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RESOURCES ON THE SPELEOLOGY OF MEGHALAYA STATE, INDIA. Part 1 Overview by Daniel Gebauer 2008 152 pp many maps and overview surveys. This volume describes the general settings on the speleology of this ?caving heaven? in N E India, where international expeditions have so far yielded hundreds of kilometers of fine cave passages. The geography, geology, hydrology, exploration history and many other basics are presented, accompanied by an incredible bibliography. The specific caving regions of Meghalaya will be covered by separate volumes in the series. SB ?15.00
MLJET UNDERWORLD by Helena Bilandzija et al 2008 10 pp [un-numbered] Colour photos on all pages. A super guide to the caves of the Island of Mljet. In English and Croation, SB ?1.00
***WESTMINSTER SPELEOLOGICAL GROUP Bulletin Vol8 No 2 Summer Autumn 1973 pp 15-33 surveys. Strans Gill Rescue; Ogof Pont Sychryd; [Caves of] Sychryd Valley; Oxford University Expedition to Northern Spain. SB as new ?1.00
GURNEE GUIDE TO AMERICAN CAVES - A Comprehensive Guide to the caves in the United States open to the public, by Russell and Jeanne Gurnee 1990 288 pp over 100 photos, location maps. The first book on this topic was published over 20 years ago. This latest book describes over 200 caves with location map, mailing address, telephone number, directions by car, detailed description of the cave: it's natural history, discovery, feature and programs of special interest such as candlelight tours or underground boat trips, plus a host of other useful items of information. An indispensable guide for travellers, both armchair and otherwise. SB ?5.00
MAMMOTH CAVE AND THE KENTUCKY CAVE REGION / Images of America [series] by Bob and Judi Thompson 2003 128 pp, numerous photos, about 2 a page. The is the story of the most famous cave in the world and the surrounding area. Mammoth Caves was first opened to the public in 1816. The authors have been collecting ephemera from the area for the last 20 years and have produced an archive of caving history. SB ?15.00
SOUTH WALES CAVING CLUB NEWSLETTER. This is a high quality A4 publication, printed on art paper, with colour covers. SB All at ?2.00 each, discount for quantity.
No 126 April 2007 34 pp, many photos, some in colour. Cave Photography; A Trip to Burry Holmes; Frank Baguley Obituary; Clive Jones Obituary; A V Wookey Wedding [married in a cave]; Digging East of the Tawe; Digging the other side; Zach?s Dig; The Case of the Disappearing Bog; An Unusual Through Trip [Easegill]; Trans Oz; 101 Great Caving Trips No 13 ? Return to SVA37; Medal Photos.
No 122 2001 48 pp, many B&W photos, surveys. Vale: Robert Saunders 1950-2001; 101 Great Cavung Trips ? Christmas Pot; La V?z?re [France]; The caves of the Sychryd Gorge (With notes on Ogof Coed y Ffrynau made by the Taylors in 1949); What is this life so full of care if we have no time to stand and stare?; Cantabria ?99 Expedition Report [Spain]; Cantabria 200 The SWCC Expedition to Northern Spain; Cantabria 2000 - An Antipodeans Visit; Red Del Silenicio ? A Quick 4 hour trip [Spain]; New Age caving; 101 Great Caving Trips: Dent de Crolles ? P40 to Trou de Glaz ? The Bob Hall Memorial Through Trip; A Week Beneath Lanzarote; Some notes on French Show caves.
No 121 2000 48 pp, many photos. Norman Lloyd, a Gentleman Caver; Cantabria 1998 ? Expedition Report; SVA29 ? The Conclusion [Spain]; Blood, Sweat, and Swear Words ? The Exploration of SVA16; SVA30 ? so near and yet so far; SVA34; Cantabria 1998- Site List; Equipment Review ? a reliable electric backup lighting for expedition caving on carbide; Cribarth Sink; Four and a half tons of water is ridiculous; SWCC Entrance Exam; Slow Fuse; Bill Weaver; Whats in a name.
SWCC No 83 June 1976, No 87 June 1977, Nos 92 to 103, No 104 Two Expeditions to the Picos de Europe Northern Spain [in photocopy] Nos 105 1989 to No 117 1996. Index to newsletters Nos 1 to 100 All original, unbound. ?2.00 each, discount for quantity or 12 for ?20.00
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRISTOL UNIVERSITY SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Vol 17 No 1 1984 90 pp illus VG ex-library. A highly sought after tome as it contains Charterhouse Cave, Exploration, Geomorphology and Fauna. There are surveys of Charterhouse Cave, GB Cave and Read?s Grotto. For the mine explorer there is: Cornish Miners at Charterhouse on Mendip with maps showing the location, the rakes and the workings on the Stainsby?s Lode. SB ?6.00
RADIANT DARKNESS / The Wonderful World of Cave by Alfred B?gli and Herbert W Franke 1967 84 pp 40 colour and 32 B&W photos. The photographs in this book are really superb! Equal to any recent coffee table book. HB ex library ?5.00
ANCIENT CASTLETON CAVES John Royse 1946 ed 76 pp 20 illus, photos, plans and sketches. Blue John, Treak Cliff, Speedwell, Odin Cave, Oxlow Caverns Giant?s Hole, Nettle Pot and Peak Cavern all described plus notes on the general area. A little grubby around the edges, contents OK. A rare item SB ?8.00
CAVE ENGRAVING - The Upper Middle Cave, Michelstown, Tipperary. 9 x 6 cm, coloured and with a nice oval mounted. scan available. ?15.00
Ask for our 2009 list of cave engraving- its free!
IM BANNE DER GROSSEN H?HLE / Abenteuer in der gr?ssten H?hle Europas by Alfred B?gli 1972 second edition. 174 pp, 46 B&W, maps, surveys etc. Sub-titled ?Adventure in the largest cave in Europe?, this is the exciting story of the exploration of the H?lloch [=Hell Hole], one time longest cave in the world. In 1952 Prof B?gli and 3 other cavers were trapped in the cave for 9 days by flood water. By the time the waters went down, the rescuers had given them up for dead and locked the cave, so they had to break their way out! A good read. HB colour cover in German an unusual copy 15 cm x 23 cm ?19.00
PREMIER CARBIDE LAMP. This is a historical item, made by the Premier Lamp Co of Leeds in the 1960s. I used this until quite recently for exploring old coal mines, but the naked flame made my fellow explorers nervous, so I had to go over to electric. It is a cap lamp 10? mm high [c4? inches] and in working order. ?25.00
BERGWERKE & H?HLEN IN HARZ [Mines and Caves in Hartz] by Dipl Geol Friedhart Knolle and Dipl Ing Wilhelm Marbach 1998 108 pp numerous colour photos, about 2 a page. This is a very colourful picture book on the show caves and mines in the Hartz Mountain, formerly East Germany. Long out of bounds to Westerners, this country is now experiencing a renascence. HB In English and German ?12.00 pf
ZAUBER DER H?HLEN Im Reich und der unterirdischen Wasser] [The Magic of the Caves / In the realm of water under the earth] by Alfred B?gli 1976 158 pp. One of the first coffee table books, large A4 format, colour photo on nearly every page. This is the story of the exploration of the H?ll Loch or Hell Hole, one time longest cave in the world, in Switzerland. A thrilling story of exploration. HB DW In German. ?19.00
AU PAYS DU GRAND SILENCE NOIR [The land of the great black silence] by A Glory 8th ed [1948?] 272 pp 48 photos, figs etc. A first hand account of cave exploration in France. In French, some wear, but contents OK. ?9.00
RESOURCES ON THE SPELEOLOGY OF MEGHALAYA STATE, INDIA. Part 1 Overview by Daniel Gebauer 2008 152 pp many maps and overview surveys. This volume describes the general settings on the speleology of this ?caving heaven? in N E India, where international expeditions have so far yielded hundreds of kilometers of fine cave passages. The geography, geology, hydrology, exploration history and many other basics are presented, accompanied by an incredible bibliography. The specific caving regions of Meghalaya will be covered by separate volumes in the series. SB ?15.00
MLJET UNDERWORLD by Helena Bilandzija et al 2008 10 pp [un-numbered] Colour photos on all pages. A super guide to the caves of the Island of Mljet. In English and Croation, SB ?1.00
***WESTMINSTER SPELEOLOGICAL GROUP Bulletin Vol8 No 2 Summer Autumn 1973 pp 15-33 surveys. Strans Gill Rescue; Ogof Pont Sychryd; [Caves of] Sychryd Valley; Oxford University Expedition to Northern Spain. SB as new ?1.00
GURNEE GUIDE TO AMERICAN CAVES - A Comprehensive Guide to the caves in the United States open to the public, by Russell and Jeanne Gurnee 1990 288 pp over 100 photos, location maps. The first book on this topic was published over 20 years ago. This latest book describes over 200 caves with location map, mailing address, telephone number, directions by car, detailed description of the cave: it's natural history, discovery, feature and programs of special interest such as candlelight tours or underground boat trips, plus a host of other useful items of information. An indispensable guide for travellers, both armchair and otherwise. SB ?5.00
MAMMOTH CAVE AND THE KENTUCKY CAVE REGION / Images of America [series] by Bob and Judi Thompson 2003 128 pp, numerous photos, about 2 a page. The is the story of the most famous cave in the world and the surrounding area. Mammoth Caves was first opened to the public in 1816. The authors have been collecting ephemera from the area for the last 20 years and have produced an archive of caving history. SB ?15.00
SOUTH WALES CAVING CLUB NEWSLETTER. This is a high quality A4 publication, printed on art paper, with colour covers. SB All at ?2.00 each, discount for quantity.
No 126 April 2007 34 pp, many photos, some in colour. Cave Photography; A Trip to Burry Holmes; Frank Baguley Obituary; Clive Jones Obituary; A V Wookey Wedding [married in a cave]; Digging East of the Tawe; Digging the other side; Zach?s Dig; The Case of the Disappearing Bog; An Unusual Through Trip [Easegill]; Trans Oz; 101 Great Caving Trips No 13 ? Return to SVA37; Medal Photos.
No 122 2001 48 pp, many B&W photos, surveys. Vale: Robert Saunders 1950-2001; 101 Great Cavung Trips ? Christmas Pot; La V?z?re [France]; The caves of the Sychryd Gorge (With notes on Ogof Coed y Ffrynau made by the Taylors in 1949); What is this life so full of care if we have no time to stand and stare?; Cantabria ?99 Expedition Report [Spain]; Cantabria 200 The SWCC Expedition to Northern Spain; Cantabria 2000 - An Antipodeans Visit; Red Del Silenicio ? A Quick 4 hour trip [Spain]; New Age caving; 101 Great Caving Trips: Dent de Crolles ? P40 to Trou de Glaz ? The Bob Hall Memorial Through Trip; A Week Beneath Lanzarote; Some notes on French Show caves.
No 121 2000 48 pp, many photos. Norman Lloyd, a Gentleman Caver; Cantabria 1998 ? Expedition Report; SVA29 ? The Conclusion [Spain]; Blood, Sweat, and Swear Words ? The Exploration of SVA16; SVA30 ? so near and yet so far; SVA34; Cantabria 1998- Site List; Equipment Review ? a reliable electric backup lighting for expedition caving on carbide; Cribarth Sink; Four and a half tons of water is ridiculous; SWCC Entrance Exam; Slow Fuse; Bill Weaver; Whats in a name.
SWCC No 83 June 1976, No 87 June 1977, Nos 92 to 103, No 104 Two Expeditions to the Picos de Europe Northern Spain [in photocopy] Nos 105 1989 to No 117 1996. Index to newsletters Nos 1 to 100 All original, unbound. ?2.00 each, discount for quantity or 12 for ?20.00
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRISTOL UNIVERSITY SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Vol 17 No 1 1984 90 pp illus VG ex-library. A highly sought after tome as it contains Charterhouse Cave, Exploration, Geomorphology and Fauna. There are surveys of Charterhouse Cave, GB Cave and Read?s Grotto. For the mine explorer there is: Cornish Miners at Charterhouse on Mendip with maps showing the location, the rakes and the workings on the Stainsby?s Lode. SB ?6.00
RADIANT DARKNESS / The Wonderful World of Cave by Alfred B?gli and Herbert W Franke 1967 84 pp 40 colour and 32 B&W photos. The photographs in this book are really superb! Equal to any recent coffee table book. HB ex library ?5.00
ANCIENT CASTLETON CAVES John Royse 1946 ed 76 pp 20 illus, photos, plans and sketches. Blue John, Treak Cliff, Speedwell, Odin Cave, Oxlow Caverns Giant?s Hole, Nettle Pot and Peak Cavern all described plus notes on the general area. A little grubby around the edges, contents OK. A rare item SB ?8.00
CAVE ENGRAVING - The Upper Middle Cave, Michelstown, Tipperary. 9 x 6 cm, coloured and with a nice oval mounted. scan available. ?15.00
Ask for our 2009 list of cave engraving- its free!
IM BANNE DER GROSSEN H?HLE / Abenteuer in der gr?ssten H?hle Europas by Alfred B?gli 1972 second edition. 174 pp, 46 B&W, maps, surveys etc. Sub-titled ?Adventure in the largest cave in Europe?, this is the exciting story of the exploration of the H?lloch [=Hell Hole], one time longest cave in the world. In 1952 Prof B?gli and 3 other cavers were trapped in the cave for 9 days by flood water. By the time the waters went down, the rescuers had given them up for dead and locked the cave, so they had to break their way out! A good read. HB colour cover in German an unusual copy 15 cm x 23 cm ?19.00
PREMIER CARBIDE LAMP. This is a historical item, made by the Premier Lamp Co of Leeds in the 1960s. I used this until quite recently for exploring old coal mines, but the naked flame made my fellow explorers nervous, so I had to go over to electric. It is a cap lamp 10? mm high [c4? inches] and in working order. ?25.00
BERGWERKE & H?HLEN IN HARZ [Mines and Caves in Hartz] by Dipl Geol Friedhart Knolle and Dipl Ing Wilhelm Marbach 1998 108 pp numerous colour photos, about 2 a page. This is a very colourful picture book on the show caves and mines in the Hartz Mountain, formerly East Germany. Long out of bounds to Westerners, this country is now experiencing a renascence. HB In English and German ?12.00 pf
ZAUBER DER H?HLEN Im Reich und der unterirdischen Wasser] [The Magic of the Caves / In the realm of water under the earth] by Alfred B?gli 1976 158 pp. One of the first coffee table books, large A4 format, colour photo on nearly every page. This is the story of the exploration of the H?ll Loch or Hell Hole, one time longest cave in the world, in Switzerland. A thrilling story of exploration. HB DW In German. ?19.00
AU PAYS DU GRAND SILENCE NOIR [The land of the great black silence] by A Glory 8th ed [1948?] 272 pp 48 photos, figs etc. A first hand account of cave exploration in France. In French, some wear, but contents OK. ?9.00
