Creaking Shelves Books

Index to the British Catalogue of Books Published During the Years 1837 to 1857 Inclusive.

Sampson Low (Compiled by) · 1858

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,171)

Sampson Low, Son & Co (ORIGINAL EDITION), 1858. Hardcover. Sampson & Low's comprehensive Catalogue of British Books published during the Eighteen Years ending December 1855: 292p. There follows two separately paginated sections listing books of 1856 (xxx) and 1857 (xlviii) res...

Climbing in Cornwall: A Climber's Guide to North, South and East Cornwall

Toni Carver; Peter Stanier; Pat Littlejohn · 1973

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

James Pike Ltd., 1973. Soft Cover. 84p locally produced guidebook in good condition; no marks apart from an owners signature inside front cover and signs of moderate usgae. (Moss: British and Irish Climbing Guidebooks CD038). See scans. (ISBN: 0859320472).. Good

Borrowdale - a Climber's Guide

Ross, Paul & Thomson, Michael · 1966

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

Published By Authors, 1966. Soft Cover. Ross and Thomson's independent gue led to a storm of protest from the FRCC with legal threats which came to nothing. This copy belonged to Ed Grindley and is muchh annoated and reaopired whislt it is grubby and in poor condition. With Gr...

The Shawangunk Mountains: A History of Nature and Man.

Snyder, Bradley, text by. Illustrations by Karl Beard · 1981

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,062)

Mohonk Preserve Inc., 1981. Hardcover. 48p sketches of geology, nature and rock climbing. Clean and unmarked aprt from a neat date on title page. With inserts.See scans. . Very Good

A Climbers' Guide to Helsby Crags

Lee, Martin · 1964

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

The Wayfarers' Club, . Soft Cover. 47p, + index. Diagrams. Undated but 1964. Almost all routes ticked off by Ed Grndley whose youthfull name and address is on the fep. Very worn and boards reinforced with transparent adhesive material. Grubby and top edge near spine badly burn...

Selected Climbs in the Range of Mont Blanc

Wrangham, E.A. (Editor) · 1957

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1957. Soft Cover. 224p; no ownership marks but well used - grubby , binding and spine worn but remarkably robust and intact. Has been there. See scans . Fair

Winter Climbs in the Lake District

Bennett, R.; etc. · 1979

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Cicerone Press, 1979. Soft Cover. 80p, diagrams, photos and endpaper maps. Clean and unmarked apart from signature of Ed Grindley in margin of front pastedown . The book contains a slip from Walt Unsworyh of the Cicerone Press ( signed Walt) to Ed Grindley asking him to review...

Rock Climbs in the South West: Dorset Coast

Crewe, Richard James & Shepton, Rev.R.L.M. & Crewe, R.J. · 1977

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Cordee, 1977. Soft Cover. 235p illustrated. Presentation copy from co-author Bob Shepton to Ed Grindley who is in the first ascent list and has his signature on the front pastedown. Book clean and tight though plastic cover wrinkled as usual. (Moss: British and Irish Climbing ...

South Devon Climbers' Guide (Coastal Climbing Guides)

P.H. Biven; Pat Littlejohn · 1971

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

West Col Productions, 1971. Hardcover. 172p clean and tight. Signature and address of J.L. Taylor on front pastedown with some routes marked L or S. Taylor climbed with Littlejohn and Grindley who put up many new routes in the Daddyhole area. Enclosed is a letter which accompa...

Lundy Rock Climbs. A Guide to Rock Climbing on Lundy

Moulton, R.D. · 1974

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

Royal Navy and Royal Marines Mountaineering Club, 1974. Soft Cover. 122p; signed by previous owner J.L. Taylor, Cockermouth Cumbria. Some routes scored and dated. Edges and corners reinforced with tape. A working copy! See scans. (Moss: British and Irish Climbing Guidebooks CD...

Shawangunk Rock Climbs

Williams, Richard · 1980

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Chockstone Press, 1980. Hardcover. 463p illustrated with photos and diagrams. Signature of Ed Grindley inside front cover - and some routes underlined with a few inserts. See scans. (ISBN: 0930410114).. Good +

Scottish New Routes

Anderson, Rab and Garry Latter · 1986

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Pubd. By Authors, 1986. Soft Cover. 210p clean without marks or signatures but signs of usage. Not common. See scans. (Moss: British and Irish Climbing Guidebooks SC076). See scans. . Near Fine

Scotrock: A Lomond Climbing Group Guide

Christie, Johnston, Johnstone & Ogden · 1980

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,640)

Lomond Climbing Group, 1980. Soft Cover. 78p + adverts. An attempt at listing new routes from throughout Scotland. Signature of Ed Grindley Glencoe inside front cover. Signs of usage but sound. See scans. (Moss: British and Irish Climbing Guidebooks SC062). See scans. . Near V...

Chatsworth: South-Eastern Gritstone (Peak Rock Climbs - Fifth)

Radcliffe, Geoff · 1996

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

British Mountaineering Council, 1996. Hardcover. 390p clean, tight and little used. Signature of Ed Grindley at top of title page. See scans. (Moss: British and Irish Climbing Guidebooks PD067). See scans. (ISBN: 0903908026).. Very Good +

My Story

Cook, Winnie · 2013

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Published By Author, . Soft Cover. 94p illustrated in card covers with a folding family tree. Undated but written after her 80th birthday in 2013. Detailed biography with maps and photos. See scans. . Very Good

Reminiscences of an Orkney Parish: Together with Old Orkney Words, Riddles and Proverbs

Firth, John · 0

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

John Rae, . Hardcover. 160p portrait frontis of author and several other plates complete.Book clean, fresh and tight without significant marks or signtures - a very collectable or presentable copy. Only defect is a little discolouration alongside the front hinge - ? from origi...

The Streets and Street Lore of Reading

Humphreys, Arthur L. - F.S.A. · 1926

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,749)

Privately Published, 1926. Hardcover. 40p. A lecture delivered at the Mitford Hall, Three Mile Cross on 2nd March 1926. Priavately printed and nicely bound in blue cloth with title label on front board. Fotretitle browned aand two owners signatures; interesting press cutting a...

The Statistical Account of Peeble-Shire 1841

1841

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

William Blackwood & Sons (ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION), 1841. Hardcover. This is an original copy of the New Statistical Account for the County. 186p with double page hand coloured map and index. Parishes of Broughton, Glenholm, Kilbucho, Drummelxier, Innrerleithen, Kirkurd, Linton...

The Statistical Account of Linlithgowshire 1844

1844

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

William Blackwood & Sons (ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION), 1844. Hardcover. This is an original copy of the New Statistical Account for the County. 194p with double page hand coloured map and index. Parishes of Abercorn, Bathgate, Borrowstownness, Carriden, Dalmeny, Ecclesmachan, Linl...

The Statistical Account of Elginshire 1842

1842

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

William Blackwood & Sons (ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION), 1842. Hardcover. This is an original copy of the New Statistical Account for the County. 261p with double page hand coloured map and index. Parishes of Alves, Bellie, Dallas, Drainie, Duffus, Dyke & Moy, Edenkillie, Elgin, , F...