Creaking Shelves Books

The Alpine Journal Vol. XXI Feb 1902 - Nov 1903 (Nos. 155-162)

Yeld, George (Editor) · 1903

£74.00 (€88.70 | $97.76 | ¥15,612)

The Alpine Club, 1903. Hardcover. 632p, plates, folding map of the Nun Kun district. Inclurdes Articles on Altitude Sickness (the Science is still in its infancy); First Ascent of Mount Assiniboine, Bernese Oberland, Mount Everest by Freshfield, Jungfrau, Monch, the Lofoten Is...

Cille Bharra: The Church of St Finnbarr, Barra: A Short History

Macquarrie, Alan · 1984

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Grant Books, 1984. Soft Cover. 34p illustrated well referenced. In VG but used condition without significant marks or signatures. See scans. (ISBN: 0907186041).. Very Good

Barra and Skye: Two Hebridean Perspectives

Kruse, Arne (Editor) · 2006

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Scottish Society for Northern Studies, 2006. Soft Cover. 184p ill. Comparison of the two islands natural history, genealogy, place-names and architecture. The book is in near fine unmarked condition. See scans (ISBN: 0953522636).. Near Fine

Twenty Years of Hebridean Memories

MacDonald, Emily · 1939

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Alexander Gardner, 0. Hardcover. 156p ill. An account of the Island of Lewis and its people by the niece of Lord Leverhume, who was misunderstood. Apparently written in 1939 but published in 1965. The book is clean and tight with fine period photos. Gift inscription on fep. Se...

Whitecross Road Hereford - Auction Sale Prospectus 1872 with a Large Coloured Foding Map. Hr4 0dg Hr4 0ls Hr4 0de Hr4 0dt Hr4 0dz

1872

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

Mr.E.Stooke, 1872. Soft Cover. Auction Sale Prospectus: Full title: Hereford. Particulars and Conditions of Sale of valuable freehold building land giving votes for Herefordshire situate in the Whitecross Road to be sold by Auction, by Mr.E.Stooke at The Mitre Hotel Hereford o...

North of Scotland - Ordnance Survey Map Sheet 7, Scale 1/4 Inch to 1 Mile

1931

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Ordnanance Survey, 1931. . 1926 O.S. 1 to the Mile map of parts of the Lake District: Poloey Bridge, Loweswater, Wasdale and Ambleside. Mounted on cloth. Magnetic variation 1923 with minor corrections to 1931. Map clean and collectable - though some signs of usage and one fold...

Keswick and Ambleside - 1925 Old Os Ordnance Survey One-Inch Popular Edition Map 12 Mounted on Cloth

1926

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Ordnanance Survey, 1926. . 1926 O.S. 1 to the Mile map of parts of the Lake District: Poloey Bridge, Loweswater, Wasdale and Ambleside. Mounted on cloth. Map clean and collectable. See scans. . Very Good

Life and Labour. Or Characteristics of Men of Industry, Culture and Genius.

Smiles, Samuel · 1887

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

John Murray, 1887. Hardcover. 474p + 2. Original dark plum cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, blind-stamped coat of arms to front cover. First edition. Samuel Smiles (1812-1904) had achieved wide fame with his 1859 work Self-Help, which promoted self-reliance and s...

An English Nagasaki Reader - Vol. I Tales of the International Cemetries

Burke-Gaffney, Brian · 2002

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Pubd. Author, 2002. Soft Cover. 28p + 7p in Japaneses Illustrated. Stories sourced from the quite havens of the international cemetries of Nagasaki . Clean and unmarled but slight rinking of lower edge. See scans. . Near Very Good

All Men Are Brethren

Ian MacDougall · 2008

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

John Donald Publishers Ltd, 2008. Soft Cover. This is the first book to attempt a comprehensive and detailed history of the thousands of French and other prisoners of war (POW) in Scotland during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1803-14 POW in Scotland endured experiences similar to bu...

Building Up Our Health: The Architecture of Scotland's Historic Hospitals

Harriet Richardson · 2010

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Historic Scotland, 2010. Soft Cover. 116p with sections on General Hospitals, Cottage Hospitals, Mental Health, Poorhouses, Infectious Diseases Hospitals and Sanatoria, Speacialist Hospitals and Architecture and Haelth in Post War Scotland. The book is clean and unmarked with ...

Student Songs for Camp and College

Abbie, A G et al · 1937

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Bayley & Ferguson, 1937. Soft Cover. 122p. Published for The Scottish Student's Song Book Committee Limited. The book is in VG+ condition without marks or signatures though with a neat printed bookplate on the front pastedown. See scans. . Very Good +

A Centenary Celebration of the Conquest of Ben Nevis: The 1911 Ascent of Ben Nevis by a Model T Ford

2011

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Model T Ford Register of Great Britain, 2011. Soft Cover. 36p beautifully got up record of the Model T Ford's ascent of Ben Nevis in 1911. Clean, unmarked and as new. See scans. (ISBN: 0956011810).. Fine

Original Pharmacist's Ledgers X 4 from a Chemist in Chester 1929-1935

2035

£100.00 (€119.87 | $132.11 | ¥21,097)

, . Hardcover. Here are 4 original ledgers from a pharmacy in central Chester judging by street names listed. Each bound in half leather with springback bindings allowing the books to be laid flat. 4 Vols: each measure 7x 13 1/2 and 3 wide with c.770 pages. Each volume preceed...

The Student's Pocket Prescriber and Guide to Prescription Writing - Presentation Copy Signed by Author

MacDonald, David Mitchell · 1925

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

A MacDougall, 1925. Hardcover. 227p;- a quide to prescribing before the days of packaging! Signs of use - has been in someone's pocket. Backstrip repaired, Signed and dated by the author on fep. See scans. . Good

Matters of the Heart. Collector's Miscellany

1979

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Smith Kline & French Laboratories LIMITED, 1979. Soft Cover. A pot pourri of matters concernong the heart and circulation produced by a drug company. Not paginated but c.86 pages. Blood letting, the Valentine, Herbs for the heart, Portrait of Harvey, Echocardiography, Heart va...

Reparations or Confiscation Overdue

V.I.Umenyiora · 1999

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Pubd. By Author, 1999. Soft Cover. 117p. Illustrated Published by the author. Uncommon - apparently was in Mandela's library (not this copy) .A passionate argument for reparation for slavery For the wrongs to Africans especially those in the diaspora by Europeans and indeed th...

History of Chess (with the Original Slipcase)

Gizycki, Jerzy · 1972

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

A MacDougall, 1972. Hardcover. 375p well illustrated. with some beautiful tipped in colour plates.Imaginative even suggestive! Originally published in Polish in 1960, this is the first English edition. A lively and fascinatingly detailed history. The book is clean and unmarked...

Scottish Textile History

Butt, John & Ponting, Kennethy (Editors) · 1987

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Aberden University Press, 1987. Hardcover. xiii+193p with colour plates. This important work is in near fine unmarked condition as also is the unpriceclipped d/w. Appears unused and as new. A perfect collectable or presentable copy. See scans. (ISBN: 0080345115).. Near Fine

Stone Country: Bouldering in Scotland (with a Folding Leaflet - Gabbrofest - Bouldering in Coire Lagan and the Cuillin (Skye)

Watson, John · 2005

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

Stone Country Press Ltd, 2005. Soft Cover. The first edition of this guide which may have been the first specifically about bouldering in Scotland? 144p profusely illustrated.No marks or signatures and very light reading wear only. With a folding leaflet - Gabbrofest - Boulder...