I have been contacted by the widow of a Caver "I have found the rest of the Descent magazines, and there is a complete run from number one to 296 , with the exception of number 19. Plus there are several duplicates" Is there anyone out there who would be interested in purchasing these. Send...

The rear cover of the book has a crease on the back Cover this will be £11 instead of the usual £15 if anyone would like it.

I have these for sale if anyone interested before I place on ebay PM direct Mike

I am expecting a delivery of the above title of the next few days, this wilo incorporate all 7 Volumes . I will be doing this post free to advance orders In addition I still have new copies of Volumes 5 & 7 willl offer these at a clearance price of £2.00 Mike

Authors Dave Southern & Paul Lawton, Hardback, A4, 192pp, glossy paper £35.00 Although this is a railway book section 2 of the about the Slate Quarries of Blaenau Ffestiniog with a series of very interesting colour photographs of remains of buildings and equipment, an interesting one of a...

Tin Mining in Cornwall: 1900 to 1950: Decline, Fall and Resurrection Roger Burt with Michael C. Gill and Norikazu Kudo, 350pp softback £25.00 and Hardback £35.00 The history of the Cornish Tin Industry since the death of Queen Victoria has often received scant attention and been treated as a...

I went along to Caphouse, to have a look at th Mining Lamp Collectors fair and found this booklet newly produced W. E.Teale & Co, Sb, A5, 21pp includes full colour photos of lamps £6.00 Teale started his career as a salesman working for his father who was a cotton manufacturer. He was...

Anyone has purchased Goon's (Alan Jeffreys book from me or other booksellers will need to add the section below ommitted between pages 24 and 27 . I gather it was a softwear error the GSG can't afford to reprint the book so please add below to your copy . In Goons words don't these things...

Anyone who knows Alan (aka Goon) will know of his dry sense of humour, which comes out in bucket loads in his book which is semi-autobiographical when he tells of his many adventures breaking new ground in the Scottish Caves and the founding of the Grampian Speleological Group. Alan has done it...

This updated larger version of the Gazetteer of Slate Quarrying in Wales has been updated by Des Marshall its now A5 size and some 65 pages longer has just arrived from the publisher. It covers 718 sites underground and surface Alun John Richards Updated and Edited by Des Marshall, Sb, A5...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66568125?fbclid=IwAR1Mc_lqadJ-NEg_fJzhJqrio6eJtRBNYSc9h8LEb6cL5mvHNK4_ftfRMiM The boat stuck is causing further problems Mike

The third book in the series ( Complete Guide to the Engine Houses of West Cornwall and similarly Mid Cornwall) has just been published , Authors Damian Nance, Kenneth Brown and Tony Clarke, Softback, 210mm x 210mm, 152printed pages, full colour throughout on gloss art paper. £22.50 It is the...

These Newsletters nos 3,33, 36, 40 - 44 came with a collection of Caving and Mining books I obtained yesterday ( see new additions on my website) These are free of charge to anyone who would like Mike

Rob Vernon when clearing John Bennetts store discovered a few extra copies of the above , these are well out of print , they are £2.50 each Plus postage Mike

This mine was discussed on another forum] Has anyone here been inside the abandoned Crystal Palace lead mine behind the dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park in south London Does anone know or know of this - I'm intrigued Mike

Lynne Mayers, A5, Sb, 130pp, 28 illustrations. 5 tables. comprehensive index. £12.00 free to NMRS Members, NMRS Synopsis Women and young girls were employed in the metalliferous mining areas of the UK and Ireland from the times of the earliest records. However, this aspect of mining has...

Aberllefenni Slate Quarry - A history of the last underground slate working in Wales. Jon Knowles, A4, Hardback, 280printed pages £35.00 In Jon's own words "the book is a culmination of over 15 years exploration underground and archival research" It's a credit to Jon's expertise and...

Over the years I have purchased collections and also collections have been given to me to pass. I will be at the NAMHO confence if you would like to collect or make other arrangements, otherwise a donation for P&P would be fine - Mineral Resources Consultative Coomitte - Slate , A4, 26pp, HMSO...

I have reprinted a few copies of these Mike

I'm having a bit of a clearout over the years buying collections. I have found that I have a number of surplus books. There is no charge except postage A) 2 x copies , Annotated Bibliographies of Mineral Deposits in Africa, Asia (exclusive of the USSR) and Australasia. B) Annotated...