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| Davis Patricia |
FORMBY LADIES GOLF CLUB1896 : A history of the Club. Pub. by the club 1996. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 79. Plates including members. SIGNED BY jANE McGIBBON CAPTIAN OF THE CLUB1997. |
£10
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| Conron Brandon |
THE LONDON HUNT AND COUNTRY CLUB Pub London 1985. bk v.g. Blue leatherette pp 106. Plates. 1885 - 1985 A DISTINGUISHED TRADITION. Lots of names of the members for The Hunt, Golf and Tennis etc. |
£10 |
| Jessie King |
SEVEN HAPPY DAYS : A Series of Drawings by JESSIE KING with Quotations from John Davidson and others. Bk v.g. Hard covers with Jessie King illustration in colour. First issued by The studio 1913. Reprinted in 1993 by Stewarty District Council.
Beautifully produced with a mixure of B/W and colour Illust 's. |
£17
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| Hannah Wailton |
DARKNESS VISIBLE : A Revelation and Interpretation of Freemasonary Pub Augustian 1980. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 232. plates. Covers all aspects of Freemasonary It also gives the variations between Scotland Ireland and USA. Interesting. |
£8 |
| Gilbert Henry |
THE BOOK OF PIRATES Pub Harrap 1919. 2nd Ed. Bk v.g. Greeen boards with attractive skull and cross bone in gold on front board. pp 310. Plates. storoies of various pirates. |
£20 |
| Syvret and Stevens |
BALLANTYNE'S HISTORY OF JERSEY Pub Pillimore 1998 3rd Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 314. Plates. This particular edition is revised and enlarged. the book is substantial and a bit heavier than normal. An nice copy |
£18 |
| Binding Paul |
IMAGINED CORNERS :Exploring the World's First Atlas. Pub Review 2003. 1st ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 314. Colour plates. : looking at the ' Theatram orbis terrarum ' All about the fourteenth century maps. A very nice edition. |
£!8 |
| Cookson Catherine |
SLINKY JANE Pub MacDonald 1959. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw Some tear repairs and chips pp 224. One of the early novels by Cookson. |
£15 |
| Vaughan Adrian |
SIGNALMAN'S MORNING Pub Murray 1984. 3rd Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 167. Plates. From the start of his apprenticeship at Challow. The joy of the book is its readable narrative. |
£9 |
| Christie Agatha |
THE MIRROR CRACK' D FROM SIDE TO SIDE Pub Collins Crime Club 1962. 1st ed. Bk v.g. DW minor chips top spine and small piece missing at the rear. Has name in ink on the fron flyleaf. |
£10 |
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BUNBURY : The History of a Cheshire Village Pub 1989. Local History Group. Good historical detaila and the photographs are very clear. |
£10 |
| Ferneyhough Frank |
STEAM UP : A Railwayman Remembers Pub Hale 1983. 1st Ed. bk v.g. Dw v.g. Slight fade on spine. pp 236. Plates. This is an excellent book about the Steam days long past. |
£9 |
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| Christie Agatha |
BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMS Pub Collins Crime Club. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw vg./g two tear repairs and minute spine fade. |
£10 |
| Marshall George W.
Genealogists Guide |
THE GENEALOGIST'S GUIDE Pub Billing 1893. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Heavy beige boards. pp 884. Extremely detailed with lists of names and where details held etc. |
£38 |
| Bain Arthur J. |
LIFE AND EXPLORATIONS OF FRIDTJOF NANSEN Pub Scott. not dated ( early 1900's ) New Edition revised and considerably
enlarged. Bk v.g. Black boards with gold on front board and silver with ship on spine. The earlier copies are horribly expensive so this is a comprimise.but with nice decoration. |
£30 |
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| Bremer - Kamp |
LIVING ON THE EDGE : The Winter Ascent of Kancbenjunga Pub Charles 1987. 1st ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 212. Plates some colour. A detailed account of this expedition. |
£12 |
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SOME INTERESTING MILITARY INFORMATION
At Culzean Culzean Castle and Country Park at the Swan Pond you can find a small plaque on a picnic table '' Pipe - Major Jack Laidlaw of the Queen's own Cameron Highlanders ' The Jungle Piper ' Burma 1945. An unusual place. |
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Memorial to DAVID STIRLING OF SAS FAME . If ever travelling to Perth on the A9. At the Bridge of Allan Roundabout take left to Doune - Signed - and approx. 3 to 4 miles you will find a bronze statue of David Stirling. It is worth taking the detour as it is excellent. with a beauiful view over the valley. |
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