Creaking Shelves Books

Concerning Some Scotch Surnames

Cosmo Innes · 1860

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Edmonston and Douglas, 1860. Hardcover. 69p+4p catalogue. The book is tight and clean though toned with an owners name - Charles Henry Fox 1861 on the half title. The boards are rubbed at the edges and the spine is deteriorating wih a 4 cm loss at the lower end. See scans. . Good

The Biographical Magazine; Containing Portraits of Eminent and Ingenious Persons of Every Age and Nation, with Their Lives and Characters.

1819

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Printed for Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange; and Sherwood, Neely, & Jones,, 1819. Hardcover. 96 engraved portraits of famous persons of the day each with a brief biography on a separate page. Includes Shakspeare, Handel, Dr Johnson, Sir Joshua Reynolds, David Garrick, Captain...

Ephemera of Travel and Transport

Janice Anderson · 1981

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

New Cavendish Books, 1981. Hardcover. 96p profusely ilustrated in monochrome and colour. Clean and unmarked as is the unpricecliped d/w. Very collectable or presentable copy. See scans. (ISBN: 090456827X).. Very Good +

Seeing Britain Motor Tours - Pickfords Itinerary Western Highlands of Scotland 1919

1929

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Pickfords Ld., 1929. Soft Cover. A stapled booklet of 16 pages titled Seeing Britain Motor Tours - Itinerary - Western Highlands of Scotland - the Yorkshire Dales, Lake District and Shakespeare Country 1929. Organised by Pickfords Ld. - with stages of the 12 day tour from Lond...

Baron Munchhausen's Narrative of His Marvellous Travels and Campaigns

Rudolph Erich Raspe; et al · 1985

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Chambers, 1985. Hardcover. Ronald Searle's interpretation of the classic work. First UK Edition. The first edition with this illustrator was first published in the United States in 1969, this is the first British edition.139p profusely illustrated. The book and unpriceclipped ...

Uningan Guide : A Handbook to the Uningan Bicentennial Nature and Recreation Reserve

Geoff Wharton (Edt.) · 1988

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Weipa Bicentennial Community Committee and Priority Country Area Program - Northern Region, Cairns,, 1988. Soft Cover. Uningan Nature Reserve: Bird Watching and Nature Walks have been developed in this reserve, which covers an area of over 2,800 hectares and includes habitats ...

Tourist's Guide to the Trosachs Bound with Tourist's Guide to Loch Lomond - (Cover Title: Souvenir of the Highlands - the Trosachs, Loch Katrine and Loch Lomond (24 Orginal Chromolithographs)

1890

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Thomas Nelson & Son., 0. Hardcover. Undated - c.1890? Nicely produced neat Nelson's Guide for Tourists with illustrated beige cloth boards containing 39p+39p text each on The Trosachs and Loch Lomond respectively followed by 24 fine coloured chromolithographic views of the are...

Souvenir of the Highlands the Trossachs, Loch Katrine and Loch Lomond. With Twenty-Four Chromo Views.

1892

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Thomas Nelson & Son., 1892. Hardcover. Beautifully produced Victorian Chromolithographs of the Highlands of Scotland. Preceeding these are two separate guides - 39p each of the Trosachs and Loch Lomond respectively; line map. Chromos are of ; Ben Ledi from Callander, Loch Venn...

History of the Episcopal Church in Orkney 1688-1822 with Some Notes on the Church in Caithness and Shetland During That Period; and an Introductory Sketch of the Earlier Ecclesiastical History of Orkney.

Craven, Rev. J.B. · 1883

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

William Peace & Son, 1883. Hardcover. 132p+erratum. The first of Craven's histories of the Episcopal Church in the Highlands of Scotland, encompassing a good deal of local history. This copy is remarkably near fine - tight, clean without any markings or signatures and all orig...

The Broads

Ellis, E.A. · 1965

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Collins New Naturalist Series, 1965. Hardcover. First and only edition of one of the rarer New Naturalist titles. Book fine without marks, foxing or signatures with bright green unfaded boards and sparkling gilt titling on spine. But no d/w. Perfect collectable condition - alm...

Scottish Spinning Schools

Dean, Irene F. · 1930

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

University of London Press, 1930. Hardcover. 150p with index and photos of various spinning wheels and looms. Chapters on the Scottish Woolen the Linen Industry. Spinning schools of the 17th Century and Schools started by the annexed estate commissioners etc. Scholarly and wel...

Southern England - Looking at the Natural Landscape - Limited Edition Leather Bound in Slipcase

Friend, Peter · 2008

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

Collins New Naturalist Series, 2008. Hardcover. As new copy of the limited Edition run of Southern England from Collins in the New Naturalist Library, in the issued slip case. Signed by both authors - Adam Watson and Robert Moss on tipped in plate on fep. Two plates - one tipp...

Dragonflies (Nn 106) Leather Bound Limited Edition of 250

Corbet, P.S., Longfield, C & Moore, N.W. · 2008

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Collins New Naturalist Series, 2008. Hardcover. xvi+434+(2).All edges shiny gilt. Illustrated including many colour plates, charts and distribution maps. As new copy of the limited Edition run of Dragonflies in the Collins New Naturalist Library bound in soft brown lether., in...

The Natural History of Islands - Limited Leather Edition

Berry,R.J. · 2009

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Collins New Naturalist Series, 2009. Hardcover. As new copy of the limited Edition run of The Natural History of Islands from Collins in the New Naturalist Library, in the issued slip case. No.77 of the 150 copies printed. Signed by the author on tipped in plate on fep.xiii+(3...

Regimen Sanitatis, the Rule of Health; a Gaelic Medical Manuscript of the Early Sixteenth Century or Perhaps Older from the Vade Mecum of the Famous Macbeaths, Physicians to the Lords of the Isles and the Kings of Scotland for Several Centuries [

Cameron Gillies, H. · 1911

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Robert Maclehose & Co Ltd, 1911. Hardcover. Gilt lettered blue cloth. The first published report of a Gaelic Medical Manuscript of the early 16th century or perhaps older: discovered by the author in the British Museum. From the Vade Mecum of the Famous Macbeaths, physicians t...

Black's Road and Railway Travelling Map of Scotland.

1850

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

A & C Black, 0. Hardcover. Undated folding map. c.1850. Shows railways to Aberdeen and Hawick opened in 1850 and 1849 respectively. Engraved hand-coloured folding map in sections mounted on linen sections extend to 845/650mm; folding to 110x150mm. Scale '10 English miles to on...

The Eclipse of the State Mental Hospital: Policy, Stigma, and Organization (Suny Series in Sociology of Work)

Dowdall, George W. · 1996

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

State University of New York Press, 1996. Soft Cover. 262p illustrated index. Examines the origins, recent history, and future of state hospitals. State hospitals still account for the majority of the state dollars spent on mental health care across the nation. Why do state ho...

A Treatise on the Venereal Disease. First Edition 1786

Hunter, John · 1786

£1,250.00 (€1,498.32 | $1,651.42 | ¥263,711)

Eyre & Spottiswoode for HMSO, 1786. Hardcover. Progress of knowledge and treatment of venereal diseases received a setback with the publication of Hunter's treatise, which supported the old theory, current since the sixteenth century, that syphilis and gonorrhea were manifesta...

Perthshire - between Bridge of Cally and Glenshee - Particulars and Plan of the Estates of Ashmore and Persey in the County of Perth Belonging to the Late James Pattullo, Esq. 1904 Ph10 7jw Ara

1904

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

, 1904. Original Sewn Binding. Full title: Particulars and Plan of the Estates of Ashmore and Persey in the County of Perth belonging to the Late James Pattullo, Esq. To be Exposed to Public Sale in Dowell's Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh on Wednesday, 31st August 1904 at One...

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol XI Third Series 1900 - 1901 - Contains the List of Tours

1901

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

For the Society By Neill & Co., 1901. Hardcover. xlvii + 680p. An important volume in the Series as it contains Mitchells List of Tours in Scotland - in over 200 pages of the volume. Valuable reference source. From Aberdeen University Elphinstone Institute: The starting-point ...