blue-coated endpapers; folding color map in pocket; 6 color maps (4 folding); spine lightly sunned, but generally a very good copy in original red cloth, gilt-lettered direct on spine and upper cover.

Condition: Very Good. An essential association copy of the standard 19th-century guide to the West Country, from the personal library of the Dukes of Bedford. As major landowners in Devon, the Russell family's ownership of this specific title carries significant regional weight. This copy represents the 'Murray' system at its peak, providing an exhaustive inventory of the geology, antiquities, and logistics of the region. The inclusion of the 76-page 'Handbook Advertiser' for 1877-78 provides a detailed cultural snapshot of the late Victorian travel industry. Housed in a modern protective slipcase, it remains a clean, tight artifact of British topographical history. KEY FEATURES +++ Visuals: Features the large folding map of Devon and Cornwall and the plan of Exeter Cathedral; all maps remain in excellent state. +++ Binding: Original publisher's flexible red cloth with gilt-stamped titles to the spine and front board. +++ Content: 494 pages including comprehensive routes for both counties and a detailed index; followed by a 76-page illustrated 'Handbook Advertiser' dated 1877-78. +++ Provenance: Featuring the 1873 dated bookplate of Woburn Abbey (The Russell family, Dukes of Bedford). +++ Imprint: London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1872. [Advertiser dated 1877-78]. +++ Specs: 7 inches tall by 4.75 inches; 494 pp. + 76 pp. ads. CONDITION: Very Good. +++ The Book: The bindings are tight and square. The original red cloth is clean with light handling wear consistent with a library reference copy. Internally clean; the folding map in the rear pocket is remarkably well-preserved with only light, expected age-toning and no significant tears or misfolds. +++ The Slipcase: Housed in a modern slipcase which provides structural protection but is not a tonal or aesthetic match for the Victorian binding. SCHOLARLY FEATURES +++ Regional Governance: For the Dukes of Bedford, this was more than a travel guide; it was a record of the landscape they helped shape, particularly around their Tavistock holdings. +++ Bibliographical Variant: Documents the specific Murray practice of binding later advertisement sections into earlier printed sheets, creating a unique chronological hybrid. +++ Victorian Infrastructure: The text captures the West Country at the height of the railway boom, providing a primary record of the transit networks that opened Devon and Cornwall to modern tourism. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE John Murray's Handbooks were the first to provide a standardized, scholarly approach to British topography. The Russell family's copy of 'Devon and Cornwall' bridges the gap between the administrative reality of a great landed estate and the burgeoning 19th-century interest in regional heritage. The dated 1873 bookplate provides a rare, verifiable 'fixed point' for the provenance of a specific Victorian library acquisition. SUBJECTS: Devon, Cornwall, West Country History, Victorian Travel, John Murray, Woburn Abbey, Russell Family, Association Copy, Travel Guide, 19th-century Cartography.

Complete with the folding map (dated 1866).