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THE CLIFFS & CAVES OF CHEDDAR / A Series of 24 Beatiful views in Real Photogravure published by William Gough, Son of the Discoverer of the Famous Cave ND [1902 from MCR&A] SB ?1.00
WOOKEY HOLE / The Great Cave and the Legend of the Witch / The Caverns of the Cave Divers etc. by E V Gatacre, W I Stanton and Diana Windsor July 1980 36 pp many colour photos. Brown glossy cover. A5 SB ?1.00
WHITE SCAR CAVES / History-Geology-Exploration. by Dr A C Waltham ND [1980?] 16 pp, illus. A5 landscape. PB ?1.00
KENTS CAVERN / THE ORIGIN AND STORY and descriptive tour of the caves by Clive Pemberton revised 1964 from 1950 edition re-adapted 1972. with a survey by P M B Lake NP and a Time Chart by J B Sparks. [32 pp] 3 B&W photos, 8 colour photos and 4 colour photos from paintings by Herbert Truman ARWA, 4 line illus by Ernest Petts. Ochre card cover with colour photo of Long Arcade on front and rear 13 cm x 21 cm SB ?1.00
CHEDDAR CAVE / Illustrated and official guide by Dr W I Stanton ND [1977?] 32 pp colour cover with former head guide Will Painter in full flow. ?1.00
Another copy 1980 edition ?1.00
KNOW THE GAME ROCK CLIMBING by C M Dixon 1958 48 pp illus ?1.00
ROCK CARVINGS OF NORTHERN BRITAIN by Stan Beckensal 1986 64 pp illus SB ?1.00
HAN OU LA PROMENADE ENCHANTIE by Adrien de Pr?morel et Jacques and photos by Lucien de Meyer 1954 74 pp, numerous photos including reproductions of old engravings [please see next item]. This is a fascinating but little known guide book to the Great Cave of Han in Belgium. SB In French ?15.00
THE SPUR BOOK OF CAVING by Jim Ballard 1978 64 pp many illus. In the 1960?s and 70?s anybody who was anybody wrote a caving book, most were like this, a `how to go caving? manual. Good sound advice with such antique equipment as carbide lamps, cable ladders, but also describes SRT. SB ?3.00
KNOW THE GAME Rock Climbing by Dennis Kemp 1st ed 1975 32 pp illus PB ?1.00
INGLEBOROUGH CAVERN described by Dr Trevor Ford Including: Notes on Gaping Gill and the geology of Ingleborough 1971 28 pp, photos, library stamp. Opened up in 1837, this is an authoritative account. Dalesman edition with blue cover with M H Long?s wife looking at the speleothem called `The Shower Bath?. SB ?1.00
INGLEBOROUGH CAVERN AND GAPING GILL by Dr Trevor Ford 1975 35 pp, 6 photos, surveys etc. Opened up in 1837, this is an authoritative account. SB ?1.00
THE GREAT STORMS AND FLOODS OF JULY 1968 ON MENDIP by J D Hanwell and M D Newson 1970 [pub as] Wessex Cave Club Occ Pub Series 1 No 2 72 pp 18 figs XII plates IV tables. A phenomenal flood which changed some caves forever! SB ?1.00
ROPES KNOTS AND SLINGS FOR CLIMBERS by Walt Wheelock 1967 36 pp, illus, PB ?.00
TORQUAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY A Guide to the Society?s Museum with plan and notes on Kents Cavern 1941 twelfth edition 16 pp, illus SB ?1.00
VISITOR?S GUIDE TO POOLE?S CAVERN BUXTON COUNTRY PARK by David G Allsop ND 16 pp colour photos, reproduction of old engravings. SB ?1.00
KENT?S CAVERN by John Gerrard. reprinted by kind permission of ?Chambers?s [sic] Journal?. Time Chart by kind permission of J B Sparks. [with] A new plan of Kent?s Cavern by P M B Lake [1934] ND [1946]. [20 pp] 11 B&W plates. The cover is dull yellow card ?The Story of Kents Cavern Wellswood Torquay?. Needless to say, this edition is new to me. SB ?5.00
THE ORIGIN AND STORY OF KENTS CAVERN / with a descriptive tour of the caves by Clive Pemberton 1950 FIRST edition, with a survey by P M B Lake NP and a Time Chart by J B Sparks. [28 pp] 12 colour photos, numerous b & w photos,, 4 colour photos from paintings by Herbert Truman ARWA, 4 line illus by Ernest Petts. Mustard colour cover SB ?1.00
GOUGH?S CAVES CHEDDAR Somerset 16 Magnificent views 2 pages of description. Cover text in red, background printing in green of Cheddar Gorge SB ?5.00
THE STORY OF CHEDDAR / its Gorge, Caves and their Ancient History by L B Thornycroft, D. Lit. First edition, second impression 1952. 150 pp illus. With large pullout survey of the cave and a Table of the Ages. A quality guide book which has not been bettered. SB ?1.00
LASCAUX Paintings and Engravings by Annette Laming. 1959 Penguin Books. numerous line drawings and plates. SB ?3.00
BRITISH CAVING / An Introduction to Speleology by Members of the Cave Research Group first edition 1953 468 pp 48 plates 87 figs 12 tab. Probably the best introduction to caving every written. Covers all aspects of cave science, geology, biology, physics etc. Potted accounts of British Caving regions. HB DW ?8.00
L'ART PREHISTORIQUE by Alain Roussot 1994 127 pp 66 figs In his latest book the author explanations the objectives behind these French cave paintings. SB In French ?1.00
ALTAMIRA / The Origin of Art by Dr Miguel Angel Garcia Guinea 1971 47 pp, 32 colour and 16 B&W photos including one of the discoverer Don Marcelino S de Sautuola. A nice introduction to cave art. SB ?1.00
TEN YEARS UNDER THE EARTH by Norbert Casteret 1969 Aldine Paperback 240 pp 41 photos 5 B&W drawing 2 maps. The most popular caving book in the world. It has appeared in 11 languages and numerous editions. The Oldest Statues in the World; The Sacred Grotto of Labastide; The Phantom Hands of Gargas; My First Cavern; My First Chasm; The Grotte Casteret; The Deepest Abyss in France, the Gouffre Martel; The True Source of the Garonne. Still as popular as ever. ?1.00
CHALLENGE UNDERGROUND by Bruce L Bedford 1975 192 pp 12 plates and 12 line drawings. Bruce writes well and here he conveys the essence of the sport's magic. A good read! ?3.00
SUBTERRANEAN CLIMBERS / Twelve years in the world's deepest chasm. by Pierre Chevalier. rare 1st edition 1951 223 pp 23 photos 10 maps 9 B&W drawings. The most exciting story of cave exploration every written. In English HB DW some wear to spine ?3.00
THE DARKNESS BECKONS / The History and Development of Cave Diving by Martyn Farr 1991 280 pp 190 B&W and 53 colour photos, and 64 cross sections, simulations and maps. With a forward by Bill Stone this new edition will have an international appeal as it includes cave diving in USA, France, Switzerland, The West Indies, Mexico, South Africa and Australia. HB DW ?3.00
UNDERGROUND BRITAIN / A Guide to the Wild Caves and Show Caves of England, Scotland, and Wales by Bruce Bedford 1985 176 pp numerous photos. This is another super coffee table book, lavishly illustrated by some of Britain?s leading cave photographers this is a fascinating guide book for both enthusiast and newcomer alike. HB DW as new ?3.00
THE GREAT CAVING ADVENTURE - The Story of his Major Caving and Diving Expeditions. by Martyn Farr 1984 229 pp 28 colour photos. DyO; Arch-Noons; Aggie; The Rockies and Mexico; Iran, twice; and finally a world record in the Conch Blue Hole. Gripping reading. HB DW ?3.00
DEEP INTO THE Blue Holes by Rob Palmer with a forward by HRH The Duke of Kent 2nd ed 1997 187 pp 24 colour and many B&W photos, illus etc. The blue holes of the Bahamas are among the last of the world's unexplored frontiers. A gripping account of exploration. SB ?3.00
CAVES AND CAVE DIVING by Guy de Lavaur, trans Edmund J Mason [1956] 175 pp 21 line drawings, 21 plates. A very readable introduction to both caving and cave diving with first hand accounts of exploration in the Henne Morte, Padirac and other caves. HB DW ?3.00
DEPTHS OF THE EARTH / Caverns and cavers of the United States by William R Halliday. Revised and Enlarged ed 1976 432 pp many photos. HB DW ?3.00
AMERICAN CAVES AND CAVING - Techniques, Pleasures and Safeguards of Modern Cave Exploration by William R Halliday 1s ed 1974 348 pp numerous photos. A controversial author who likes to stick his neck out! HB DW ?3.00
YORKSHIRE CAVES AND POTHOLES No 2 Under Ingleborough by A Mitchell [1946] 140 pp 40 photos, maps etc. Classic account of early cave exploration in Yorkshire. SB DW ?9.00
Postage extra unless you can collect from South Wales or Mendip
WOOKEY HOLE / The Great Cave and the Legend of the Witch / The Caverns of the Cave Divers etc. by E V Gatacre, W I Stanton and Diana Windsor July 1980 36 pp many colour photos. Brown glossy cover. A5 SB ?1.00
WHITE SCAR CAVES / History-Geology-Exploration. by Dr A C Waltham ND [1980?] 16 pp, illus. A5 landscape. PB ?1.00
KENTS CAVERN / THE ORIGIN AND STORY and descriptive tour of the caves by Clive Pemberton revised 1964 from 1950 edition re-adapted 1972. with a survey by P M B Lake NP and a Time Chart by J B Sparks. [32 pp] 3 B&W photos, 8 colour photos and 4 colour photos from paintings by Herbert Truman ARWA, 4 line illus by Ernest Petts. Ochre card cover with colour photo of Long Arcade on front and rear 13 cm x 21 cm SB ?1.00
CHEDDAR CAVE / Illustrated and official guide by Dr W I Stanton ND [1977?] 32 pp colour cover with former head guide Will Painter in full flow. ?1.00
Another copy 1980 edition ?1.00
KNOW THE GAME ROCK CLIMBING by C M Dixon 1958 48 pp illus ?1.00
ROCK CARVINGS OF NORTHERN BRITAIN by Stan Beckensal 1986 64 pp illus SB ?1.00
HAN OU LA PROMENADE ENCHANTIE by Adrien de Pr?morel et Jacques and photos by Lucien de Meyer 1954 74 pp, numerous photos including reproductions of old engravings [please see next item]. This is a fascinating but little known guide book to the Great Cave of Han in Belgium. SB In French ?15.00
THE SPUR BOOK OF CAVING by Jim Ballard 1978 64 pp many illus. In the 1960?s and 70?s anybody who was anybody wrote a caving book, most were like this, a `how to go caving? manual. Good sound advice with such antique equipment as carbide lamps, cable ladders, but also describes SRT. SB ?3.00
KNOW THE GAME Rock Climbing by Dennis Kemp 1st ed 1975 32 pp illus PB ?1.00
INGLEBOROUGH CAVERN described by Dr Trevor Ford Including: Notes on Gaping Gill and the geology of Ingleborough 1971 28 pp, photos, library stamp. Opened up in 1837, this is an authoritative account. Dalesman edition with blue cover with M H Long?s wife looking at the speleothem called `The Shower Bath?. SB ?1.00
INGLEBOROUGH CAVERN AND GAPING GILL by Dr Trevor Ford 1975 35 pp, 6 photos, surveys etc. Opened up in 1837, this is an authoritative account. SB ?1.00
THE GREAT STORMS AND FLOODS OF JULY 1968 ON MENDIP by J D Hanwell and M D Newson 1970 [pub as] Wessex Cave Club Occ Pub Series 1 No 2 72 pp 18 figs XII plates IV tables. A phenomenal flood which changed some caves forever! SB ?1.00
ROPES KNOTS AND SLINGS FOR CLIMBERS by Walt Wheelock 1967 36 pp, illus, PB ?.00
TORQUAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY A Guide to the Society?s Museum with plan and notes on Kents Cavern 1941 twelfth edition 16 pp, illus SB ?1.00
VISITOR?S GUIDE TO POOLE?S CAVERN BUXTON COUNTRY PARK by David G Allsop ND 16 pp colour photos, reproduction of old engravings. SB ?1.00
KENT?S CAVERN by John Gerrard. reprinted by kind permission of ?Chambers?s [sic] Journal?. Time Chart by kind permission of J B Sparks. [with] A new plan of Kent?s Cavern by P M B Lake [1934] ND [1946]. [20 pp] 11 B&W plates. The cover is dull yellow card ?The Story of Kents Cavern Wellswood Torquay?. Needless to say, this edition is new to me. SB ?5.00
THE ORIGIN AND STORY OF KENTS CAVERN / with a descriptive tour of the caves by Clive Pemberton 1950 FIRST edition, with a survey by P M B Lake NP and a Time Chart by J B Sparks. [28 pp] 12 colour photos, numerous b & w photos,, 4 colour photos from paintings by Herbert Truman ARWA, 4 line illus by Ernest Petts. Mustard colour cover SB ?1.00
GOUGH?S CAVES CHEDDAR Somerset 16 Magnificent views 2 pages of description. Cover text in red, background printing in green of Cheddar Gorge SB ?5.00
THE STORY OF CHEDDAR / its Gorge, Caves and their Ancient History by L B Thornycroft, D. Lit. First edition, second impression 1952. 150 pp illus. With large pullout survey of the cave and a Table of the Ages. A quality guide book which has not been bettered. SB ?1.00
LASCAUX Paintings and Engravings by Annette Laming. 1959 Penguin Books. numerous line drawings and plates. SB ?3.00
BRITISH CAVING / An Introduction to Speleology by Members of the Cave Research Group first edition 1953 468 pp 48 plates 87 figs 12 tab. Probably the best introduction to caving every written. Covers all aspects of cave science, geology, biology, physics etc. Potted accounts of British Caving regions. HB DW ?8.00
L'ART PREHISTORIQUE by Alain Roussot 1994 127 pp 66 figs In his latest book the author explanations the objectives behind these French cave paintings. SB In French ?1.00
ALTAMIRA / The Origin of Art by Dr Miguel Angel Garcia Guinea 1971 47 pp, 32 colour and 16 B&W photos including one of the discoverer Don Marcelino S de Sautuola. A nice introduction to cave art. SB ?1.00
TEN YEARS UNDER THE EARTH by Norbert Casteret 1969 Aldine Paperback 240 pp 41 photos 5 B&W drawing 2 maps. The most popular caving book in the world. It has appeared in 11 languages and numerous editions. The Oldest Statues in the World; The Sacred Grotto of Labastide; The Phantom Hands of Gargas; My First Cavern; My First Chasm; The Grotte Casteret; The Deepest Abyss in France, the Gouffre Martel; The True Source of the Garonne. Still as popular as ever. ?1.00
CHALLENGE UNDERGROUND by Bruce L Bedford 1975 192 pp 12 plates and 12 line drawings. Bruce writes well and here he conveys the essence of the sport's magic. A good read! ?3.00
SUBTERRANEAN CLIMBERS / Twelve years in the world's deepest chasm. by Pierre Chevalier. rare 1st edition 1951 223 pp 23 photos 10 maps 9 B&W drawings. The most exciting story of cave exploration every written. In English HB DW some wear to spine ?3.00
THE DARKNESS BECKONS / The History and Development of Cave Diving by Martyn Farr 1991 280 pp 190 B&W and 53 colour photos, and 64 cross sections, simulations and maps. With a forward by Bill Stone this new edition will have an international appeal as it includes cave diving in USA, France, Switzerland, The West Indies, Mexico, South Africa and Australia. HB DW ?3.00
UNDERGROUND BRITAIN / A Guide to the Wild Caves and Show Caves of England, Scotland, and Wales by Bruce Bedford 1985 176 pp numerous photos. This is another super coffee table book, lavishly illustrated by some of Britain?s leading cave photographers this is a fascinating guide book for both enthusiast and newcomer alike. HB DW as new ?3.00
THE GREAT CAVING ADVENTURE - The Story of his Major Caving and Diving Expeditions. by Martyn Farr 1984 229 pp 28 colour photos. DyO; Arch-Noons; Aggie; The Rockies and Mexico; Iran, twice; and finally a world record in the Conch Blue Hole. Gripping reading. HB DW ?3.00
DEEP INTO THE Blue Holes by Rob Palmer with a forward by HRH The Duke of Kent 2nd ed 1997 187 pp 24 colour and many B&W photos, illus etc. The blue holes of the Bahamas are among the last of the world's unexplored frontiers. A gripping account of exploration. SB ?3.00
CAVES AND CAVE DIVING by Guy de Lavaur, trans Edmund J Mason [1956] 175 pp 21 line drawings, 21 plates. A very readable introduction to both caving and cave diving with first hand accounts of exploration in the Henne Morte, Padirac and other caves. HB DW ?3.00
DEPTHS OF THE EARTH / Caverns and cavers of the United States by William R Halliday. Revised and Enlarged ed 1976 432 pp many photos. HB DW ?3.00
AMERICAN CAVES AND CAVING - Techniques, Pleasures and Safeguards of Modern Cave Exploration by William R Halliday 1s ed 1974 348 pp numerous photos. A controversial author who likes to stick his neck out! HB DW ?3.00
YORKSHIRE CAVES AND POTHOLES No 2 Under Ingleborough by A Mitchell [1946] 140 pp 40 photos, maps etc. Classic account of early cave exploration in Yorkshire. SB DW ?9.00
Postage extra unless you can collect from South Wales or Mendip
