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Downlong Days
A St Ives miscellany. EDDIE MURT - Memories of childhood in 1930’s St Ives. The late Eddie Murt takes you on a tour of the St Ives of his childhood in a history of the lower area of the town, Downlong from personal memory and previously published works, chiefly The St Ives Weekly Summary and The Western Echo. More £ 9.90 |
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St Ives Port & Harbour
A short history. BRET GUTHRIE - A brief history of St Ives as a thriving port and busy harbour. History teacher and amateur archaeologist, the late Bret Guthrie’s painstakingly researched Port & Harbour covers the history of St Ives as a port from the arrival of St Eia in the 6th or 7th century AD to the 1994 opening of the new lifeboat house. More £ 3.30 |
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St Ives Guide - Peter Stanier
In St Ives Guide author Peter Stanier, a Cornishman born and bred and a regular visitor to the town since his childhood, takes you on a concise tour of the town and district. The guide provides all of the essential information: places, history, geology, people and customs to begin discovering the real town behind its international reputation. More £ 5.99 |
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St Ives Weekly Summary 1899 – 1910
JOYCE CHANNON - Extracts from the local newspaper. A collection of small reports, extracts and advertisements from the pages of the St Ives Weekly Summary. Some humorous, some not, the extracts give a unique insight into late Victorian and Edwardian St Ives. More £ 5.40 |
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R.N.L.I St Ives Past Future Present
DAVID ALLAN & TONY SMITH - A history of the lifeboat service in St Ives. R.N.L.I St Ives provides a history of the St Ives Lifeboats and their crews service. Conceived as a way to mark the construction of the new lifeboat house the book also includes details of the development and planning of the house, right up to the opening of the new building. More £ 9.95 |
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Ghosts in Cornwall
ERIC HIRTH - Stories for dark, lonely nights! From brief encounters to stroking ghosts Eric Hirth brings some of the scarier stories from Cornwall to the pages of Ghosts. And as Hirth points out, ‘evidence suggests that Cornwall enjoys the dubious distinction of being the most ghost-ridden county of them all’. More £ 6.60 |
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Impressions of a Landscape
DES HANNIGAN - A tour of Cornwall with accompanying photography. Local reporter and travel writer Des Hannigan takes the reader on a short tour of Cornwall. Photography in the book is provided by some of the most respected Cornish landscape photographers. More £ 6.60 |
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Good Morrow Brother
ROSEMARY ZIAR - Family life in West Cornwall a century ago. Life in West Cornwall inspired by the stories of the author’s own aunt’s memories of Cornwall in the early 1900’s. The book also contains illustrations by the late Rosemary Ziar, a true daughter of Cornwall. More £ 5.95 |
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C. Gull - His Point of View
ZAN DYER - A humorous look at the activities of St Ives seagulls. More £ 2.00 |
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Conequest
MALCOLM PHIPPS - A look at the adventures of a group of traffic cones. Ever wondered what the humble traffic cone does when night falls? Do they multiply, or do they join forces and migrate? Conequest follows the adventure of Conen and his mates as they head for Conewall on their holidays. Phipps’ story is ably illustrated by Mark Burt. More £ 6.95 |
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