Creaking Shelves Books

The North West Company in Rebellion: Simon Mcgillivray's Fort William Notebook, 1815

Morrison, Jean; McGillivray, Simon · 1988

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 1988. Soft Cover. 50p stapled booklet with a reproduction of a painting of the Grand Portage, Fort William and of McGillivray's notebook. Gift inscription from author(signed) on title page. Clean and otherwise unmarked and near fine. See ...

The Highland Economy 1750-1850

Gray, Malcolm · 1957

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Oliver & Boyd, 1957. Hardcover. 280p. Until now the economic history of the Scottish Highlands has been treated in disconnected chapters within books of wider scope, or in monographs on special subjects......This is indeed an essay in Regionalism. It shows the response within ...

Forty Years in Kincardineshire, 1911-51: A Bothy Loon's Life Story

Smith, Alexander · 1990

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Caledonian Books, 1990. Soft Cover. 286p illustrated. The author was born at Pitbeadlie, Marykirk in 1911 and moved around as his father worked at various farms in the vicinities of Fettercairn, Edzell, Fordoun, Glenbervie, Kinneff, Laurencekirk and Stonehaven. The book is cle...

Alasdair Maccolla and the Highland Problem in the Seventeenth Century

Stevenson, David · 1980

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

John Donald Publishers Ltd., 1980. Hardcover. ix+324p. The original work in first edition hardback. Later republished under a new title. Clean and tight without marks or signatures. D/W also VG and unpriceclipped. See scans. (ISBN: 0859760553).. Very Good

Northern Isles: Orkney and Shetland

Fenton, Alexander · 1978

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

John Donald Publishers Ltd, 1978. Hardcover. 721p illustrated. Probably the definitive work. The book is in VG+ condition without marks or signatures but there is a little marginal toning. See scans and email for more. (ISBN: 0859760197).. Very Good

Dunbarney: A Parish with a Past

Seath, J.W.; Seath, R.E. · 1991

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Perth & Kinross District Libraries, 1991. Soft Cover. 128p illustrated. Substantial local history of this parish close to Bridge of Earn and Kintillo and 4 miles south-east of Perth, The book is clean and unmarked but has some reading wear. See scans. (ISBN: 9780905452111).. V...

Nevis - Ben Nevis , Glen Nevis & River Nevis

Gillespie, Alex · 0

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Published By Author, 0. Soft Cover. 96 pages of photographs by Alex Gillespie local photographer and Rescue Team Member. The distillation of a lifetime in Lochaber - some cracking pictures! Clean and tight with minimal wear. See scans. (ISBN: 9780955564604).. Very Good +

The Early Maps of Scotland to 1850 Two Volumes Complete

Moir, D.G. & Committee of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. · 1973

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

R.S.G.S., 0. Hardcover. The two volumes of the third and best edition of Moir's listings. Volume 1 (1973 - 243p) includes a history of Scottish Maps by D.G.Moir. Volume 2 (1983 - 310p) covers Marine Charts, Road maps, military maps, canal plans, Railway plans, Agricultural Map...

While the Wild Geese Fly Tales of a Highland Farmer and Auctioneer

Cameron, Donald · 1985

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Pubd. By Author, 1985. Soft Cover. The authors first book in first edition giving much information about Glen Nevis during his earlier life and as an auctioneer in Fort William. 145p illustrated. Signed by author on half title. Otherwise no marks or signatures but some reading...

Fort William Memories

1992

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Fort William Community Council, 1992. Soft Cover. Soft Illustrated Covers.144 pages of local photos - mostly people and local events 1890-1970.Very Good unmarked condition. See scans . Very Good

Canna: The Story of a Hebridean Island

Campbell, J.L. · 1984

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Oxford University Press, 1984. Hardcover. xxix+361p.Illustrated. Published by Oxford university Press for the National Trust for Scotland. Original 1st edition in hardback. Campbell was the owner and laird of the Island of Canna, which he gifted to the nation on his will. Of h...

The Pageant of Paisley - 1929 - the Original Prpgram

1929

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

, 1929. Soft Cover. The Pageant was based about the George A Clark Town hall and ran from 4th-9th March 1929. Not paginated c.60 pages of the twelve episodes, the pageant songs and The Story of Paisley.and many adverts.Used, some foxing of prelims and last page, staples rustin...

The Lost Mining Villages of Doon Valley: Voices and Images of Ayrshire

Reid, Donald Lees · 2013

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Donald L Reid, 2013. Hardcover. 216p finely illustrated. Substantial book. See also The Last Miners of Ayrshire's Doon Valley which is also listed. In fine unmarked condition. See scans. (ISBN: 9780956634337).. Fine

The Last Miners of Ayrshire's Doon Valley

Reid, Donald · 2015

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Donald L Reid, 2015. Hardcover. 264p illustrated. Substantial book. See also The Lost Mining Villages of Doon Valley: Voices and Images of Ayrshire which is also listed. Clean and unmarked - as new. See scans (ISBN: 9780956634351).. Fine

Walter Parry Haskett Smith, 1859-1946. The Climbing Polymath - Signed Limited Edition of 100

Morgan-Grant, Francis J. · 2021

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Published by author, 2021. Soft Cover. 258pp illustrated. A Limited Edition of only 100 individually numbered copies signed by Francis J. Morgan Grant. Printed on high quality paper. Haskett Smith the father of British Rock Climbing made the first ascent of Napes Needle and wa...

Jock Burnet - a Portrait

Richard Morgan ( Editor) · 2009

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Privately Printed, 0. Hardcover. Undated but 2009: Jock Burnet was Bursar of Magdalene College, Cambridge from 1949 to 1977. But he was much more than that, for he was a man who touched many lives. He was a don who had much influence behind the scenes, not least in Cambridge, ...

Genealogical Notes & Memoirs of the Smithson Family - Privately Printed

Smithson, George R · 1906

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Seeley & Co Limited, 1906. Hardcover. xi+ 194p. Illustrated. A rare family history of the Smithson families, printed for Private Circulation. The original first edition in hardback with d/w. Particular reference to the Smithson families of Newsham and of Cumberland, Caldbeck, ...

Catalogue of Meteorites with Special Reference to Those Represented in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History)

Prior, G.T. · 1953

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History, 1953. Hardcover. xxviii 432p. Derailed listing on recorded meteorite falls worldwide. In near fine unmarked condition with slight toning but tight, clean and unmarked. Appears little used. A perfect collectable or presentable co...

Faust: A Drama, by Goethe Vol. II Only of 2 Second Edition

Lord Francis Leveson Gower (translated by) · 1825

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

John Murray, 1825. Hardcover. iv+206p. Original second edition bound in half leather with raised bands and title label. Note Vol.II of 2 only, A long gift inscription in probably an ageing hand to Captain Edward Gordon, R.N, - give with reference to the last poem Korner's song...

Sir Donald Macalister of Tarbert

by his wife with Sir Robert Rait and Sir Norman Walker · 1935

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

MacMillan and Co., limited, 1935. Hardcover. vi (2) 392p Portrait frontis. Donald MacAlister, 1st Baronet of Tarbet KCB FRSE (17 May 1854 - 15 January 1934) was a Scottish physician who was Principal and Vice-Chancellor and, later, Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. He w...