Cornish Guernseys & Knit-frocks by Mary Wright In late 19th century Cornwall hand-knitting was a vital cottage industry and coastal villages developed their own distinctive patterns and names for the traditional navy blue guernsey or knit-frock. Contract-knitting - the occupation of many Cornish women - had died out by the 1920s and was almost forgotten until author Mary Wright started asking old people what they remembered of it. Her research..... read more...     Paperback 68 pages ISBN 978-0955364884 £6.95 QTY:

Once Aboard A Cornish Lugger by Paul Greenwood Former Cornish fisherman Paul Greenwood vividly describes life as a young crewman aboard the Looe lugger Iris in the 1960s. His frank account of the hardships he encountered at sea in Once Aboard a Cornish Lugger, overcoming sea-sickness, fatigue, cold and wet while working by day and night hauling nets and lines is a brilliant evocation of a bygone age that contrasts with modern con..... read more...     Paperback 144 pages, illustrated ISBN 978-09553648-1-5 £6.95 QTY:

Gleanings From The Records of Zephaniah Job of Polperro by Frank H. Perrycoste Frank Perrycoste’s Gleanings from the Records of Zephaniah Job of Polperro, first published in 1930, is based on a meticulous examination of the ledgers, letter books and other records discovered 100 years after the death of Zephaniah Job, the ‘Smugglers’ Banker’ who financed the smuggling and privateering trade that flourished in South East Cornwall during the latter part of the eighteenth..... read more...     Paperback 250 pages, illustrated ISBN 978-09553648-2-2 £14.95 QTY:

Marooned by James Derriman In 1807 a British naval captain, Warwick Lake, marooned an 18-year-old member of his crew from Polperro, Cornwall, on the tiny uninhabited island of Sombrero in the West Indies. The seaman, Robert Jeffery, escaped to the USA but when the news reached England, a search was ordered by Parliament and even the prime minister of the time was involved. The lad was brought home to his family, compensated..... read more...     Paperback 168 pages ISBN 0954913779 £7.95 QTY:

Lucy's Diary by Lucy Rodd Lucy’s Diary is the journal of 15-year-old Lucy Rodd who travelled with her parents from their home in Rockford, Illinois in the USA to England during the summer of 1870. Her account of the voyage across the Atlantic and the people and places she visited in Devon, Cornwall and Yorkshire along the way gives a fascinating account of life in England in the mid 19th century through the eyes of ..... read more...     Paperback 160 pages, illustrated ISBN 0954913787 £6.95 QTY:

The Looe Island Story - An Illustrated History of St. George's Island by Mike Dunn The Looe Island Story is the first fully illustrated history of Cornwall’s most beautiful and mysterious island. Once part of a monastic settlement, St. George’s or Looe Island is today owned by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Author Mike Dunn traces its history from earliest times, describing its inhabitants and their smuggling activities in the 18th and 19th centuries as well as the famous A..... read more...     Paperback 112 pages, illustrated ISBN 0954913728 £7.95 QTY:

Jonathan Couch's Cornish Birds edited by R. D. Penhallurick Dr. Jonathan Couch (1789-1870) of Polperro was Cornwall's foremost naturalist in the 19th century, whose importance has been likened to that of Gilbert White. Jonathan Couch's Cornish Birds draws on the Royal Institution of Cornwall's extensive collection of his material, in particular his hitherto unpublished study of Cornish birds begun in 1829, and his 'Journal of Natural History' of which 10 o..... read more...     Paperback (24.2cm x 18.5cm) 200 pages, illustrated (ISBN 09530012-8-8) £12.95 QTY:

History Of Polperro by Dr. Jonathan Couch Since it was first published in 1871, the History of Polperro by Dr. Jonathan Couch, physician, naturalist and Polperro's foremost inhabitant, has remained a popular and much sought after publication. Now, more than 120 years later, this specially produced casebound facsimile edition of the original will delight historians and collectors of rare and out-of-print books of Cornwall. Unabridge..... read more...     Hardback (13.8cm x 22cm) 220 pages ISBN 0954423372 £24.95 QTY:

Portrait Of Polperro by Sheila de Burlet Polperro is celebrated as one of the most beautiful villages in Britain but its history is less well-known and it is this intriguing and often exciting tale that Sheila de Burlet tells in Portrait of Polperro. Chapters deal with the earliest records; the vital harvest from the sea; the two parish churches; the smugglers and their tales; customs, rituals and traditions; the water mills and the two ..... read more...     Paperback (10.5in x 6.75in) 36 pages, 23 illustrations ISBN 0953001210 £3.95 QTY:

Polperro's Smuggling Story by Jeremy Rowett Johns Polperro's Smuggling Story is told through extracts from the letter-books of Zephaniah Job, the schoolteacher who became known as the 'Smugglers' Banker' for his role in the highly organised contraband trade carried on in this Cornish fishing village at the end of the 18th century. Featuring the exploits of the Quiller, Rowett and other Polperro families involved, it traces the voyages of the Swal..... read more...     A5 paperback 106 pages, 15 illustrations ISBN 0953001202 £4.95 QTY:

The Smugglers' Banker - The Story of Zephaniah Job of Polperro by Jeremy Rowett Johns The Smugglers' Banker reveals for the first time the full story of Zephaniah Job, the remarkable Cornishman who not only masterminded the flourishing contraband trade in Polperro during the Napoleonic wars but also the privateers whose adventures during the wars with France and Spain led to the capture of handsome prizes. Job's flair for business, his association with the Trelawny family and links..... read more...     paperback 176 pages, illustrated ISBN 0 9530012 2 9 £7.95 QTY:

Lewis Harding - Cornwall's Pioneer Photographer by Philip Correll Lewis Harding - Cornwall's Pioneer Photographer is an extensively illustrated biography of Lewis Harding, one of the earliest exponents of the emerging art of photography in Cornwall in the mid-19th century. The book contains nearly 100 of Harding's remarkable photographs of Polperro and its inhabitants, many of which have never been published before...... read more...     Paperback 48 pages, 106 illustrations ISBN 0953001245 £4.95 QTY:

Killigarth by James Derriman On the Cornish coast between Looe and Polperro, the manor of Killigarth has a history full of drama. An Elizabethan lord of the manor was the subject of a plot to kidnap him and spirit him off to Spain. In the time of Charles II a clendestine midnight wedding was followed by a siege of the manor house, a series of lawsuits and the gaoling of the bride's mother. Tenants of the manor have included D..... read more...     Paperback 152 pages ISBN 0952284200 £8.95 QTY: