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STUMP CROSS CAVERNS / The Underground Wonderworld / Official Guide by George Gill ND [1972 ed] 27 pp 11 B&W photos, 6 color photos, survey, section, and location map, summary in German and French. In 1963 Geoff Workman establish a then new world record of 105 days in a cave. SB ?1.00
KENTS CAVERN ITS ORIGIN AND STORY/ with a descriptive tour of the caves by Clive Pemberton revised edition 1972 of the 1964 edition from the 1950 original 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
CLEARWELL CAVES / Ancient Iron Mines by Ray & Jonathan Wright ND [c1972] 12 pp, 6 colour photos. Once the iron ore has been removed one find a system of cave passages with all the usual speleothems. SB ?1.00
THE LAST ADVENTURE edited by Alan Thomas 1989 75 pp 19 colour photos, 5 B & W photos. This is a history of cave diving in Britain. Each chapter has a different author, each an expert in his sphere. Nicely produced. Colour cover with glazed boards. HB ?3.00
ON THE TRACK OF PREHISTORIC MAN by Herbert K?hn 1958 191 pp 33 illus. figs etc. This is a superb introduction to the painted caves of France and Northern Spain. With the exception of Altimira [closed] and Lascaux [re-built] the caves are the same today as there were 40 years ago. SB 1.00
TRACKING FOSSIL MAN / An adventure in evolution by Sharon and Thomas McKern 1972 174 pp, 32 illus, 9 figs, 1 chart. Numerous caves mentioned. HB DW[repaired] ?1.00
NORTH WALES / British Regional Geology by Bernard Smith et al 3rd editon 1961 98 pp, 3 illus, 12 plates, mentions bone caves and mining. SB ?1.00
BRISTOL AND GLOUCESTER DISTRICT / British Regional Geology by F B A Welch et al 2nd ed 1948 iv + 92 pp, 24 figs, 12 plates, large pull out map in rear. SB ?1.00
THE HOME OF MANKIND / The story of the world we live in by Hendrik Willem van Loon 1933 reprint 1946 506 pp, illus. Nothing to do with caving, but has some nice pictures. HB ?1.00
THE PREHISTORY OF EAST AFRICA by Sonia Cole 1st ed 1954 301 pp, 43 figs, 10 maps, 6 tables, 16 plates. Numerous archaeological caves are mentioned. SB Penguin edition, pages turning brown with age. ?1.00
EARTH COLOURS by Marie Clarke, Neville Gregory and Alan Gray [2013] 280 pp, many illustrations. cave/mine surveys. A comprehensive guide to ochre mining in the Mendip and Bristol District. HB DW ?25.00
CAVE HUNTING, / Researches on / the Evidence of Caves / respecting the / Early Inhabitants of Europe by W Boyd Dawkins 1874 reprinted 1973 with a forward by Don Mellor xxiv + 455 pp 129 illus, frontis. A fascinating example of Victoriana covering all aspects of caving, especially, cave archaeology. Chapters include: History of cave exploration In Europe, Germany, Great Britain, France, Belgium and Southern Europe. I liked the detailed accounts on the caves on Caldy and at Tenby. HB DW ex library, but good condition ?20.00 HB.
PESHCHERY (CAVES) PROBLEMS OF STUDY Perm 1990 154 pp, photo, surveys, maps etc.
Contents
Preface, Geology and genesis of caves, K1imchuk A. B. Karst aquiferous systems of the Arabika massif
Aid reytchuk V. N., Dorofeev E. P., Lukin V. S. Chimneys in carbonate-and-sulfate roof of the rocks.......
Va1uisk y S. V., Rodionov V. V., Evdokimov S. S. Caves of Perm region.............
Phi1ippov A. G. Caves of Delyun-Uranski and Aglan-Yan ridges
Bersenev Y. I. Caves of the Far East and prospects of their utilization .............
Korzhik Y. P., Ridush B. T. Karstological and speleological division of the Ukrainian Carpathians...
Mikhailev V. N. Glacier caves of the Kirghizia . .
Gergedava B. A. Cadastre of the clasto-karst caves of the Caucasus
Minerals and industrial minerals of caves
Tsykin R. A. Industrial minerals of caves.....
DubljanskyJ. V. To the mineralogy of hydrothermokarst
Biospeleology and paleobiology of caves
Za1esskay a N. T., Go1ovach S. I. Aims of the biospeleology in the USSR.
Bendukidze O. G. New data on fauna of the mammals from Dzudzuana Cave
Problems of cave protection
Bachinsky A. Social-and-ecological aspects of cave study
Burtchak-Abr amovich N. I., Burtchak O. N. Karst caves as the depots of valuable paleontological and archeological objects
History of cave investigation
Gorbunova K. A. From the history of native speleology (XIX century tothe beginning of XX century)...
O1ag N. S., Rishko V. N., Chizhmar J. J. Some aspects of the speleotherapy history and organization in the USSR.....
At the Karstology and Speleology Institute
The 25th anniversary of the Ail-Union Karstology and Speleology Institute.............
Conference on the technogenic karst.......
Victor Nikolaievich Dubljansky (60th anniversary of his birthday)
News of speleology
Speleology in the Northern America, The 10th International Speleological Congress, Speleptherapy in Hungary, Speleological expedition ?Guaso-88?, Symposium in Kosice, Symposium on pseudokarst, Tuya-Muyun-89, The first Soviet-Italian expedition, Speleological discoveries in the USSR in 1989, Reports of speleologists, Successes of Perm speleologists, Investigation of Henrikhova Bezdna shaft on the Arabika massif, Caves in siderites, Galitsky cave cloister, Continuation of the Optimisticheskaya Cave investigation, Karst and caves of the Olga-Kavalerovky region (Primorski territory), Khodzha-Iskhak's Cave, To the dynamics of the underground lake level in Bolshaya Golubinskaya, V. Pantyukhin Cave, The largest caves of the Mountain Altai, Losses of Speleology, B. N. Ivanov (1911?1989),
Reviews,
Karst of the Far East, Book on the Kirghizian Karst, Hungarian magazine ?Karst and caves?, 1986, N II,
Karst and caves (Budapest, 1987, N I?II)., Karst and caves, 1989 Nase Jame, Nase Jame, Literature. SB on Conclusion. In Russian with contents in English ?1.00
SPELEOLOGY AND STUDIES IN KARST / Proccedings of the Conferece on Speleology and Kasrt Study December 17-18 1958 edited by Prof N A Gvozdetsky. Moscow 1959 200 pp, photos, maps, surveys etc.
Contents
A. G. Tchikishev. The karst caves of the USSR....... 31
G. A. Maximovitch. Subterranean karst lakes........ 50
A. V. Stjupishin. The cave ice of the Mid Volga region and the nature of its formation. 61
E. D. Smirnova. Karst phenomena in the northern part of the Oksko-Zninsk levee 67
B. I. Guslizer. Medvezyii (Bear's) caves in the basin of the upper part of the Pechora [Ursus spelaeus].82
V. N. Dubovik. The Serpiev cave in the southern part of the Urals.
B. N. Ivanov and V. N. Dublyansky. New discoveries in speleology studies of the Crimea. 93
N. A. Gvozdetsky. The Khosta valley cave, 101
N. I. Sokol o v. Some new data on the Vorontzov caves. 111
N. A. Gvozdetsky. Two karst caves of the Abkhasia. 127
L. I. Mahruashvili. New studies of karsts in Abkhasia . 134
D. A. Li1ienber g. Karst regions and caves of Daghestan 146
N. A. Gvozdetsky. The caves and surface karst forms in the western part of the Zeravshansky Ridge. 154
L. A. Kanaev and O. U- Poslavskaya. The Amir-Temir cave 161
S. I. Go1z. The karst caves of central Uhstjurt 165
U. M. Kleiner. Sea caverns and the karst of the East Caspian coastline 169
S. I. Zvonareva. Concerning some sites of the karst distribution in the upland of Khazakhstan. 172
V. V. Niko skaya. On some caves situated along the eastern coastline of the Khanka lake 176
V. G. Lebedev. Geomorphological observations in the karst reg?on of the Kwangsi (South China). 193
M. B. Gornung. In search of subterranean worlds". 197
Cover shows signs of damps staining, contents not effected. HB In Russian with English summaries. ?1.00
A CAVING MANUAL by Jim Lovelock 1981 144 pp numerous photos, including some by TO of Anne Oldham. This is a nice introduction to caving techniques and caving in Britain. HB DW ex library ?4.95
MOTHER SHIPTON?S CAVE, Petrifying Well & Historic Park ND [2012?] 14 pp, 10 colour photos. The Petrifying Well is very efficient, it deposits ? inch layer of stalagmite in 18 months. Mother Shipton was able to predict the future. She is reputed to have been born in the cave in 1488 and lived there for 2 years before being adopted. SB ?1.00
THE ENIGMA OF THE MARGATE SHELL GROTTO an examination of the theories on its origins by Patricia Jane Marsh, Former Director of Studies and Heritage Activities for The English Cultural Experiences Ltd. 2011 35 pp, 20 colour photos, map, survey etc, SB ?1.00
Postage extra at cost
STUMP CROSS CAVERNS / The Underground Wonderworld / Official Guide by George Gill ND [1972 ed] 27 pp 11 B&W photos, 6 color photos, survey, section, and location map, summary in German and French. In 1963 Geoff Workman establish a then new world record of 105 days in a cave. SB ?1.00
KENTS CAVERN ITS ORIGIN AND STORY/ with a descriptive tour of the caves by Clive Pemberton revised edition 1972 of the 1964 edition from the 1950 original 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
CLEARWELL CAVES / Ancient Iron Mines by Ray & Jonathan Wright ND [c1972] 12 pp, 6 colour photos. Once the iron ore has been removed one find a system of cave passages with all the usual speleothems. SB ?1.00
THE LAST ADVENTURE edited by Alan Thomas 1989 75 pp 19 colour photos, 5 B & W photos. This is a history of cave diving in Britain. Each chapter has a different author, each an expert in his sphere. Nicely produced. Colour cover with glazed boards. HB ?3.00
ON THE TRACK OF PREHISTORIC MAN by Herbert K?hn 1958 191 pp 33 illus. figs etc. This is a superb introduction to the painted caves of France and Northern Spain. With the exception of Altimira [closed] and Lascaux [re-built] the caves are the same today as there were 40 years ago. SB 1.00
TRACKING FOSSIL MAN / An adventure in evolution by Sharon and Thomas McKern 1972 174 pp, 32 illus, 9 figs, 1 chart. Numerous caves mentioned. HB DW[repaired] ?1.00
NORTH WALES / British Regional Geology by Bernard Smith et al 3rd editon 1961 98 pp, 3 illus, 12 plates, mentions bone caves and mining. SB ?1.00
BRISTOL AND GLOUCESTER DISTRICT / British Regional Geology by F B A Welch et al 2nd ed 1948 iv + 92 pp, 24 figs, 12 plates, large pull out map in rear. SB ?1.00
THE HOME OF MANKIND / The story of the world we live in by Hendrik Willem van Loon 1933 reprint 1946 506 pp, illus. Nothing to do with caving, but has some nice pictures. HB ?1.00
THE PREHISTORY OF EAST AFRICA by Sonia Cole 1st ed 1954 301 pp, 43 figs, 10 maps, 6 tables, 16 plates. Numerous archaeological caves are mentioned. SB Penguin edition, pages turning brown with age. ?1.00
EARTH COLOURS by Marie Clarke, Neville Gregory and Alan Gray [2013] 280 pp, many illustrations. cave/mine surveys. A comprehensive guide to ochre mining in the Mendip and Bristol District. HB DW ?25.00
CAVE HUNTING, / Researches on / the Evidence of Caves / respecting the / Early Inhabitants of Europe by W Boyd Dawkins 1874 reprinted 1973 with a forward by Don Mellor xxiv + 455 pp 129 illus, frontis. A fascinating example of Victoriana covering all aspects of caving, especially, cave archaeology. Chapters include: History of cave exploration In Europe, Germany, Great Britain, France, Belgium and Southern Europe. I liked the detailed accounts on the caves on Caldy and at Tenby. HB DW ex library, but good condition ?20.00 HB.
PESHCHERY (CAVES) PROBLEMS OF STUDY Perm 1990 154 pp, photo, surveys, maps etc.
Contents
Preface, Geology and genesis of caves, K1imchuk A. B. Karst aquiferous systems of the Arabika massif
Aid reytchuk V. N., Dorofeev E. P., Lukin V. S. Chimneys in carbonate-and-sulfate roof of the rocks.......
Va1uisk y S. V., Rodionov V. V., Evdokimov S. S. Caves of Perm region.............
Phi1ippov A. G. Caves of Delyun-Uranski and Aglan-Yan ridges
Bersenev Y. I. Caves of the Far East and prospects of their utilization .............
Korzhik Y. P., Ridush B. T. Karstological and speleological division of the Ukrainian Carpathians...
Mikhailev V. N. Glacier caves of the Kirghizia . .
Gergedava B. A. Cadastre of the clasto-karst caves of the Caucasus
Minerals and industrial minerals of caves
Tsykin R. A. Industrial minerals of caves.....
DubljanskyJ. V. To the mineralogy of hydrothermokarst
Biospeleology and paleobiology of caves
Za1esskay a N. T., Go1ovach S. I. Aims of the biospeleology in the USSR.
Bendukidze O. G. New data on fauna of the mammals from Dzudzuana Cave
Problems of cave protection
Bachinsky A. Social-and-ecological aspects of cave study
Burtchak-Abr amovich N. I., Burtchak O. N. Karst caves as the depots of valuable paleontological and archeological objects
History of cave investigation
Gorbunova K. A. From the history of native speleology (XIX century tothe beginning of XX century)...
O1ag N. S., Rishko V. N., Chizhmar J. J. Some aspects of the speleotherapy history and organization in the USSR.....
At the Karstology and Speleology Institute
The 25th anniversary of the Ail-Union Karstology and Speleology Institute.............
Conference on the technogenic karst.......
Victor Nikolaievich Dubljansky (60th anniversary of his birthday)
News of speleology
Speleology in the Northern America, The 10th International Speleological Congress, Speleptherapy in Hungary, Speleological expedition ?Guaso-88?, Symposium in Kosice, Symposium on pseudokarst, Tuya-Muyun-89, The first Soviet-Italian expedition, Speleological discoveries in the USSR in 1989, Reports of speleologists, Successes of Perm speleologists, Investigation of Henrikhova Bezdna shaft on the Arabika massif, Caves in siderites, Galitsky cave cloister, Continuation of the Optimisticheskaya Cave investigation, Karst and caves of the Olga-Kavalerovky region (Primorski territory), Khodzha-Iskhak's Cave, To the dynamics of the underground lake level in Bolshaya Golubinskaya, V. Pantyukhin Cave, The largest caves of the Mountain Altai, Losses of Speleology, B. N. Ivanov (1911?1989),
Reviews,
Karst of the Far East, Book on the Kirghizian Karst, Hungarian magazine ?Karst and caves?, 1986, N II,
Karst and caves (Budapest, 1987, N I?II)., Karst and caves, 1989 Nase Jame, Nase Jame, Literature. SB on Conclusion. In Russian with contents in English ?1.00
SPELEOLOGY AND STUDIES IN KARST / Proccedings of the Conferece on Speleology and Kasrt Study December 17-18 1958 edited by Prof N A Gvozdetsky. Moscow 1959 200 pp, photos, maps, surveys etc.
Contents
A. G. Tchikishev. The karst caves of the USSR....... 31
G. A. Maximovitch. Subterranean karst lakes........ 50
A. V. Stjupishin. The cave ice of the Mid Volga region and the nature of its formation. 61
E. D. Smirnova. Karst phenomena in the northern part of the Oksko-Zninsk levee 67
B. I. Guslizer. Medvezyii (Bear's) caves in the basin of the upper part of the Pechora [Ursus spelaeus].82
V. N. Dubovik. The Serpiev cave in the southern part of the Urals.
B. N. Ivanov and V. N. Dublyansky. New discoveries in speleology studies of the Crimea. 93
N. A. Gvozdetsky. The Khosta valley cave, 101
N. I. Sokol o v. Some new data on the Vorontzov caves. 111
N. A. Gvozdetsky. Two karst caves of the Abkhasia. 127
L. I. Mahruashvili. New studies of karsts in Abkhasia . 134
D. A. Li1ienber g. Karst regions and caves of Daghestan 146
N. A. Gvozdetsky. The caves and surface karst forms in the western part of the Zeravshansky Ridge. 154
L. A. Kanaev and O. U- Poslavskaya. The Amir-Temir cave 161
S. I. Go1z. The karst caves of central Uhstjurt 165
U. M. Kleiner. Sea caverns and the karst of the East Caspian coastline 169
S. I. Zvonareva. Concerning some sites of the karst distribution in the upland of Khazakhstan. 172
V. V. Niko skaya. On some caves situated along the eastern coastline of the Khanka lake 176
V. G. Lebedev. Geomorphological observations in the karst reg?on of the Kwangsi (South China). 193
M. B. Gornung. In search of subterranean worlds". 197
Cover shows signs of damps staining, contents not effected. HB In Russian with English summaries. ?1.00
A CAVING MANUAL by Jim Lovelock 1981 144 pp numerous photos, including some by TO of Anne Oldham. This is a nice introduction to caving techniques and caving in Britain. HB DW ex library ?4.95
MOTHER SHIPTON?S CAVE, Petrifying Well & Historic Park ND [2012?] 14 pp, 10 colour photos. The Petrifying Well is very efficient, it deposits ? inch layer of stalagmite in 18 months. Mother Shipton was able to predict the future. She is reputed to have been born in the cave in 1488 and lived there for 2 years before being adopted. SB ?1.00
THE ENIGMA OF THE MARGATE SHELL GROTTO an examination of the theories on its origins by Patricia Jane Marsh, Former Director of Studies and Heritage Activities for The English Cultural Experiences Ltd. 2011 35 pp, 20 colour photos, map, survey etc, SB ?1.00
Postage extra at cost
