Creaking Shelves Books

The Thames on Fire

L.M. Bates · 1985

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Terence Dalton, 1985. Hardcover. When war broke out in 1939 the Port of London found itself under seige - vessels had to run the gauntlet of attack from the air and the sea. . 189p illustrated, endpaper maps. This first edition hard back book is clean tight and without marks o...

Paterson's Guide to Glasgow, the Clyde & Land of Burns.

1874

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

William Paterson, 1874. Soft Cover. An early regional guide from Paterson's series covering Glasgow in detail, Ayrshire and Dumfries. 71p+16p adverts and a large folding Paterson's Plan of Glasgow. Several engravings. Given the delicate nature of this book it is VG with largel...

The Tourists' Handy Guide to Scotland, with New Charts and Illuistrations. Defective Copy.

1881

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

William Paterson, 1881. Hardcover. 160p inc. index. An attractive and uncommon Victorian Tourist guide - but with all maps removed. resulting in some loosening pages. 58p adverts Gilt boards are a touch faded. Study copy. See scans . Good (as such)

The Tourists' Half-Crown Guide to Scotland, with New Charts and Illuistrations

1880

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

William Paterson, 1880. Hardcover. 160p inc. index. An attractive and uncommon Victorian Tourist guide with many maps, some folding and all coloured. Not dated on title page but an index to advertisements dated 1880.Large folding coloured maps of Edinburgh, the Land of Scott (...

Shells As Evidence of the Migrations of Early Culture.

Jackson, J.Wilfrid · 1917

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

Manchester at the University Press, 1917. Hardcover. Publications of the University of Manchester - Ethnological Series No.II. xxviii+216p illustrated, maps. The result of a survey at Manchester University on the ethnographic evidence relating to the use of shells in various p...

Unfamiliar Sites in Mid-Argyll

Mackenna, F.S. · 1980

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Natural History & Antiquarian Society of North Argyll, 1980. Soft Cover. 28p highlighting 14 sites in Mid-Argyll as seen in the scans. Two marks on front card cover from label removal. But very serviceable copy. See scans. . Near Very Good

Ordnance Survey Maps - Collection of Map Catalogues, Indexes and Map Dealers Catalogues for Uk & Ireland 1975-1998

1978

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

, 0. . Ordnance Survey: 1) Index to 1:25 000 First & Second Series 1978. 2) Map Catalogues 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981-82. 3) Mapping Index 1998 Edition 2 & Maps,Atlases & Guides 1998.4) Dealers catalogues : A.J. Coombes Cats 68,84,91 and 98 - the latter runs to 9,7231items and was...

Guide to the Highlands and Lochs of Scotland in Connection with Glasgow and Inveraray Steamboat Company, Lochgoill and Lochlong Steamboat Company

1894

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

M.T.Clark, . Soft Cover. Undated but c.1894 - deduced from reference to the splendid new Saloon Steamer Lord of the Isles - which was launched in 1891. 92p + unpaginated adverts Monochrome engravings of Carrick Castle, Locheck, ,Rothesay , steam boats etc. Staples rusting and ...

The Presence of the Kindly Patriach

Taunton, Raymond · 1913

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

A.C.Fifield, 1913. Hardcover. 96p a surreal short story.Reviewed inLight - a Review f Psychical,Occult and Mystical reasearch in 1913: The Presence of the Kindly Patriarch ' is at once a story and a parable ). The author, Mr. Raymond Taunton, has a picturesque and arresting s...

Mountain Days in the Highlands and Alps

Walker, J Hubert · 1937

£11.00 (€13.19 | $14.53 | ¥2,321)

Edward Arnold & Co, 1937. Hardcover. 320 p progfusely illustraed Book internally clean and tight with a tiny owners stamp at the tiop of the fep. A section on the country of Kidnaed divets to thestory of the Appi urder. Much about Lochaber and North Argyll. The baords are not ...

Maps of the Conon Basin from the Bathymetrical Survey of the Freshwater Lochs of Scotland

Murray, John & Pullar, Laurence · 1905

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Edinburgh Geographical Institute, 1905. Soft Cover. From Murray & Pullar's Bathymetrical Survey of the Freshwater Lochs of Scotland, this series of 8 plates depicts the depths of some 15 Lochs of the Connon Basin, draining into the Cromarty Firth near Dingwall in north east Sc...

Lochs of the Shiel Basin - Disbound from Royal Scottish Geographical Magazinec. 1903. Maps of Loch Eilt Etc.

Murray, John & Pullar, Laurence · 1910

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Royal Scottish Geographical Society, 0. Hardcover. Parts of Murray & Pullar's Bathymetrical Survey of the Freshwater Lochs of Scotland were first published in the Geographical Journal and in the Scottish Geographical Magazine before their final full publication in 6 volumes in...

The Bathymetrical Survey of Loch Ness - Original Article Disbound from the Scottish Geographical Magazine C. 1904

Johnston, T.N. · 1905

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

The Royal Scottish Geograpical Society, . Soft Cover. p.429 -443 of an issue of the Scottish Geographical Magazine c.1905. Sections on The Bathymetrical Survey of Loch Ness, Movements of the Waters of Loch Ness, as indicated by Temperature Observations, the Ionization of Air i...

The White Lady - a Tale of the Highlands - Illustrated Article Disbound from the Ilio - or a Museum of Entertainment)

1831

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

, 1831. . Original article disbound from the Victorian magazine The Olio No XII Vol.VII Saturday Oct 8th 1831. With an engraving as scanned. Also atrticles on the Plague of 1665, the origin of eating beefsteak and etc. The White Lady begins: Whoever has passed the old military...

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 marks on front cover. No other marks or sigantures. See scans. . Good +

Climatic Hazards in Scotland: Proceedings of the Joint Royal Scottish Geographical Society and Royal Meteorological Society Symposium, University of Stirling, June 1984

Harrison, S.John · 1985

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Geo Books, 1985. Hardcover. ix+81p (2). ; illustrated with maps and charts. Chapters on Environmemtal Hazards in Scotland, The Hazards of Scotland's Climate, Extreme Rainfall Events in Scotland, The Flood Hazard in Scotland and etc, The book is clean tight and unmarked. See sc...

West Highland Hospital, Oban. Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year Ended 31st August 1915

1915

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Oban Times Office, 1915. Soft Cover. 27p in small stapled booklet. Contains a list of board members, minutes of meetings, report of the Medical Superintendanrt (Edwin Bailey) and a list of patients admitted to hospital detailing age, sex, ocupation, disesae or illness, operati...

West Highland Hospital, Oban. Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year Ended 31st August 1914

1914

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Oban Times Office, 1914. Soft Cover. 28p in small stapled booklet. Contains a list of board members, minutes of meetings, report of the Medical Superintendanrt (Dr Andrew Currie) and a list of patients admitted to hospital detailing age, sex, ocupation, disesae or illness, ope...

Black Woman in Search of God

Brandel-Syrier, Mia · 1962

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Lutterworth Press, 1962. Hardcover. 251p. : ill. ; Missions in South Africa, Includes index. Book VG but with half page gift inscription on fep - otherwise, tight, clean and unmarked. D/W chipped about top of spine but unpriceclipped. See scans. . Very Good

Second Report from the Select Committee on the Poor Laws; (1818) with an Appendix About Mining.

1818

£26.00 (€31.17 | $34.35 | ¥5,485)

House of, 1818. Soft Cover. 8p inc Appendix. The report focuses on destitiution in parts of the North Riding of Yorkshire brought about by the decline in the mining industry. With particular reference to the Parishs of Melbecks, Reeth, Arkengarthdale and Grinton - with a chart...