Creaking Shelves Books

Wallis's New Game, Exhibiting a Voyage Round the World.

Wallis, Edward (c.1787 1868) · 1820

£2,250.00 (€2,696.98 | $2,972.56 | ¥474,680)

E.Wallis, 0. Folding Map. Not dated; c.1820. Engraved map with original colour, dissected and mounted on linen in 15 segments. overall 40 x 61 cm, segment 20 x 12 cm. In original blind-stamped cloth slipcase with gilt title vignette. A decorative double hemispherical board gam...

We Remember, We Remember - Memories of World War Two from the Congregation (and Their Friends) of All Saint's Episcopallian Church, Challoch, Newton Stewart

Palmer, Muriel (Compiler) · 2010

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Published By Author, 2010. Soft Cover. A locally produced work of 128p which is well illustrated. It records first hand wartime experiences of members of the congregation of All Saint's Episcopalian Church, Challoch, Newton Stewart, Galloway in Scotland. Several are local peop...

Scottish Gaelic Studies Vol II Pt. 1 June 1927

1927

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,751)

University of Aberdeen, 1927. Soft Cover. Issued From The Celtic Department of The University Of Aberdeen, An early issue Vol.II Part 1 p1-110. Bound in original card covers, Articles on Saint Cadac, The Sloe in Gaelic, Unpublished Gaelic Poetry, Notes on Inverness-shire Gaeli...

Top Secret the Second World War in Dumfries and Galloway

2014

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Dumfries and Galloway Museums Service, 2014. Soft Cover. Unpaginated but 36p. Profusely illustrated. See scans. . Near Fine

Pauper Ancestors: A Guide to the Records Created by the Poor Laws in England and Wales

Hawkings, David T · 2011

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

The History Press, 2011. Hardcover. xx+507p. A substantial work with portrait plates, many reproductions of letters and documents. Very well indexed. A substantial work in fine aparently unused ciondition. Published at £30. See scans. (ISBN: 0752456652).. Fine

Abundance and Distribution of Capercaillie in Scotland 1992-94 (Research, Survey & Monitoring S. )

D.Catt et al · 1994

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Scottish Natural Heritage, 1994. Soft Cover. Published on behalf of the Capercaillie Working Group.33p+ tables and coloured folding maps. Clean and unmarked. See scans . Very Good

Transactions of the Buteshire Natural History Society Incomplete Run of 18 of the 21 Volumes 1907-1980.

0

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

Buteshire Natural History Society, 0. Hardcover. Printed by the Chronicle then the Buteman in Rothesay. Each volume has between 51 and 188 pages with plates, tables and etc. Articles include Prehistory and excavations about Bute, Flora, Ferns, Trees of Bute; Rocks and glacial ...

Guide to Aviemore and Vicinity C. 1900

McConnochie, Alexander Inkson · 1905

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,751)

Lawrence's Stores, 0. Hardcover. An early dguide to Avimor published locally. Undated but c.1905 and probbaly the first edition - there was a second edition on 1907). The book mentions the apparent departure of Ospreys, the great flood of 1903 and refers to pike fishing. The b...

The City of Edinburgh - 24 Chromo Vies C. 1891

1891

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Thomas Nelson & Son., 0. Hardcover. Undated - c.1891? Nicely produced Nelson's Guide to Edinburgh with 24 brightly coloured views and one double page view of the Forth Bridge.mounted on linen with 6 pages of text and two maps. Some internal drying of the spine and a little rub...

Views of the Scottish Lakes - (Views I the Scottish Lake District)

1860

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

Banks & Co. Edinburgh, 0. Hardcover. 23 fine vignette engravings by Banks with much Highland scenery invarably with figures and several boats and a paddle steamer, Aeg. Undated but c.1860. Views of Loch Lomond, Waterfall at Inversnaid, Loch Long from Arrochar, Glencroe, Invera...

The Roaring Game - - Memories of Scottish Curling - Signed by Author

Smith, David B. · 1985

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Glasgow Museum and Art Galleries, 1985. Soft Cover. 39p fine production to acompany an exhibition in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum in 1985 to coincide with the Air Canada Silver Broom World Curling Championships staged in the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow in that year. Many repr...

Scotch Folk - Illustrated

1885

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

David Douglas, 1885. Original Sewn Binding. 64p of short anecdotes and couthy wee tales mostly from the Highalndsfo: Drunk again!.Drunk again, James said the minister to the beadle whom he met on the road, evidently much the worse for liquor. Ay man! responded James in a tone ...

Royal Commission on the War in South Africa - Set of 4 Reports: Military Preparations, Appendices and 2 Vols. Of Minutes of Evidence - Bound in 3 Vols. Vgc.

1903

£655.00 (€785.12 | $865.35 | ¥138,185)

HMSO, 1903. Hardcover. 3 Vols which contain: 1st Volume: Report of His Majesty's Commissioners appointed to Inquire into the Military Preparations and other Matters connected with the War in South Africa. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty. 362p i...

Royal Commission on Tweed and Solway Fisheries. Reports on Bothe Tweed and the Solway Fisheries - with the Full Reports and Minutes of Evidence of Both River Systems with a Large Coloured Plan of the River Tweed and Two Maps of the Solway Firth.

1896

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Eyre & Spottiswoode for HMSO, 1896. Hardcover. Full Titles: Royal Commission on Tweed and Solway Fisheries. Report of the Commissioners on the Tweed Fisheries: Part I. Report, Map amd Appendix. C8086. 48pp. Large coloured folding map. Part II. List of Witnesses, Minutes of Evi...

West Highland Adventure: The Tell Scotland Campaign in Mull and Iona, Coll and Tiree, Morvern and Ardnamurchan, Spring, 1956

Thomson, D.P. · 1956

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Pubd By Author?, 1956. Soft Cover. 32p pamphlet describing the itinerary lf the author, D.P.Thomson, M.A., Evangelist to the Church of Scotland. Staples are a littke rusted but the booklet is clean and tight; slight dakening of edges of the card; covers and pages a little tone...

The Highland Railway

Vallance, H.A. · 1969

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

David & Charles, 1969. Hardcover. The third and hardback edition of the definitive work.185p well illustrated. The book is in VG unmarked condition near fine apart from some light flecking of the edges. The d/w is would be near fine but is priceclipped. See scans. . Very Good

The Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Macmillan, Nigel S.C. · 1993

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Plateway Press, 1993. Hardcover. 112p of the revised second and probably best edition of this book by a different publisher - about the little railway of the Mull of Kintyre. Many new photographs, plans and drawings. The book and unclipped d/w are clean and unmarked but with a...

The Quintinshill Conspiracy: The Shocking True Story Behind Britain S Worst Rail Disaster

Richards, Jack; Searle, Adrian · 2013

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Pen & Sword Books, 2013. Hardcover. 267p + Cat. . The compelling story of the Quintishill railway disaster: At 6.49 on the morning of 22 May 1915, a south-bound troop train crashed into a stationary, empty, Welsh coal train outside the signal box at Quintinshill, near Gretna....

Sunny Comic

1945

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

P.M.Productions and Promotions, . Soft Cover. 16p stapled undated booklet with 14 different simple comic cartoons Priced 4 1/2d Undated but 1945 (Grand Comic Database) ? 1950's : Pancho makes it hot for the bandit;Chief Big Cheese; Jacko and family; Jumbo Jinks at the circus; ...

The Miniature Comic

1950

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

P.M.Productions and Promotions, . Soft Cover. 8p stapled undated booklet with eight different simple comic cartoons. c.1950? Crudely produced. Some light rubbing of front cover. No other marks or sigantures. See scans. . Good +