BEDFORD, BRUCE.

UNDERGROUND BRITAIN. A Guide to the Wild Caves & Show Caves of England, Scotland & Wales.

London. Willows Books / William Collins, 1985, Ex Library. 176 pages, illustrated on most pages in colour and black & white with photographs, maps & diagrams. In very good condition apart from the library stamps, bits of old label & marks on front endpage. 26.75cm. x 19.75cm. ISBN 0002181010 1985

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Book number: 8845

Catalogue: Travel & Places

Keywords: caces cavern underground caving stalactite stalagmite mining

BEE JAY

Highland Pearls.

Gairloch, Ross. Barker Johnson, 1969., About Wester Ross, and the western area of Sutherland as far north as Cape Wrath. 308 pages, illustrated with a few b./w. photographs & small drawings, plus 4 maps. Contents clean, near fine condition except inscribed to previous owner. Cover is very good but ends of spine slightly bumped, & bottom edge slightly discoloured. D./w. very good but worn on corners, and torn on top of spine. 22.5cm. x 14.5cm. 1969

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Book number: 8328

Catalogue: Travel & Places

Keywords: Western Ross Sutherland The Highlands Torridons Alba Gu Bragh Gaeldom Dalriatha Cape Wrath Lochinvar Assynt Durness Kinlochbervie

BELL, J.J.

The Glory of Scotland.

London. George G. Harrap, 1935., Reprint. 6th impression, revised edition. Foreword by Compton Mackenzie. 386 pages, with frontispiece in colour, 32 b./w. photographs, & a folded map at end. Contents near fine, very clean, no inscription or marks. Dust wrapper torn on edges & corners, spotted and grubby, but it's served its purpose, it has protected the cover underneath which is still bright after 79 years! 20cm. x 14cm. D./w. is interesting as it has a flap on front top edge, printed on it is " First Cheap Edition 5/-. This flap provided to protect of book from dirt & dust... etc. etc." Top of the book is nice & clean. 1935

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Book number: 8238

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Scotland Highlands Edinburgh Robert the Bruce Robert Burns Great Glen Glen Coe Mary Queen of Scots Sir Walter Scott Prince Charles Edward Stuart

BENINGFIELD, GORDON.

HARDY LANDSCAPES.

Devizes, Wiltshire. Selectabook, 2004., Reprint, first published 1990. Published to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Thomas Hardy's birth. Landscape format. 64 pages, illustrated in colour with Gordon Beningfield's watercolours of the countryside that Hardy knew & loved. 24.5cm. x 34.5cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks, in near fine laminared cover. Near fine d./w. priced £17.95. ISBN 1844060373. 2004

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Book number: 7754

Catalogue: Travel & Topography / Art & Design

Keywords: watercolour Gordon Beningfield Thomas Hardy Dorset

BENTLEY, JAMES AND WAITE, CHARLIE.

LANGUEDOC. Philip's Travel Guides.

London. George Philip, 1991., Reprint. This book won the Thomas Cook illustrated book award in 1987. 216 pages including index. Illustrated on most pages with some beautiful photographs by Charlie Waite, in colour and black & white. Near fine, no inscription. D./w. slightly rubbed, worn on top & bottom of spine, 1" tear on back bottom left corner edge, & its price clipped, o./w. is near fine. 9¼"x 9¼". ISBN 054001124X 1991

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Book number: 3711

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Languedoc France Pont du Gard Nîmes Midi Cevennes Carcassonne Pyrenees Huguenots Toulouse

BERLITZ, CHARLES.

The Dragon's Triangle.

London. Grafton Books, 1990., First UK edition. 204 pages. 32 black & white photographs and diagrams, on 16 pages. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is near fine, priced £12.95. 20cm. x 13cm. ISBN 0246135506. 1990

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Book number: 7062

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Bermuda Triangle Dragon's Sea disappearance unexplained Ladrones Mariana Islands

BERRY, GEOFFREY ( PHOTOGRAPHY) AND REDHEAD, BRIAN (TEXT).

A LOVE OF THE LAKES.

London. Constable, 1988., Geoffrey Berry's selection from his favourite photographs of the lovely Lake District scenery. 189 pages. 80 full page colour photographs and 2 maps. Near fine, no inscription or marks in near fine cover. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (£14.95.) 25.5cm. x 25cm. ISBN 0094687404. 1988

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Book number: 6648

Catalogue: Travel & Topography

Keywords: Brian Redhead Geoffrey Berry Lake District Buttermere Windsmere Ullswater Helvellyn Haweswater Eskdale

BEVIS, TREVOR A.

Visiting The Fens and Fenland Churches." ...

March, Cambridge. June E. Bevis,1977.... Allow me to be your guide." 2nd impression. Card covers. 30 pages, illustrated with drawings of the churches, maps of the Fen area and Fenland rivers. Stiff card cover and contents in very good condition, no inscription or marks.. 1977

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Book number: 8540

Catalogue: Travel & Places

Keywords: Fenland The Fens Cambridgeshire Peterborough March Terrington Wisbech Crowland Walpole River Ouse Long Sutton

BICKNELL, PETER. (EDITED BY)

THE ILLUSTRATED WORDSWORTH'S GUIDE TO THE LAKES.

New York. Congdon & Weed Inc., 1984., Ex Library. Foreword by Alan G. Hill. 208 pages. Illustrated in colour and b./w. with old prints, paintings, documents and modern photographs. Library marks & ' Withdrawn from Stock' stamp on front endpage, and the back endpage has been removed otherwise very good. Very good d./w. but spine slightly faded, slightly bumped on top edge, and small tear back top edge, priced $24.95. 25.5cm. x 19.5cm. 1984

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Book number: 7746

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Wordsworth Lake District The Lakes Gressmere Buttermere Rydal Mount Keswick Ambleside

BIDSTON, CAROL E.

Wallasey of Yesteryear.

Birkenhead. Borough of Wirral Dept. of Leisure Services, Libraries, 1980., Softback. 32 pages, illustrated with about 72 old sepia photographs, of Wallasey, Leasowe, Liscard, Moreton, New Brighton & Saughull Massey. Landscape format 21.25cm. x 30cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. ISBN 0904582019 1980

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Book number: 8365

Catalogue: Travel & Topography

Keywords: Wallasey Leasowe Liscard New Brighton

BILSBOROUGH, NORMAN (TEXT BY)

THE TREASURES OF CHESHIRE.

Swinton, Manchester. North West Civic Trust, 1983, Large size softback. Chapters on Romans & Victorians; Towns, Medieval & Modern; Villages; Halls & Homes; Chapels & Churches; The Countryside.187 pages. Fold out map, illustrated with colour & black & white photographs on almost every page. Near fine, no inscription or marks. 10½" x 8¼". ISBN 0901347353 1983

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Book number: 3771

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Cheshire Chester

BIRKETT, BILL

EXPLORING THE LAKES & LOW FELLS. Vol.2. 40 Easier Circular Walks In the Lake District.

Newton Abbot David & Charles, 2001, Hardback. Illustrated paper covered boards. No d./w. as issued. This is volume 2, with walks 41-80. The area covered by the walks is from roughly Bassenthwaite Lake near Cockermouth & Keswick in the north, down to Whitbarrow Scar near Broughton & Kendal in the south. 96 pages including index. The length & difficulty of each walk is given, the estimated time to complete it, plus photographs of typical scenery and places of interest, & a sketch map. The book opens like a pad of writing paper. 8½" x 6" Near fine except top right corner of spine is worn. 071531078X 2001

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Book number: 2303

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Lake district Grasmere Rydal Eskdale Hawkshead Windermere Brantwood Coniston Derwent Keswick Thirlmere Bassenthwaite

BIRTWISTLE, JOHN.

Wirral Memories, from the archives of Wirral Champion.

Prenton, Wirral. Wirral Champion, 1998., Large size softback. 29.75cm. x 21cm. 96 pages, illustrated in colour and black & white throughout. Stiff card cover, and contents are near fine, no inscription or marks, but corners are slightly bumped. Priced on back £6.95.

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Book number: 8345

Catalogue: History /Travel & Topography

Keywords: Wirral Champion John Birtwistle 5774 Thornton Hough Birkenhead Wallasey Burton New Brighton Bebington

BISHOP, J.; FLEMING, L.; GOODHALL-COPESTAKE, P.; WALTON, J.; WALTON, K. (PHOTOGRAPHERS)

Portrait of Antarctica.

London. George Philip, 1984., Reprint. Foreword by the Prince of Wales. This is a book of photos of Antarctica taken by 5 men over 50 years. 168 pages, with colour and b. & w. photographs. Contents clean no inscription. D./w. priced £9.95, torn on the top of the spine & front bottom edge, o./w. very good. 23.5cm. x 23.5cm. ISBN 0540010758. 1984

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Book number: 7461

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Antarctica penguins seals albatross skidoo

BLACKMORE, R.D. (TEXT), AND BURTON, S.H. (SELECTION & COMMENTARY.)

THE LORNA DOONE TRAIL.Tracing the story of Jan Ridd & Lorna Doone in words & pictures.

Dulverton, Somerset. The Exmoor.Press, 1975., Softback. From the series "Microstudies". 64 pages. 26 full page b./w. photographs. End pages illustrated with maps of Exmoor and 'Doone Land'. 31cm. x 15cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Edges of spine on card cover slightly rubbed. Priced 75p. on back. ISBN 0900131195. 1975

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Book number: 6746

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Exmoor Lorna Doone Malmsmead Tiverton Dulverton Dunster Devon Exebridge Old Blundell's Jan Ridd