Creaking Shelves Books

The Scottish Women's Suffrage Movement - Pamphlet to Accompany Right to Vote Exhibition 9 September - 7 October 1978

King, Elspeth (compiled by) · 1978

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

People's Palace Museum, 1978. Soft Cover. 32p illustrated. Full text and some choice illustrations. In VG unmarked condition but light handling wear. See scans. . Very Good

The Breckness Estate: A History of Its Lairds, Tenants and Farms, and Skaill House

Irvine, James M · 2009

£76.00 (€91.10 | $100.41 | ¥16,034)

Privately Printed, 2009. Hardcover. 332p illustrated and well produced labour of love concerning the history of the Breckness Estate on the mainland of Orkney. The Estate dates from 1620 and has been owned by the related falmies of Graham, Watt, Skarth and MacRae. End paper ge...

Lyric Hall, Ealing, London - Program for Performances of the Lotos Amateur Dramatic Club on Jan 19th 1887 at the Lyric Hall Ealing.

1887

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Lotos Amateur Dramatic Club, 1887. Folded Card. Folded card with Egyptian motif on the front cover introducing the LOTOS Amateur Dramatic Clubs Performances at the Lyric Hall Ealing on Jan 19th 1887. Performances of Uncle at 8pm followed by the well known farce Chiselling with...

Erleigh Road, Reading Berkshire - Sale Catalogue for Clooneaven with a Map and Photos 1913 Now 19 Erlieigh Road, Reading and Is at Rg1 5lr

1913

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Charles A.Line (Exectutors), 1913. Soft Cover. 16p Catalogue for the sale of Clooneaven Erlieigh Road, Reading, Berkshire. From the Estate of the late John Line Particulars of the modern well built Freehold Family Residence Clooneaven Erlieigh Road, Reading, on dry gravel soil...

Inverness: A History

Miller, James · 2004

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Birlinn Ltd, 2004. Hardcover. xviii+347p illustrated. this is the 1st dition in Hardback. The modern history of Inverness, The Capital of the Highlands. The book is in near fine apparently unused codition in a fine protected unpriceclipped d/w. A perfect presentable or collect...

Cairngorm Adventure at Glenmore Lodge, Scottish Centre of Outdoor Training

Loader, Catharine M · 1952

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

William Brown, 1952. Hardcover. 53p illustrated; endpaper maps of the Cairngorms. The book is clean but a bit dusty, with browing of the edges, but without marks or signatures. The price clipped d/w has some edgewear and a chip at the top edge. See scans . Near Very Good

Cromartie: Highland Life, 1650-1914

Richards, Eric; Clough, Monica · 1989

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Aberdeen University Press, 1989. Hardcover. 578p illustrated. Substantial work. The book is in near fine apparently unused codition in a fine protected unpriceclipped d/w. A perfect presentable or collectable copy. See scans. (ISBN: 0080377327).. Fine

A Bit of Breadalbane

Millar, Alastair Duncan · 1996

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

The Pentland Press, 1996. Hardcover. 235p illustrated Loose errata slip. The book is clean, unmarked with an uclipped protected d/w. A perfect presentable or collectable copy. See scans. (ISBN: 1858213177).. Fine

In the Shadow of Cairngorm - Chronicles of the United Parishes of Abernethy and Kincardine

Forsyth, William · 1999

£84.00 (€100.69 | $110.98 | ¥17,721)

Lynwilg Press, 1999. Hardcover. 410p illustrated. Fine copy of the 1999 Lynwilg reprint of this Cairngorm Classic. The book is in near fine apparently unused codition in a fine protected unpriceclipped d/w. A perfect presentable or collectable copy. See scans. . Fine

Auchendolly, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright - Sale Particulars for the Sale of the Estate 1934

1928

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

, . Stapled Sheets. Consists of 5 sheets of extended A4 thin paper with detalis of the Estate typewritten. Includes The Manor House (with 5 attic bedrooms, two W.C's in house and two outside), the garden, offices, gardener's cottages. Records of the results of shooting and fis...

The Alpine Journal Vol. XXVIII Feb 1914 - Nov 1914 (Nos. 203-206)

Yeld, George (Editor) · 1914

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

The Alpine Club, 1914. Hardcover. 430p, plates. Articles on Accidents in 1913 & 1914, Mont Blanc, the Caucasus, Accident on Mount Cook, Mountaineering in Dutch New Guina, Engadine Guides, first ascent of Ober Gabelhorn, Himalayas, Rambles in Japan, Kangra Himalayas, the Matter...

The Alpine Journal Vol. XXVII Feb 1913 - Nov 1913 (Nos. 199-202)

Yeld, George (Editor) · 1913

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

The Alpine Club, 1913. Hardcover. 464p, plates including some in colour by Inglis-Clarke. Articles on Accidents in 1913, West wing of Bernina, Dolomites. Centarl Grians ,Attempts on Kamet, Mount McKinley, Mount Robson, and etc. A VG copy bound in the standard gilt Alpine Club ...

The Alpine Journal Vol. XXVI Feb 1912 - Nov 1912 (Nos. 195-198)

Yeld, George (Editor) · 1912

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

The Alpine Club, 1912. Hardcover. 500p, plates, maps of Northern Sikkim, Triangulation of Teram Kangri, Mount Robson and Yellowhead Pass. Articles on Accidents in 1911 & 1912, First ascent of Adai Khokk, Mont Blanc (several articles), Col de la Breva, Canadian Rocky Mountains,...

The Alpine Journal Vol. XXIV Feb 1908 - Nov 1909 (Nos. 179-186)

Yeld, George (Editor) · 1909

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,705)

The Alpine Club, 1909. Hardcover. 710p, plates, folding maps of Amhara, Bregalia Group, Garhwal Himalayas and Godley Glacier. Articles on Accidents in 1908 & 1909, the Abysinnan Alps, Mont Blanc Range,The Bregalia, Corsica,the Dolomites - Rosengarten; Mountainnering in the Gar...

The Alpine Journal Vol. XXXIII 1920-1921 (Nos. 220-222)

Yeld, George & J.P Farrar (Editors) · 1921

£64.00 (€76.71 | $84.55 | ¥13,502)

The Alpine Club, 1921. Hardcover. ix+437p, plates, maps of the approach to Everest, Canadian Mountains. Articles on Alpine Accidents 1920, Ascent of Mont Blanc in 1819, accident on Mount Cervin, the Chasm, Buchaille Etive Glencoe, the Hiamalayas, Everest, the Hindu Kush, Arete...

Leicester - the Wigston Grange Estate - 70 Acres for Sale by Auction 1925 Le18 1ja Le18 1jb Le18 1js Le18 1lz Le18 1ny Le18 1ng Le18 1nb Le18 1jj Le18 1nb Le18 1nn.

1925

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

Warner, Sheppard & Wade and P.L.Kirby, 1925. Soft Cover. Auction Sale Prospectus/Catalogue: Title: The Wigston Grange Estate adjoining the populous and progressive Village of Wigstown Magna within half a mile of the Leicester City Boundary - Particulars, Plans and Conditions o...

Crimean War - Album of Photographs in Russian 1909

1909

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

, 1909. Soft Cover. 28p with 14p of text in Russian and 12 full page monochrome plates of action in the Crimean War. Apparently original dramatic photographs but some seem to have been influenced by an early version of photo shop(!) , in that a few of the photos are seen on li...

The Place-Names of the Parish of Southend (Kintyre)

Martin, Angus · 2009

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Published By Author, 2009. Soft Cover. 41p. This compilation is based on The Place-Names of the Parish of Southend published by the Kintyre Antiquarian Society in 1938, but expanded and revised. In near fine unmarked condition. See scans. . Near Fine

Inverness and Ross and Cromarty - Boundary Commission (Scotland) Large Map 1917

1917

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Ordnance Survey, 1917. . Large (23x20) 58x51cm folding map of Northern Scotland showing the County Boundaries including the Western Isles. with county districts and parish boundaries outlined. In VG condition. See scans. . Very Good

The Alpine Journal Vol. XXIII Feb 1906 - Nov 1907 (Nos. 171-178)

Yeld, George (Editor) · 1907

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

The Alpine Club, 1907. Hardcover. 667p, plates (some folding panoramas); Coloured folding maps of the Southern Japanese Alps, Milam Valley, Nepal, The Ruwenzori, the Sundal Mountains, part of Troldheim. Articles on Accidents in 1906 & 1907, The Alps, A Near thing on Aiguilles ...