Creaking Shelves Books

The British Amphibians & Reptiles

Smith, Malcolm · 1951

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

Collins New Naturalist Series, 1951. Hardcover. 1st Edition VG wiith clean unfoxed endpapers but no d/w. No marks or signatures; top edge a bit dusty and spine a tad faded- but still very collectable condition - possibly worth upgrading your present copy. See scans. . Very Good +

Man and the Land

Dudley Stamp, L. · 1955

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Collins New Naturalist Series, 1955. Hardcover. 1st Edition VG without marks or signatures with clean unfoxed endpapers but no d/w. Very collectable condition - possibly worth upgrading your present copy. See scans. . Very Good

The Sea Coast

Steers, J.A. · 1953

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,898)

Collins New Naturalist Series, 1953. Hardcover. Nice 1st Edition with clean boards and farlrly bright gilt titling. Spine a little faded. No foxing., No marks or sigantures. See scans . Very Good

Life in Lakes and Rivers

Macan, T.T. & Worthington, E.B. · 1951

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Collins New Naturalist Series, 1951. Hardcover. 272p with 45 cour photgraphs, 68 black and white photoos and 20 maps & 10 diagrams. Clean, tight copy of this book without d/w. Boards bright and unfaded, giilt bright and endpapers clean with neat previous owners signature on fe...

Mumps, Measles & Mosaics

Smith, Kenneth M & Markham, Roy · 1954

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Collins New Naturalist Series Monograph No.10, 1954. Hardcover. 160p; illustrated with 25 Photographs & 10 diagrams. Clean, tight copy of this book without d/w. Boards bright and unfaded, gilt bright and endpapers clean without marks or signatures. Very light toning. First and...

Moonwalker: Adventures of a Midnight Mountaineer - Signed by Author

Alan Rowan · 2014

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

BackPage Press, 2014. Hardcover. 238p+ glossary and acknowledgements. Illustrated. Book tight,clean and appears unread. Authors signature on title page. See scans. (ISBN: 190943017X).. Fine

Cairngorm John: A Life in Mountain Rescue (Non-Fiction) - Signed by Author

John Allen; Robert Davidson · 2009

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,374)

Sandstone Press Ltd, 2009. Hardcover. 302p illlustrated. The book takes us into the mindsoif the rescuers and rescued alike. Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker award. Book and unclipped d/w near mint. Signed by author on title page. See scans. (ISBN: 1905207247).. Fine

On Your Bike - Thirteen Years of Travelling Curators

Fenton, Alexander · 1990

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

The Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, 1990. Soft Cover. 28p illustratedA Review of support of Museums in Scotland by means of a travelling curator for 13 years. Not sure if the front cover is representative of the curator! Clean and tight. See scans. (ISBN: 0900259140).. Very Good

Les Alpes Valaisannes à Skis. Les 100 Plus Belles Descentes Et Randonnées

Bertholet, Denis · 1987

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Denoel, 1987. Hardcover. 240 pltes and maps; text in French. In near fine unmarked condition in origibnal illustrated laminated boards. See scans. (ISBN: 2207233472).. Near Fine

The Alpine Guide. The Western Alps. A New Edition Reconstructed and Revised on Behalf of the Alpine Club by W.A. B. Coolidge. With New and Revised Maps.

Ball, Joihn (the late) · 1898

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Longmans, Green & Co, 1898. Hardcover. xlix+612p. With 10 detailed folding maps as called for. The book is VG without marks or signatures; its tight but superficial splits to binding showing mull in two places. All the maps are bound with canvas hinges and printed on good qual...

Total Alpinism

Desmaison, Rene · 1982

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Granada, 1982. Hardcover. .202p. plates. Hardback 1st edition. Near fine in similar unclipped dustwrapper. No marks or signatures. See scans. (ISBN: 0246111127).. Near Fine

Breaking Loose : An Account of an Overland Cycle Journey from London to Australia ( Limmited Edition Hardback)

Cook, Dave · 1993

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

The Ernest Press, 1993. Hardcover. 201p illustrated endpaper maps This is No.17 of the specially case bound limited edition of 100. Book fine without marks or signature s as is the d/w. See scans Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ tall . Fine

Lakeland's Greatest Pioneers: One Hundred Years of Rock Climbing

Birkett, Bill · 1983

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,749)

Robert Hale Ltd, 1983. Soft Cover. p192p illustrated. Fine unmarked copy in like unclipped d/w with author's signature on title page. See scans. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ tall (ISBN: 0709005377).. Fine

The Munroist's Companion - Signed Copy

Campbell, Robin N. · 1998

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,905)

Scottish Mountaineering Club, 1998. Hardcover. 328pp with numerous illustrations & maps. Fine contents and laminated pictorial boards. Not issued with d/w. First edition of this diverse work - with Munro completers listed on endpapers. No marks or signatures apart from authors...

Ben Nevis - Britain's Highest Mountain - Signed by Author

Crocket, Ken · 1986

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,171)

Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1986. Hardcover. 320pp with numerous illustrations & maps. Fine contents and laminated pictorial boards. Not issued with d/w. First edition of this definitive work on Ben Nevis. No marks or signatures apart from authors on title page. See scans (...

Eiger: The Vertical Arena

Anker, Daniel · 2000

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Mountaineers Books, 2000. Hardcover. 224p superbly illustrated. The history of the North Face of the Eiger. Book fine in like unclipped d/w. (ISBN: 0898866790).. Fine

The Undiscovered Country

Bartlett, Phil · 1993

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,280)

Ernest Press, 1993. Hardcover. 183p illustrated. This is copy No.12 of one hundred copies specially case bound. Signed by author. Book fine in like unpriceclipped d/w. See scans (ISBN: 0948153245).. Fine

Himalaya Alpine-Style -Signed Copy

Fanshawe, Andy; Venables, Stephen · 1995

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Hodder & Stoughton, 1995. Hardcover. 192 pages superbly illustrated with photos and maps. Signed by Stephen Venables on the title page. Co-author Andy Fanshaw worked on the early stages of the book but was killed in an accident in the Cairngorms three years before the book...

Sketches of Sutherland

Wylie, Kathleen · 0

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Studio North, 0. Soft Cover. Unpaginated collection of monocrome sketches by Wylie covering many locations in the North of Scotland. No marks or signatures but some nibbling of rear cover and corner wear. See scans. . Good +

West Highland Railway - Glasgow to Oban - Handbill for the Buffet Observation Car with Illustration of the Car - 1962

1962

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

British Railways, 1962. . Single sheet Glasgow and Oban - the Rail Journey which should not be missed! See the mountains, glens, rivers and lochs en route through the Central Highlands to the Land of Lorne from The Buffet Observation Car - daily 18th June to 22nd September. Su...