Creaking Shelves Books

Twenty Years on Ben Nevis

Kilgour, William T · 1905

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

Alexander Gardiner, 1905. Hardcover. Being a Brief Account of the Life, Work and Experiences of the Observers at the Highest Meteorological Station in the British Isles This is the original hardback first edition of 1905, unusually in green cloth with gilt titling - and a much...

A Prospectus/ Catalogue for the Sale of the Carron Estates, Drawn Up by Knight, Frank and Rutley, with Accompanying Large Folding Map Larbert Fk5 4sj

1965

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Knight, Frank & Rutley, 1965. Soft Cover. The Catalogue/prospectus for the Sale of: Tthe Carron Estates about 6,535 acres divided into nine blocks: Glenbervie and Torwood; Carnock House; Throsk; Croftside;Letham;Carronhill; Burntisland;Maddiston; and Shieldhall Section, includ...

Register of Sheep Marks-Counties South of Forth & Clyde

1932

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

The Kilmarnock Standard Ltd, 1932. Hardcover. 97p + adverts. Undated but reported 1932. Compiled by the Blackface Sheep Breeders' Association assisted by The County Constabulary of Scotland. Detailed records of sheep marks for identification purposes. In near fine unmarked and...

Gateway to Taijiquan for Overseas Learners

2000

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

, 0. Soft Cover. Undadted c.2000. 208p with text in Chinese alongside good English. Taijiquan, a health-building boxing which integrates self-defence, health-care, disease elimination and moral cultivation, is a precious legacy of Chinese martial arts. . Book clean without mar...

Dunbeath - a Cultural Landscape

Morrison, Alex. · 1996

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,751)

Dunbeath Preservation Trust, 1996. Soft Cover. Published by the Dunbeath Presrvation Trust as Occasional Paper 3 of the Department of Archaeology, Glasgow. 188p detailed work on the early history of this area on the East Coast of the Scottish Highlands. Much archaeology . Cove...

The Fishing Fleets of Western Europe B.R. 786

1942

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

Naval Intelligence Division, Admiralty, 1942. Hardcover. 305p This book has been compled jointly by the Admiralty and Coastal Command for the use of H.M.Ships and Aircraft of both services. A meticulous study of continental fishing fleets in wartime with description of methods...

The Reconquest of Ben Nevis 2011

2012

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Model T Ford Register of Great Britain, 2012. Soft Cover. 40p beautifully got up record of the Model T Ford's re-ascent of Ben Nevis in 2011 when a Model T was driven a good distance up the Ben and another Model T was carried to the summit in bits and reconstructed there. It w...

The Cocktail Key

0

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Herbert Jenkins, . Hardcover. Single crisp printed sheet(9 3/4 x 6 3/4) comprising a grid with a list of cocktails to the left column and a corresponding list of 30 ingredients, the method of mixing (shaken or stirred) and the type of glass to be used (cocktail, champagne, win...

The Antiquities of Arran

McArthur, John · 1995

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

The Banton Press, 1995. Soft Cover. Facsimile reprint of the second edition of 1873 originally published by Adam and Charles Black.184p inc. index 2p reviews. With map of Arran and illustrations. Unmarked in VG condotion but spine slightly faed. See scans. (ISBN: 1856521540).....

Memoirs of a Lady Motorist

Graham, Olivia · 1916

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

George Routledge & Sons, 1916. Hardcover. Original cream cloth with green titling and ruling; gilt titling on the spine. pp. [iv], 116, [8, illustrated motoring-related advertisements], colour portrait, plates after photographs, folding colour-printed map of Scotland; The pion...

In the Forbidden Land. An Account of a Journey in Tibet. Capture by the Tibetan Authorities, Imprisonment, Torture, and Ultimate Release.

Landor, A Henry Savage · 1985

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

A MacDougall, 1985. Hardcover. Classics of Exploration series (facsimile of William Heinemann 1898 edn). 2 vols in 1. 8vo. Original gilt lettered/ruled brown l? faux brown leather, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers (Fine). Pp. xx + 320 [&] xvi + 263, illus with coloured and b&...

The Life of Roger Langdon Told by Himself with Additions by His Daughter Ellen

Langdon, Roger · 1909

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Elliot Stock, 0. Hardcover. This is the first edition published in 1909 of the autobiography of Roger Langdon (1825-94), a country station-master and amateur astronomer. Langdon's life is a remarkable story of self-education and determination: he started work as a farmer's boy...

Doncaster District - Auction Catalogue for 149 Lots in the Cantley, Auckley & Armthorpe Estates Including Most of Cantley Village Including Cantley Hall and 31 Farms with Photos of Houses and 5 Coloured Plans 1950 Dn3 3qg

1950

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Knight, Frank & Rutley, 1950. Soft Cover. Full title: By direction of the Metorpolitan Railway Country Estates Limited. Particulars, Plans and Conditions of Sale of the Cantley, Auckley and Armthorpe Estates near Doncaster, Yorkshire including Cantley Hall, 31 mixed farms., a ...

Trifles from a Tourist in Letters from Abroad

Colman, Russell James · 1886

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

For Private Circulation, 1886. Hardcover. The following letters were written to me by my son Russell, during his trip round the world (1885-86) in which he was accompanied by his friends J Alexander Harmer of Norwich and James R Roberts of London and in the course of which he ...

The Alpine Journal Nov 1959 No. 299

Keenlyside, F.H. (Editor) · 1959

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

The Alpine Club, 1959. Soft Cover. Vol. LXIV p.155-300p No.299 Illustrated. Articles on the Italian Expedition to Gasherbrum IV,first ascent of Chogolisa, Trollryggen from Romsdal, Norway, the North Face off the Eiger, the Batu mountains, Ethiopia, Chilean Cordillera central, ...

The Alpine Journal May 1953 No. 286

Graham Brown, T · 1953

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

The Alpine Club, 1953. Soft Cover. Vol. LIX p.1-102p No.286 Illustrated. Articles on the Swiss Everest expedition 1952, the Cho Oyu Expedition 1952, Climbs at Zermatt, Chamonix and Coumayeur, William Benson at Chamonix 1767, Peter Egger of Grindelward and etc. With many photos...

The Alpine Journal May 1904 No. 164

1904

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

The Alpine Club, 1904. Soft Cover. Vol.XXII No.164 p.93--170p illustrated. Articles on A Day On The Oldenhorn, The Mysian Olympus, Climbing in Suanetia , The New Zealand Alps, the Alpine History of Monte Viso since 1882 and others. With many illustrations and endpaper adverts....

The Alpine Journal Feb 1904 No. 163

1904

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

The Alpine Club, 1904. Soft Cover. Vol.XXII No.163 p.1-92p illustrated. Lofoten Islands, Ascent of Bhayakara La, Baltistan, The New Zealand Alps, The Meienthal, With many illustrations and endpaper adverts.Bound on soft olive rexine covered boards with original wrappers bound ...

Mountain Days Near Home

Rudge, E.C.W. · 1941

£54.00 (€64.73 | $71.34 | ¥11,392)

Published By Author?, 1941. Soft Cover. Printed by W.D. Wharton, Wellingborough. Uncommon self published. 75p Photographs and drawings by the author's wife. Record of scrambling and climbing in the UK. English Lake District, Skye Cuillin, Ben Nevis , Black Mountains, Arran Rid...

Skye & Kyle Rhea - Early Maritime Hydrographic Map 1856 - Scotland West Coast

1856

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Admiralty Hydrographic Office, 1856. . An early nautical map published by the Admiralty Hydrographic Office in 1856; Kyle Rhea - the Souh Entrance to Loch Alsh. The Ferry House is marked in Skye to the West with Glenelg and Bernrar Barracks on the mainland. This is the site of...