Creaking Shelves Books

George Smith - a Memoir with Some Pages of Autobiography

1902

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

For Private Circulation, 1902. Hardcover. George Smith (1834-1901) ,was a publisher and founder of the D.N.B. which he subsidised and saw it finally into print before his death. His father had started the publishing house of Smith, Elder & Co. He is widely acknowledged to have...

Trails, Trappers and Tender-Feet in the New Empire of Western Canada

Washburn, Stanley · 1912

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Henry Holt and Andrew Melrose, 1912. Hardcover. Pp.xvi,350. 80 photographs. Folding map with short clean closed tear at hinge,- otherwise fine. Sl. browning of endpapers but otherwise VG internally without marks, signatures or foxing. Boards clean but some fading of the spine ...

The Ortons' Aeronautical Adventures

Ward, Tony (Tim) and Argles, Carole · 2011

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,171)

Publshed by Authors, 2011. Hardcover. Story of the Orton family of Learmouth Place, Poplar, London and their ballooning exploits. 36p stapled binding. Illustrated. Clean and unmarked.See scans. . Near Very Good

Bare Feet and Tackety Boots - a Boyhood on Rhum

Cameron, Archie · 1991

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,687)

Luath Press Ltd., 1991. Soft Cover. Reprint in original format of this authentic story of Archie Cameron childhood on the Island of Rum when occupied by Sir George Bullough. The photo on the front cover sums it up - Sir George, pipe and staff in hand, poses standing on a deer ...

Souvenir of Edinburgh - with Twenty-Five Chromo Views

1892

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Thomas Nelson & Son., 1892. Hardcover. Beaufifully produced Victorian Chromplithographs of Edinburgh - 25 including full page of Forth Bridge and half page views of Princes Street, Holyrood, Grassmarket, Steamers on the Forth etc. with 47p of text and maps. Would be fine but f...

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

1892

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

Thomas Nelson & Son., 1892. Hardcover. Beautifully produced Victorian Chromolithographs of the Highlands of Scotland. 47p text on the Trosachs, and Loch Lomond. Chromos are of ; Ben Ledi from Callander, Loch Vennacher, Loch Achray, Brig of Turk,Ben Venue, Ben A'an, Trossachs H...

Vie Des Martyrs 1914-1916.

Duhamel · 1917

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Mercvre De France, 1917. Hardcover. Text in French; When the First World War was declared, Duhamel signed up and worked as an army surgeon for four years, often in dangerous situations. This painful experience provided the subject matter for two narratives which brought him im...

The Balliwick of Guernsey - (the Isands of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark)

1978

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

The Star and Gazette Company Ltd, 1978. Soft Cover. Unpaginated but 48p. Many period sepia photos - some views but many of people and activities.Undated but 1930's. Sewn binding with cord. Condition good - some age spots on front cover and corners a bit dog eared but no other ...

The National School Collection; Consisting of Religious and Moral Instruction; a Selection of Fables; Descriptions of Animals, Places, Manners, &C. Historical Passages, and Other Instructive and Entertaining Information for Early Youth.

Wardlaw, John · 1834

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,280)

John Wardlawp; William Collins; Jams Duncan et, 1834. Hardcover. xi+276p. Book clean and tight without marks or signatures in original binding with original endpapers. Full calf boards show some corner wear and have one or two chips alongside spine. See scans. . Very Good

Climber's Testament

Richmond, W.Kenneth · 1950

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Alvin Redman Ltd., 1950. Hardcover. 246p of a climber' statement. Well illustrated with plates of North Wales - Milestone Buttress - Pulpit Route; North Wall Easter Gully Dow Crags and many more - mostly views. Book clean and tight in bright red unfaded red cloth. No marks or ...

Beaconsfield's Maxims

Disraeli, Benjamin (First Earl of Beaconsfield) · 1906

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

Arthur L.Humphreys, 1906. Hardcover. 179p; Fine binding - Hartchards record in pencil on fep. Spine with raised bands and decorative gilt. Some rubbing about corners and edges and top/bottom of spine. Front hinge cracked but firm. Text block tight, clean and intact. See scans ...

History of Scottish Seals from the Eleventh Century to the Seventeenth Century. 2 Volumes - Pilkington Kjackson's Copy with Sketches of Robert the Bruces Crown Included.

De Gray Birch, Walter · 1905

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

Eneas MacKay, 1905. Hardcover. Volume I: The Royal Seals of Scotland, 201 pp. with 53 plates; Volume II: Ecclesiastical and Monastic Seals, 263 pp. with 72 plates. Signature of Pillkington Jackson in pencil on prelims dated 1924 in both volumes Also include a loose sheet with ...

Salt Spring Island

Hamilton, Bea · 1969

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,898)

Mitchell Press Ltd, 1969. Hardcover. 180p illustraed. Vancouver's Island.No marks or signatures. See scans. . Very Good +

Looking West - Photographing the Canadian Praries 1858-1957

Silversides, Brock · 1999

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd, 1999. Soft Cover. 202p profusely illustrated. ith photos of people, farms, industry, secnery, railroads, disaters and weather.Book near fine and unmarked. See scans. (ISBN: 1894004094).. Near Fine

The Long Day Done

Robinson, Jeremy Rowan · 2003

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Hayloft Publishing, 2003. Hardcover. 173p. A work of mountaineering fiction - around a tragic climbing accident in the lake district written by a member of a Lake Disctrict Mountain Rescue Team. Clean and unmarked. See scans. (ISBN: 1904524036).. Fine

Death Zone: Climbing Everest Through the Killer Storm

Dickinson, Matt · 1997

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Hutchinson, 1997. Hardcover. An expedition climbing the North Face of Everest by the author, a film maker, and professional climber Alan Hinkes. At the same time in May 1996, when due to the severe storms eight climbers from other exeditions died, they managed against all odds...

Phd. Thesis - an Economic Study of the Ownership and Tenure of Agricultural Land in Oxfordshire,

Gardner, T.W., M.A. (Com) · 1950

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,280)

Published By Author, 1950. Hardcover. A Thesis (bib). submitted to the University oif Reading for the Degree of PhD. 1950. Many maps of Oxfordshire and some 17 estates. Tightly bound in VG consition - though light foxing of endpapers and cloth boards a little faded. See scans ...

The Collected Poems of William Nichoilson the Bard of Galloay

Hudson, John · 1999

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

GC Book Publishers Ltd, 1999. Soft Cover. 215p+2p adverts. Book has minor signs of usage. VG condition without marks or signatures. See scans. (ISBN: 1872350771).. Very Good

The Weald

Woolridge, S.W. & Goldring, Frederick · 1953

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

Collins New Naturalist Series, 1953. Hardcover. 276p illustrated. 1st Edition VG without marks or signatures with clean unfoxed endpapers but no d/w. Boards clean if a little evenly faded. No foxing. Very collectable condition - possibly worth upgrading your present copy. See ...

Mountains and Moorlands

Pearsall, W.H. · 1950

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,687)

Collins New Naturalist Series, 1950. Hardcover. 1st Edition VG without marks or signatures with clean unfoxed endpapers but no d/w. Boards clean but unevenly faded toward the spine. Remains in very collectable condition - possibly worth upgrading your present copy. See scans. ...