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Abercrombie, D. et al.,
DALWHINNIE – a Hamlet on the Great North Road.
Dalwhinnie Past & Present.
2008
First edition.
Interesting pictorial history of highland village familiar to many when heading north through the Scottish Highlands.
Small oblong size. Hardback. 202pp with many illus. No inscriptions. Fine in near fine complete and unclipped dustwrapper.
£ 15
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Bailey, Patrick.
ORKNEY.
David & Charles.
1971
First edition.
The author describes the Orkney Islands in detail - their weather, their archaeology and history.
245pp with illustrations, diagrams & Maps. Turquoise cloth with gilt lettering on spine. No inscriptions or other blemishes. Fine in fine complete and unclipped dustwrapper.
£ 215
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Balfour, J.A. & Mackenzie, W.M.
THE BOOK OF ARRAN.
Kilbrannan Publishing.
1982
Facsimile limited edition.
The archaeology, history and folklore of this Scottish island.
Two volumes. Volume 1 (Archaeology): 295pp & Volume 2 (History and Folklore): 388pp. Both volumes with b/w plates, drawings and maps. In original red cloth with gilt lettering and motif. Limited edition of 1000 copies, of which this is number 340. No inscriptions. A fine clean (as new) bright pair of volumes.
£ 50
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Batey, C.E., Jesch, J. and Morris, C.D. (eds).
THE VIKING AGE in Caithness, Orkney and the North Atlantic.
Edinburgh University Press.
1995
Select papers from the Proceedings of the Eleventh Viking Congress, Thurso and Kirkwall, 22nd August – 1st September 1989. 554 pages. Papers by different contributors. This wide-ranging, richly illustrated volume collects the latest discoveries on the Vikings in Northern Scotland, the Northern Isles, Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
Paperback. Very Good+ condition. No inscriptions.
£ 95
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Birks, H.J.B.
PAST AND PRESENT VEGETATION OF THE ISLE OF SKYE. A PALAEO-ECOLOGICAL STUDY.
Cambridge University Press.
1973
First edition.
Large size. 415pp with seven folding mps in rear pocket plus maps and diagrams in text. Very good+ in very good+ dustwrapper (d/w).
Slight rubbing to page and most minor previous owner inscription. The d/w is price clipped and has very minor wear to d/w extremities.
£ 10
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Borthwick, Alastair.
ALWAYS A LITTLE FURTHER.
Diadem.
1993
Reprint.
Classic tales of climbing and outdoor life in Scotland in the 1930s.
Paperback. 221pp with b/w illus. New. Mint condition. No inscriptions.
£ 18
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Borthwick, Alastair.
ALWAYS A LITTLE FURTHER.
Diadem.
1983
Reprint.
Classic tales of climbing and outdoor life in Scotland in the 1930s.
Hardback. 221pp with b/w illus. Near fine in near fine complete price clipped dustwrapper. No inscriptions.
£ 50
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Borthwick, Alastair.
ALWAYS A LITTLE FURTHER.
Faber & Faber.
1939
First edition
Classic tales of climbing and outdoor life in Scotland in the 1930s. Scarce as first edition in dustwrapper.
276pp. In original blue cloth with gilt lettering. Scattered spotting to opening endpapers and page ends. Hinges tight and square. Small previous owner inscription but on rear endpaper. The dustwrapper (d/w) is near complete but has general creases and wear to d/w extremities. Evidence of previous tape strengthening as residue has discoloured lower and top edges of d/w. This is most notable on rear panel of d/w. Overall, very good- in very good d/w.
£ 18
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Brown, Hamish.
CLIMBING THE CORBETTS: Scotland’s 2,500ft Summits.
Gollancz.
1988
First edition.
Overall, very good+ in very good+ price clipped dustwrapper.
381pp with 8 colour plates and maps. Slight signs or rubbing to page ends and dustwrapper extremities. No inscriptions.
£ 35
Buchan Watt, V.J.
THE BOOK OF BANCHORY.
Oliver & Boyd.
1947
First edition.
Chapters include folk-lore, church ministers, old legends along with the natural history of the Banchory Parish.
In original blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. 204pp with illus. Complimentary copy for review by ‘The Scotsman, Edinburgh’. Their stamp on front boards. No other inscriptions. Light spine fading to cloth. Slight spotting to page ends. Overall, very good contents / cloth. No dustwrapper.
£ 45
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Buchan Watt, V.J.
THE BOOK OF BANCHORY.
Oliver & Boyd.
1947
First edition.
Chapters include folk-lore, church ministers, old legends along with the natural history of the Banchory Parish.
In original blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. 204pp with illus. No inscriptions. Light spine fading to cloth. Slight darkening to page ends. Overall, very good in very good- dustwrapper (d/w), which has chips and creases to d/w extremities, especially on top spine edge.
£ 20
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Butterfield, Irvine.
THE CALL OF THE CORBETTS.
David and Charles.
2001
First edition
Large size. Signed by Irvine Butterfield 192pp with outstanding photographs of all the Corbetts.
Mint in mint d/w.
£ 22
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Butterfield, Irvine.
THE HIGH MOUNTAINS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND.
Diadem.
1986
First edition
320pp with many outstanding illustrations. Contains bookplate of previous owner. Well-illustrated informative guide.
Near fine in near fine non price clipped d/w.
£ 15
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Campbell, Robin.
THE MUNROIST’S COMPANION.
Scottish Mountaineering Trust/SMC.
1999
First edition.
The history of Munro-bagging to the present day, expressed from a wealth of literature.
328pp with black and white photographs and other illustrations and maps. Printed pictorial covers. Fine contents / cloth – not issued with dust wrapper.
£ 20
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Crocket, Ken.
BEN NEVIS Britain’s Highest Mountain.
Scottish Mountaineering Trust.
1986
First edition.
Fine contents and pictorial boards. Not issued with d/w. No inscriptions or other blemishes.
320pp with numerous illustrations & maps.
£ 20
Darling, F.Fraser & Boyd, J.M.
NATURAL HISTORY IN THE HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS.
Collins
1973
Reprint.
Part of New Naturalist Series (No.6).
336pp with black & white photographs. No inscriptions or other blemishes. Fine in fine complete and unclipped dustwrapper.
£ 25
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Firsoff, V.A.
THE CAIRNGORMS ON FOOT AND SKI.
Hale
1949
First Edition.
Vg+ in vg+ unclipped d/w. Very light chipping to d/w extremities.
279pp with 49 illustrations and a folding map.
£ 15
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Firsoff, V.A.
ON SKI IN THE CAIRNGORMS.
W.R. Chambers.
1965
First edition.
Classic companion to ‘On Foot in the Cairngorms’.
98pp with 17 illustrations by the author with photographs, maps and line drawings. No inscriptions or other blemishes. Fine in fine complete and unclipped d/w.
£ 325
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Forsyth, William.
IN THE SHADOW OF CARINGORM: Chronicles of the united parishes of Abernethy and Kincardine.
The Northern Counties Publishing Company.
1900
First edition.
In original olive green cloth binding with gilt titling to spine and attractive gilt pictorial front cloth design. Top edges gilt. Text block tight, square and secure. Pages clean and bright.
A little light cloth rubbing to corners and spine, otherwise a very good+ attractive copy. Scarce.
£ 80
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Fraser, G. M.
THE OLD DEESIDE ROAD – Its Course, History and Associations.
Aberdeen University Press.
1921
First edition
Large size. 260pp with 38 illus and map.
Fine contents / cloth. A clean bright copy of immensely attractive and detailed work.
£ 25
Fraser, Hugh.
AMID HIGH HILLS.
A. & C. Black.
1934
Second edition.
224pp with colour and b/w plates after various artists. In original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and decorated with a thistle motif. Contents clean and tight, neat signature to front end paper. A fine copy.
Articles on stalking, fishing, salmon fishing, deer and the birds of the Highlands.
£ 18
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Gardner, Arthur.
THE PEAKS, LOCHS AND COASTS OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS.
R. Grant and Son.
1930
Third edition.
A well illustrated book revised and enlarged from the first edition. A fine copy.
Dark blue cloth, gilt title on spine and front cover. 127pp with 115 illustrations from photographs.
£ 20
Gardner, Arthur.
SUN, CLOUD & SNOW IN THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS.
Grant & Murray.
1933
First edition.
Subtitled "From Glencoe to Ardnamurchan, Mull and Arran.”
122pp with 116 fine photos, plus catalogue. A fine copy. Gilt lettering and thistle motif.
£ 85
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Geikie, James.
MOUNTAINS: THEIR ORIGIN, GROWTH AND DECAY.
Oliver & Boyd.
1913
First edition.
A very good+ copy with some fading to the spine and very light foxing to page ends. No previous owners inscriptions.
311pp with illustrated plates, diagrams, and maps. In original red cloth with gilt spine lettering.
£ 65
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Geikie, James.
FRAGMENTS OF EARTH LORE.
Bartholomew.
1893
First edition.
Light spotting to page ends, otherwise a particularly clean, bright copy.
In original dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. 428pp with 6 folding maps.
£ 30
Geikie, Sir Archibald.
THE SCENERY OF SCOTLAND: Viewed In Connection With Its Physical Geology.
MacMillan.
1887
Second edition.
Overall very good+ contents / cloth.
In original dark green cloth with gilt lettering. Very light wear to cloth extremities in places. 481pp with two folded geological maps of which one is coloured and showing the geology of Scotland and 85 figures. Small tear to opening fold of one map. Text block tight and square.
£ 125
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Gordon, Seton.
BIRDS OF THE LOCH AND MOUNTAIN.
Cassell.
1907
First edition.
Tight secure binding. Very light foxing to opening pages and top page ends. Previous owner inscription on inner front board. Clean, bright attractive copy. Vg+ contents / cloth.
182pp with numerous illustrations. In original cloth with clear gilt lettering and attractive gilt design of an eagle at the nest on front board.
£ 20
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Gordon, Seton.
IN THE HIGHLANDS.
Cassell
1931
First edition.
150pp with 26 illus by the author. Neat previous owner's signature on front endpaper. Some foxing on top page ends.
Otherwise, fine copy in black cloth with gilt titles on spine.
£ 195
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Gray, Robert.
THE BIRDS OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND including the Outer Hebrides. With occasional records of the occurrences of the rarer species throughout Scotland generally.
Thomas Murray & Son.
1871
First edition.
520pp with 15 tinted lithograph plates. Some occasional light spotting. Attractively rebound in half leather with green cloth binding with raised bands and elegant gilt spine motifs and lettering, and new endpapers.
Previous owner inscription on title page. Clean, tightly bound attractive copy.
£ 15
Haldane, A.R.B.
NEW WAYS THROUGH THE GLENS.
Nelson.
1962
First edition.
An account of engineer Thomas Telford and his colleagues in their transport related work in the Highlands of Scotland.
247pp. Including the index + 1 map of 1828 reproduced plus 16 plates. Frontispiece of Telford's Bridge at Dunkeld is in colour. Fine in fine price clipped d/w. No inscriptions.
£ 30
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Haldane, A.R.B.
THE DROVE ROADS OF SCOTLAND.
University of Edinburgh.
1968
Reissue.
Reissue of a classic study, first published in 1952.
266pp + folding map at rear. Fine in fine unclipped d/w. Small signature of previous owner.
£ 25
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Harker, Alfred.
THE WEST HIGHLAND AND THE HEBRIDES. A Geologist’s Guide for Amateurs.
Cambridge University Press.
1941
First edition.
Vg+ contents in vg complete and unclipped dustwrapper (d/w), which has light chipping and creasing to d/w extremities.
127pp with illus and maps. No inscriptions.
£ 350
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Harvie-Brown, J.A. and Macpherson, H. A.
A VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF THE NORTH-WEST HIGHLANDS AND SKYE.
David Douglas.
1904
First edition.
Minor rubbing and some light shelf wear to covers. Clear gilt lettering. Clean tightly bound copy.
379pp plus adverts to rear. Numerous drawings, maps and photogravures and linen-backed colour map to rear. Drawings by J. Pedder and photographs by W. Norrie et.al.
£ 100
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Henderson, George.
THE NORSE INFLUENCE ON CELTIC SCOTLAND.
James MacLehose,
1910
First Edition.
Glasgow. 371pp, with 9 illustrations. A near fine copy with clear gilt lettering.
Some pages still uncut. Slight weakness to front inner board. Very clean attractive copy.
£ 25
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Holden, A. E.
PLANT LIFE IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS.
Oliver and Boyd.
1952
First edition.
319pp with 64 plates. Ecology and adaptation by plants to their insect visitors.
Fine in near fine d/w.
£ 30
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Humble, Roy.
THE VOICE OF THE HILLS. The Story of Ben Humble MBE.
The Pentland Press.
1995
First edition.
An interesting biography by Ben Humble’s nephew on this important climber and mountain rescuer.
232pp with illus and maps. No inscriptions or other blemishes. Fine in fine complete and unclipped dustwrapper.
£ 60
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Kilgour, William T.
TWENTY YEARS ON BEN NEVIS: Being a Brief Account of the Life, Work and Experiences of the Observers at the Highest Meteorological Station in the British Isles.
Alexander Gardner.
1905
First edition.
154pp with many photos and folding panorama. In original red cloth with gilt and black lettering.
The cloth is rather rubbed and marked in places and faded on the spine. Some spotting and general slightly thumbed and marked page ends. No inscriptions.
£ 12
Lister-Kaye, John.
THE WHITE ISLAND.
Longman.
1972
First edition
An account of the author's visit to Kyleakin to help Gavin Maxwell write a book on British Mammals and to help convert the island into a private Zoo for the birds and mammals of the West Highlands. This book describes the venture, in detail, plus as well the details of Gavin Maxwell's last illness and untimely death.
178pp with 22 b/w plates & line drawings. Small previous owner inscription on front endpaper. Near fine in vgery good+ unclipped dustwrapper.
£ 12
Maclennan, Hugh Dan.
THE BEN RACE – The Supreme Test of Athletic Fitness.
Ben Nevis Race Association.
1994
First edition.
The definitive work on ‘The Ben Race’, the race to the top of Britain’s highest Mountain on the first Saturday in September each year.
Large size paperback. 218pp with many illus. No inscriptions. Near fine condition.
£ 90
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MacNair, Peter.
THE GEOLOGY AND SCENERY OF THE GRAMPIANS.
Maclhouse & Sons, Glasgow.
1908
First edition.
Two volume set. One of 480 limited edition. Vol 1 is 191pp with 63 illus and a series of geological sketch maps, all complete. Vol 2 is 199pp with 99 illus and 3 maps, one folding, all included. A detailed technical study of great geological and topographical interest. Covers the Grampians and Valley of Strathmore.
Both volumes are vg+ contents / cloth with rubbing to edges and corners. Pages uncut.
£ 20
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Macrow, Brenda.
HILLS AND GLENS.
Oliver and Boyd.
1949
First edition.
Popular title, but quite difficult to now find in near complete wrapper.
108pp with 54 b/w landscape photos by Robert M. Adam. Inscription. Vg+ in vg+ in near complete clipped dustwrapper (d/w) with minor wear to d/w extremities.
£ 18
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Marwick, Hugh.
THE PLACE NAMES OF BIRSAY.
Aberdeen University Press.
1970
First edition.
Fine in fine complete and unclipped dustwrapper. A clean, bright attractive copy.
135pp with map. Introduction by W. F. H. Nicolaisen. Small name on blank front endpaper.
£ 10
McConnochie, Alex Inkson.
DEESIDE.
James Bisset.
1985
Reprint.
Reprinted from the original 1895 edition and with a new introduction by Donald J. Withrington. 157pp with illus. The d/w is not price clipped. No inscriptions.
Fine in vg+ complete dustwrapper.
£ 18
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Moran, Martin.
SCOTLAND’S WINTER MOUNTAINS: The Challenge and the Skills.
David and Charles.
1988
First edition.
Analysis and advice on technical and safety skills.
311pp with 24 colour plates, black and white photographs, maps and diagrams. No inscriptions or other blemishes. Fine in fine unclipped d/w.
£ 50
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Munro, Robert.
PREHISTORIC SCOTLAND AND ITS PLACE IN EUROPEAN CIVILISATION.
Blackwood.
1899
First edition
Red cloth with attractive gilt lettering. Vg contents / cloth.
£ 12
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Murray, W. H.
SCOTLAND’S MOUNTAINS.
Scottish Mountaineering Club.
1987
First edition.
305pp with many illus. Detailed history of fauna, flora, climbing, history and topography in Scotland’s mountains.
Fine contents / boards, (not issued with d/w).
£ 25
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Murray, W.H.
MOUNTAINEERING IN SCOTLAND.
Dent.
1962
Second edition.
The first detailed record of climbing rock, snow and ice on the mountains of Scotland. The climbs described were completed in 1937 and 1938 and the author wrote this classic book on scraps of paper while a prisoner of war in Germany.
252pp with 32 photographs and 5 maps and diagrams. No inscriptions or other blemishes. Fine in fine unclipped d/w.
£ 12
Murray, W.H.
HIGHLAND LANDSCAPE: A Survey Commissioned by the National Trust for Scotland.
National Trust.
1962
First edition.
80pp with index, illustrations and folding map in rear. Fine in fine d/w.
A report of a survey undertaken for the National Trust for Scotland, which is the first definitive study of the landscape of the Scottish Highlands. In it Murray describes 21 regions of outstanding beauty, extending northwards from Loch Lomond and the Trossachs to Inverpolly and Glencansip Forests in Sutherland, and eastward to the Carnigorms and the Mar and Balmoral Forests in Aberdeenshire.
£ 15
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Murray, W.H.
MOUNTAINEERING IN SCOTLAND and UNDISCOVERED SCOTLAND.
Diadem.
1979
Reprint.
A compilation of Murray’s famous two books which were originally published in 1947 and 1951.
252pp and 232pp. No inscriptions. Near fine in very good+ price clipped dustwrapper.
£ 15
Murray, W.H.
MOUNTAINEERING IN SCOTLAND.
Dent.
1947
First edition.
The first detailed record of climbing rock, snow and ice on the mountains of Scotland. The climbs described were completed in 1937 and 1938 and the author wrote this classic book on scraps of paper while a prisoner of war in Germany.
252pp with 32 photographs and 5 maps and diagrams. In original brick-red cloth with gilt spine titles. Inscription on opening endpaper and light rubbing to cloth extremities. Overall, very good condition. No dustwrapper.
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