Creaking Shelves Books

Lost Trawlers of Hull : Nine Hundred Losses between 1835-1987

Gill, Alec · 1989

£19.00 (€22.77 | $25.10 | ¥4,008)

Hutton Press, 1989. Soft Cover. 144p detailed book with lost of the 900 trawlers lost from Hull between 1835 and 1987. Nice copy - no marks or signatures but for signature of author on title page. (ISBN: 0907033776).. Very Good +

News Chronicle Quiz. Four Small Volumes ? Complete

1946

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

News Chronicle, 1946. Hardcover. 4 volumes of Quiz questions with answers from the much lamented News Chronicle- long before Pubs thought of the idea. Vol. I - EnglishLiterature; Vol.2 - London; Vol.3 - Natural History; Vol.4 - Current Affairs. Each 48p stapled booklets with c...

A Social Geography of Paisley

McCarthy, Mary · 1969

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Paisley Public Library, 1969. Hardcover. 190 pages profusely illustrated with photos, sketch maps and diagrams with folding map of Paisley in 1490-1545 at rear. All in fine unmarked condition without marks or sigatures.The work was a thesis submitted by the author to the Unive...

A Short But Sufficient Confutation of the Reverend Dr Warburton's Projected Defence (As He Calls It) of Christianity, in His Divine Legation of Moses. In a Letter to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of London.

Law, William, M.A. · 1769

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

Robinson and Roberts (ORIGINAL EDITION), 1769. Disbound from a larger Book. Disbound from a book pf pamphlets but near fine as such.155p + 1p Catalogue of books writtemn by Reverend William Law and sold by the publishers (9 volumes listed). Clean and tight in remains of bindin...

The Borough Pocket Guide to Blackheath (Kent). Containing: A Map of the District, 17 Pictures, and Descriptive Letterpress. Being No. 356 of the Borough Pocket Guides.

Bingham, Frederick (Comp.) · 1909

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Edward J. Burrow, . Hardcover. 60p; undated facsimile of the 1909 Burrows guide. Includes reproductions of the fold out map and addenda slip. Many photos of shopfronts, streets and social history. No marks or signatures. . Fine

Band Guide - Compiled for Cadet Bands

Henry Potter & Co · 1930

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Henry Potter & Co., . Hardcover. Not dated. c. 1930? 32p illustrated instructional and sales booklet for this well known London firm of Band merchants. Sections on Saluting, Drum Major's Staff drill, Flute Rules with instructions for several instruments and illustrtaions Drums...

A Pennyworth of Queer Epitaphs (the Pennyworth Series, No. 4. )

(David McRae) · 0

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

(Morison Bros), . Soft Cover. 48p; Unusual undated ? Victorian publication describing graveyard epitaphs: Here lies I and my three daughters, Killed by drinking Cheltenham Waters, If we had stuck to Epsom Salts, We shouldn't have been lying in these here Vaults. Too bad for he...

The Highland Monthly - a Magazine - Forming a Centre of Literary Brotherhood for Scoto-Celtic People Both at Home and Abroad

Campbell, Duncan & MacBain, Alexander · 1890

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Northern Chronicle Office, 1890. Hardcover. 764p. Bound copy of The Highland Monthly Vol. I complete coantaining the first twelve monthly parts - April 1889 to March 1890. Diverse collection of articles include Old Highland Graveyards, The Raising of H.M.S. Sultan, The Revolu...

3 Centuries of Falsehood Exposed

M L and E A Macleod and Bee Jay · 1960

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Publd. By Authors, 0. Soft Cover. Not dated. c.1960? 24p in green card cover withphoto of Ardvreck Castle on front board. A defence of Neil MacLeod XI Baron of Assynt who has been accused down the years of betraying James Graham, Duke of Montrose, leading to his execution. Ex-...

The Autumn Holidays of a Country Parson (1865)

Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison · 1865

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & GreenCo, 1865. Hardcover. 372 tight pages in neat wee book which is internaly clean. However bright blue boards are rubbed due to cleaning and gilt on spine faded. Neat gift inscription on clean brown fep. . Good

In Far Lochaber

Black, William · 1893

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Sampson, Low, Marston & Co (ORIGINAL EDITION), 1893. Hardcover. Scottish fiction in a recognisable Lochaber locus. 393 pages with half leather binding by Mudie - raised bands on green leather spine with gilt titling. Marbled boards and endpapers. Pencilled owners name on foret...

Checklist of Books, Publications and Maps, Relating to the Upperward of Lanarkshire

Paton, George H · 1972

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Privately Printed, 1972. Soft Cover. 29pp., limited to 200 copies, orig. pale blue stiff printed wrappers. Detailing books and sources covering the towns, villages, and activities in Upper Lanarkshire. Sections on Biggar, Carluke, Carmichael, Carnwath, Clydesdale, Crawford, Cr...

Sir James Simpson's Introduction of Chloroform

Simpson, Eve Blantyre · 1894

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine,, 1894. Hardcover. 9pp extract p.412-420 disbound from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XLVII, No. 3, January, 1894 Printed in double columns, illustrated, portraits. Condition Good - but few blotches outwith text at boo...

Highland Roads and Bridges. Twenty Fourth Report of the Commissioners (Scotland)

1838

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

House of Commons, 1838. Original Leaves. 17p report with detail on roads and bridges, mostly in Inverness-shire. Mention of the building of Toll Houses. Detail of areas near Fort William - Three Mile Water; Bridge over the River Arkaig and at Glenfinnan. Original tied folio sh...

Catalogue of Printed Maps - British Geological Survey 1988

1988

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

BGS, 1988. Soft Cover. 22p + maps and adverts.Detailed listings with diagrams of Geological Maps and District Memoirs. Clean and unmarked.with some inserts. . Very Good

Catalogue of Printed Maps - British Geological Survey 1990

1990

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

BGS, 1990. Soft Cover. 21p + maps and adverts.Detailed listings with diagrams of Geological Maps and District Memoiurs. Clean and unmarked.with some inserts. . Very Good

More Fort William Memories

2004

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Fort William Community Council, 2004. Soft Cover. Soft illustrated Covers.150 pages of local photos - mostly people and local events in and about Fort William in the West Highlands of Scotland 1890-1970, with much descriptive (and sometimes cryptic!) text. In fine condition wi...

Brignal (Brignall) Slate Quarries - Early ?C. 1840 Finely Detailed Pencil Sketch

M.W. · 1840

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

, 0. . Detailed original pencil drawing of the now long since disused slate quarries at Brignall, County Durham now in the in the Yorkshire National Park. Shows a trestle platform spanning a gully to slate makers huts beneath wooded cliffs. Pencil title and brief note at the r...

Annals of Philosophy, Natural History, Chemistry, Literature, Agriculture, and the Mechanical and Fine Arts for the Year 1801 (Vol. II)

Several Getleman ( Thomas Garnett ) · 1802

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

T.Cadell Jun. And W.Davies, 1802. Hardcover. vii (1) 432p + 8p index; the second annual volume (of three) published initially by Thomas Garnett - (1766-1802), chemist and physician, M.D. at the University of Edinburgh. He wrote contributions to the third Encyclopaedia Britanni...

The Historic Shopfronts of Perth

Lennie, Lindsay Ann · 2008

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust, 2008. Soft Cover. 32p finely produced booklet, the result of the author's PhD research into the historic shopfronts of Perth, Crieff, Comrie and Perth. With many archival photos and architects drawings. As new. . Fine