Creaking Shelves Books

Shaping the Future - a Shetland Perspective - a Lecture by John Goodlad

John Goodlad · 1992

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Acair, 1992. Soft Cover. The Sabhal Mor Lecture 199258p . Text in English, Gaelic and Shetland. In fine clean condition. See scans (ISBN: 0861529820).. Fine

Those from Gatehouse and District Who Served in World War 1

Wright, Margaret · 2014

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Published by author?, 2014. Soft Cover. 186p with detailed biographies of many local men and photos . About 200 servicemen covered. In clean unmarked condition. See scans. . Near Fine

The Heritage of the Solway Firth

Hawkins, James Irving · 0

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

James Irving Hawkins, 0. Soft Cover. 121p profusely illustrated. Much about fishing and shipbuilding. The book is clean and unmarked. See scans. (ISBN: 9781899316083).. Near Fine

The History of Kirkcudbright Hospital

M Williams & A C Morell · 1984

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Dumfries & Galloway Health Board, 1984. Soft Cover. 42p illustrated. This local hospital history was compiled in anticipation of the official reopening in 1984. Clean and unmarked. See scans . Very Good

Jessie M. King. 1875 - 1949. (Exhibition Catalogue and Bibliography - Fine Art Society, London December 13 1971-January 14 1972)

Oliver, Cordelia. (Selects and catalogues) · 1971

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Scottish Arts Council, 1971. Soft Cover. 59p some illustrations. Errata slip. The catalogue of a traveling exhibition of Jessie M.King's works and memorabilia, much lent by her daughter Meryle E.Taylor. With a brief bibliography and a list of her printed works and covers. With...

Tales of the Galloway Hills

Kennedy, Dan · 0

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Ayrshire Post, 0. Hardcover. 190p ill with lino-cuts. Undated. Hill-climbing adventures in the Southern Uplands. Very good clean condition - with a gift inscription on the fep. D/w priceclipped. See scans . Very Good

Galloway Water Colours

Faed, James · 1935

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

A & C Black, 1935. Soft Cover. Unpaginated. 1935 Edition ( first published 1920. Containing sixteen full-page illustrations on colour. Includes The Cooran Lane. Loch Enoch. The Carsphairn Hills, Loch Ken, looking South. Internally clean and unmarked - the plates are in fine co...

Strains O'Galloway

John Wilson Gatehouse · 1914

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Thos. Hunter, Watson & Co, 1914. Hardcover. 169p Poetry. The loss of the Titanic, The Battle of Drumclog, Vale o' Fleet, The Fisherman's child, Lines to John S.Hume, one of the Orchestra, who went down with the ill-fated Titanic, and etc The book is internally clean and unmark...

Galloway Gossip Sixty Years Ago: Being a Series of Articles Illustrative of the Manners, Customs, and Peculiarities of the Aboriginal Picts of Galloway - Large Paper Limited Edition.

Trotter, R. De Bruce · 1901

£74.00 (€88.70 | $97.76 | ¥15,612)

Robert G Mann The Courier Pres, 1901. Hardcover. vii +478p. Large paper edition with many extra illustrations and Limited edition - handwritten No.258 and signed by the author under his portrait.Woodcut preliminary title page before the introduction. Portrait frontis.Many plat...

Galloway Gossip Sixty Years Ago: Being a Series of Articles Illustrative of the Manners, Customs, and Peculiarities of the Aboriginal Picts of Galloway

Trotter, R. De Bruce · 1901

£42.00 (€50.34 | $55.49 | ¥8,861)

Robert G Mann The Courier Pres, 1901. Hardcover. vii +478p. Woodcut preliminary title page before the introduction. Portrait frontis. Plate, index. teg and rough cut egdes. The book is unmarked internally, clean, tight and appears little used but there is a strip of light fadi...

Le Grand Palais Du Kremlin de Moscou

Markova G., Youlikov A., Alexandrov A., Steinert E · 1981

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Edition d'art Aurore, 1981. Hardcover. ot paginated bt c.200p. Well illustrated in colour. Probably the first edition. Text in French.Clean and unmarked. See scans . Very Good

The Abbey of Dundrennan

Christie, Alexander H. · 1913

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Thomas Fraser, 1913. Hardcover. xvi+176p. Plates, folding plan.An original copy of this comprehensive history of Dundrennan Abbey on the coast of Kirkcudbrightshire. The book is clean and tight, without marks or signatures though with a little foxing and a slight slant. Comple...

Andrew Jameson 1916-1934

1935

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Douglas & Foulis, 1935. Hardcover. A loving biography of a young man who died after a progressive illness aged 18. The family spent holidays in Bavelaw, Banburgh and Ardwall,er Gatehouse of Fleet with some local lore - the Gatehouse Gang and etc. Much on birds, hunting etc The...

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher

Potter, Beatrix · 1934

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

F Warne, 1934. Hardcover. 61p early edition in hardback published in Newly - some wrinkilng of the pages and wear of the bards as seen. Reading or research opy. See scans. . Fair

Off in a Boat

Gunn, Neil M · 1938

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Faber & Faber, 1938. Hardcover. A first edition in hardback of this maritime travelogue of the western Highlands and inner Hebrides.Covers Inner Hebrides, Oban, Glen Etive, Mull, Kerrera, Iona, Mallaig etc. Starts with How not to buy a boat. Well illustrated. 348p. The book is...

A Large Description of Galloway, by Andrew Smyson, Minister of Kirkinner, M. Dc. LXXX. IV. With an Appendix Containing Original Papers, from the Sibbald and Macfarlane Mss.

Symson, Andrew · 1823

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

W and C Tait, 1823. . Original copy pf this uncommon work. xvi + 194p. The book is internally CVG with some toning of the half title - but front board missing. Backstrip detached but intact, Rear board detached. A superb copy for rebinding.See scans . Good

Lowland Scotch As Spoken in the Lower Strathearn District of Perthshire

Wilson, Sir James · 1915

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Oxford University Press, 1915. Hardcover. 276p clean tight and unmarked though paper tomned and some browning of the fep which has a neat owners signture. See scans. . Very Good

A Guide to Pueblo Pottery

Lamb, Susan · 1996

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Western Natl Parks Assoc, 1996. Soft Cover. 47p beautifully illustrated little guide. In near fine unmarked condition. See scans (ISBN: 9781877856624).. Near Fine

By the Dulnain and the Spey: The Victorian Saga of James Bain of Duthil - Aviemore - Boat of Garten - Carrbridge

Bardgett, Frank D. · 2017

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Itelsor Ltd, 2017. Soft Cover. 280p illustrated. Why should a Victorian minister' wife think she needed to carry a loaded revolver fir protection. By Dulnain and Spey traces developments, divisions and conflicts in the parish of Duthil during the ministry of Rev.James Bain, 18...

Lairds, Bards & Mariners: The Scot in Northwest America (Ethnic History Series, 4)

Le Roy, Bruce · 1978

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Pacific Northwest Books, 1978. Soft Cover. 124p illustrated.A history of Scots in Washington, Oregon, etc. With information on ballads and songs, Scottish women in the region, traditional observances. The book is clean, tight and unmarked.Appears little used. See scans. (ISBN:...