Creaking Shelves Books

Around Lochaber

MacLean, Fiona · 1996

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Alan Sutton, 1996. Soft Cover. Fist Edition. By far the best pictorial record of Lochaber - 125p of photographs, mostly not previously published and many from the collection of the West Highland Museum, Fort William. Clean and unmarked. See scans. (ISBN: 0750912650).. Near Fine

British Made: Industrial Development and Related Archaeology of Japan

Peter J English · 1982

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

de Archaeologische Pers, 1982. Soft Cover. 46p inc.tables. In near fine unmarked condition. See scans. (ISBN: 9065850120).. Near Fine

Aircraft Factories Origins, Development and Archaeology (Manchester Polytechnic Occasional Paper)

George, A.D. · 1986

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Manchester Polytechnic, 1986. Soft Cover. 22p + 5p notes and references, diagrams, plans. In very good clan unmarked condition. See scans. . Near Fine

Crofter Power in Easter Ross - the Land League at Work 1884-8

Gibson, Rob · 1986

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Highland Heritage Heritable Trust, 1986. Soft Cover. 39p typescript text. Very detailed. Illustrated. In VG condition ; card covers a little dusty but still VG . See scans. (ISBN: 0950988219).. Very Good

Historic Inverness

Pollitt, A.Gerald · 1981

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Melven Press, 1981. Hardcover. History of the only City in the Highlands of Scotland - the City of Inverness. - though it was a town at the time of publication. 254 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. Maps on pastedowns. Bright, clean and umarked. Tight, square binding. It is in ...

The Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Containing a Full, Accurate and Universal History of Our Glorious Redeemer Together with the Lives and Sufferings of His Holy Apostles, Evangelists and Disciples (Newcastle Imprint)

Fleetwod , Rev.John · 1863

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Adam & Co., 1863. Hardcover. viii pp 472 aeg. An interesting illustrated Newcastle printing of Fleetwood's Life of our Lord. The book is bound in blindstamped brown cloth with gilt on spine and front board. Owners names neatly on prelims. There are a few foxing blotches about ...

Come Ye Apart: Daily Bible Readings in the Life of Christ

Miller, J.R. · 1891

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1891. Hardcover. An early edition in hardback not listed in the World Catalogue. Not paginaed but 350+pages. In original blue cloth boards with gilt on spine and front board. The original brown endpapers are perfect and there is a neat gift inscription on...

The Thirty-Nine Steps

Buchan, John · 1936

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Hodder & Stoughton, 1936. Hardcover. A January 1936 reprint of this classic in hardback. 254p. The book is clean, tight and without foxing. There are no signatures or significant marks internally - though there is a slight slant of the spine and some small marks on the rear bo...

The Scout Barbers - a Humerous Sketch for Scouts

Gray, Geo.H. (Scoutmaster) · 1930

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Abel Heywood & Son Ltd., 0. Soft Cover. 16p play script for scouts. Undated c.1930. The booklet has been a working copy with names of characters pencilled in and many annotations and some script changes in ink. As seen in fair/poor condition. Working or study copy only. See Sc...

Helen of the Glen : A Covenanters Story

Pollok, Robert · 1890

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, 0. Hardcover. 96p + 160p Books for Gifts and Prizes to Ypong People - Selecte from the Catalogue of Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier. Undated c.1890? The book is clean and tight though a little toned with an owners signature on the fep. Bound in origina...

By Machair and Mountain - Walks from Hebridean Hostels

Pennyfather, Keith · 1989

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

The Gatliff Hebridean Hostels Trust, 1989. Soft Cover. 60p of dense information with maps and many routes described. The booklet is in VG condition without marks or signartures but has been used. See scans. . Very Good

Paterson's Coloured Views in and Around Bridge of Allan with Historical Guide to the Different Places

Murray, Archibald Kay · 1870

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

R. Paterson, 0. Hardcover. Attractive Victorian ?c.1870 collection of coloured lithographs of the Area around Bridge of Allan, near Strirling, Scotland.Highlands and Islands. 16p text and 12 coloured lithographic plates - Bridge of Allan, Hydropatic Institute, Keir Gardens, Lo...

Oban - the Official Guide

1931

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Oban Town Council, . Soft Cover. 136p illustrated many period adverts. Photos of the Bowling Green, Pipe Band, Ganavan Pavillion, Tennis Courts, folding map. Undated but population figures quoted for 1931 (5,759) Staples rusted but text block firm. Signs of usage and a few ann...

Attack on the Bakery - Text in Japanese

Haruki Murakami · 0

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

, . Soft Cover. np. c.50 p illustrated. Story board of the film of the same itle and postcards bound in of Bread and Rolls. Japanses Text. The book is clean, and as new. See scns. . Fine

Discovery and Excavation in Scotland - 18 Annual Volumes from 1956-1973

1956

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Council for Scottish Archaeology, . Soft Cover. 18 Vols. from 1956 to 1973.Recording all excavations and significant finds in the Scotland for each year. Each volume 48 to 92 pages.All In VG condition; a few copies have neat owners initials on front board and a few neat margin...

Croydon Airport - Auction Catalogue 1963 for the Industrial Area of the Airport Including the Terminal Building, Hangers and the Aerodrome Hotel with 2 Maps.

1963

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Harold Williams & Partners, 1963. Soft Cover. Original Auction Catalogue for London's first Airport at Croydon - The Purley Way Indusrail Area.24p listing the Terminal Building, Hangars, workshops, The Aerodrome Hotel and etc. With Photographic Plates, Plans of the Termainal B...

Introduction to Historic Buildings in Tianjin (China)

2010

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,751)

Tianjin Municip Land,Resources and GHousing Adminostrative Bureau, . Soft Cover. 22p profusely illustrated; text in English and Chinese. Undated. c.2010? . Very Good +

Loch Awe - Village History -

1975

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Scottish Women's Rural Institute, 1975. Hardcover. Fourth Edition of this booklet first published in 1965 apparently for the Village History Competiton of the Scottish Women's Royal Institute by the Oban Times. This appears to be a photocopy of the 4th Edition 1975 but has bee...

Original Phd Thesis - 1928 - Land Ownership in Scotland in Its Relation to the Economic Developement of Agriculture in the Period 1871 to 1921

Maxton, John P. · 1928

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

, . Hardcover. Typewritten PhD Thesis by John P.Maxton, M.A., B.Sc (Glasgow). Being a Thesis submitted fr the Degree of Bachelor of Letters .253p + charts and folding tables in the appendix. Extensive bilbiography which suggests the book dates from about 1928. Maxton published...

Collected Scientific Papers of John Aitken Edited . With Introductory Memoir, by Cargill G. Knott

Aitken, John · 1923

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Cambridge University Press, 1923. Hardcover. John Aitken, FRS, FRSE (1839-1919) was a Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer. He was one of the founders of cloud physics and aerosol science, who built the first apparatus to measure the number of dust and fog par...