Whittles publishing caithness (60 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Cover is in good condition, save for rubbing (including noteworthy adhesive residue). Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout, save for some light red soiling to inside of front cover and title page. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Paperback. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first printing large octavo paperback 180 pp. Fine condition. Illustrated. No inscriptions. Extra photograph of HMS Constance loosely enclosed at front.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good.

Hardcover. First Impression. Royal octavo, [25cm/10inches], full pictorial cloth, sans dust jacket, pp. xv, 175. Illustrated with b-w halftones, schematics, graphs &tc. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. The publsher's blurb notes: "This is the first recent book to lift the lid off the crude oil tanker industry and to demonstrate that, contrary to general opinion, crude oil tankers are the safest and most regulated business/industry in the world. As an ex-supertanker navigating and deck officer, the author saw for himself during two recent voyages how ships were operated on a daily basis and everything was recorded exactly as it happened. These findings are important to all who wish to know what happens aboard the thousands of tankers that transport the vast quantities of unrefined oil used for the diverse essential commodities in our daily lives. Other issues are confronted such as the efforts made by the industry to deal with flag states and sub-standard operators that do not readily conform to international laws and conventions; the examination of double-hulled tanker construction; the protection of tanks against rusting and corrosion; water ballast transference; cutting greenhouse emissions and sea pollution prevention, including the environmentally-safe dispersal of marine growths on the hull.Light is cast upon a number of topical issues such as international piracy; concern with the worldwide fall in numbers of officers and ratings; up-to-date methods of securing their training; safety on board ship and the navigation of the tankers themselves, along with the latest efforts to regulate ship breaking on Asian beaches. The determined efforts of the crude oil tanker industry including its proactive initiatives to make each tanker safe and efficient at sea provide a fascinating account which is at times surprisingly dramatic." In exceptionally good condition.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. 2004. Whittles Pub, Latheronwheel, 2004. Soft cover. Book condition : Near fine like new, unread. A very clean unmarked copy. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #r009833. N/A (ilustrador). N/A.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Cover is in excellent condition, save for corner bumping. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Various (Photographs) (ilustrador).

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Near Fine paperback. 156 p.

Soft cover. new thin paperback by an author whoexaqmines Jesus's teaching on divorce and sexual morality and seeks to expound it as accurately as he can.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Paperback. Several scores on covers. Leading corners, edges and spine ends are very slightly worn. One or two minor marks on page block. Binding is intact, contents are clean and clear. AM. Used.

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2011). 2011 1st edition. Small 4to paperback (170 x 240mm). Ppxvi,172 + 4pp ads. Colour photographs, b/w line drawings, bibliography. Fine new copy. This book "uncovers the fascinating story of our interdependence with birds. The author weaves an amazing web of inter-relationships, from the Parsi funeral in Mumbai where birds of prey eat the dead; to collecting eider down from nests in Iceland and standing on the once body-strewn battlefield of Agincourt where birds won the day for the English army. From the earliest days of human existence we have exploited birds; for food, for their feathers, to satisfy our blood lust, to entertain us with their beauty, to inspire our art, our advertising, classical music, popular songs and much more. Cage birds are kept for their beauty and song but this book also investigates the repugnant illegal rare bird trade, and the organised crime it has spawned involving around 1.5 million birds a year. Criminals will go to unbelievable lengths when smuggling rare birds for sale and the 1.5m birds in this annual trade threaten the survival of several exotic species. Since time immemorial birds have exploited us too. Birds can use our homes to make theirs and can ruin farmers' crops in minutes. Some of the most impressive birds have set up home on high-rise buildings, exploiting the city slicker pigeons that live off discarded fast food and much else. Life with Birds contains intriguing examples of the huge range of interactions between birds and people. How undercover law enforcement in the US is tackling a cruel and bloodthirsty 'sport'; how birds are being used to smuggle drugs into a prison and across borders; controversial practices such as bird sacrifice in religious ceremonies; and how some Kenyan tribesmen are guided by a bird to find a food they both value. Many myths, magic and religious practices involving birds are exposed such as whether they can predict deadly mining disasters; whether they have killed anyone; and whether the eerie night-time calls in the precipitous mountains of Madeira are the souls of shepherds who have fallen to their deaths. If you have ever wondered what a nest made solely of bird saliva, considered a delicacy in some countries, tastes like or whether you knew Chairman Mao's 'kill a sparrow' campaign in the 1950s resulted in many millions of Chinese dying of starvation, Life with Birds will provide enlightenment as well as a hugely enjoyable read." .…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. Whittles Pub, Caithness, 2019. Pictorial soft cover. Book Condition : Near fine, appears little read. Superb photographs throughout. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #019695.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The 'Fabulous Flotilla', called the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company in colonial Burma, was the largest privately-owned fleet of ships in the world. It was an entirely Scottish enterprise with nearly all its investors, management and ship's officers drawn from Scotland. Over 1,200 ships were ordered mainly from Clyde yards and each year carried the majority of the population of Burma on its river network without loss of life. The paddle steamers were amongst the largest in the world, innovative in design and technology, and very beautiful. The flotilla began as a naval task force in the 1820s, was commandeered in five wars, and was to end its life with the British evacuation of Burma in 1942, the greatest evacuation in British military history. Fascinating personalities emerge from Strachan's descriptions of Irrawaddy commanders and the flotilla's key players. The ships evolved over a hundred years into riverine versions of ocean liners with plush cabins, restaurants, shops and even post offices on board. The largest class of ships carried 5,000 passengers including royalty, celebrities of the day and famous writers like Somerset Maugham along with early tourists and big game hunters.In the second part of the book, the author who himself has spent much of his life running ships on the rivers of Burma, takes us on a journey 1,000 miles upriver to explore the different regions of the country often highlighting Scottish connections. The river is the thread through which Burma's often tragic history, yet rich and glorious Buddhist culture, flows and only on a river journey can the country be understood.Renamed Myanmar in 1997, Burma is Scotland's 'lost colony' and the Scottish connection is little remembered today due to Burma's half a century of post-war isolation. In its 1920s heyday Burma had the highest concentration of Scots anywhere in the world, outside of Scotland, with the exception of Canada. Scots were everywhere in Burma, running everything, and even their Burmese servants spoke in 'broad' Scots. With the 'opening up' of Burma in the early 21st century the Irrawaddy watershed, where about 50 million people live in a primitive rural economy, is under threat. Deforestation on a vast scale has resulted in the silting up of once navigable channels. China, with its 'belt and road' system that is a euphemism to a recolonisation of the country, plans to build one of the world's largest dams in the river's headwaters that would devastate the country's agriculture and fisheries.The Fabulous Flotilla provides a revealing record of this remarkable era in Burma's history and past Scottish endeavour - a jewel of a story that may soon be lost. A captivating story about the rivers of Burma, featuring some of the largest paddle steamers in the world. It reveals the little-known connection with Burma - Scotland's 'lost colony' Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Soft Back. With pictorial card covers in very good condition Pages throughout are very clean and bright with many blackandwhite photographs and illustrations including a frontis of Anstruther Harbour pp viii 143. Sarah Jane Adams (ilustrador). book.

Pictorial Hard Cover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 179 pages. Ex-Library. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2009). 2009 1st edition. Large 8vo paperback (170 x 240mm). Ppviii,163 + 2pp ads. Colour photographs. Fine new copy. "This is an account of one man's 30-year involvement with England's rarest bird, the golden eagle. Initially employed by the RSPB as a senior species protection warden at a secret location in Cumbria, the author describes the intricacies of establishing a protection regime by wardens that would operate for the next 26 years and his efforts to protect and study this iconic species. The Lakeland eagles were at their most productive during his tenure, rearing six eaglets in the six years before he widened his interest to study eagles in Scotland as well as England. The author discovered and recorded many previously unknown facts about golden eagles. He began to plan and implement projects which would expand knowledge of the species as well as helping to secure their foothold in England. His project is the most detailed and complete study of a pair of golden eagles with, at its heart, the life and times of an eagle he followed from its arrival in 1982 until its death, 22 years later. A bird that would eventually show little fear of him and accept his presence rather than flee. The author recounts the hardships experienced by the eagle and eagle-watcher alike, and his record of behaviour at the nest is unparalleled. However, working with golden eagles is not without difficulties and the author's encounters with unsympathetic shepherds and poor decision-making are also described, as are his dealings with egg collectors who craved to add the rare English eagle eggs to their collections. His efforts to counter their intrusions even saw him rebuilding eagle eyries that had been so dispassionately destroyed!However, Call of the Eagle amply illustrates the close attachment and passion that drove the author to devote so much of his life to this magnificent raptor, famed as the King of Birds." .…

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2011). 2011 1st edition. 4to paperback (170 x 240mm). Ppviii,151,ad. Colour photographs. Fine new copy. The barn owl is a 'flagship' species, at the top of the food chain, and its presence or absence is a good indicator of the health of the countryside. This is the enjoyable and informative story of the author's success in restoring this beautiful bird to areas of the country where its numbers had catastrophically declined. From an upbringing in the Lake District, the author developed a deep interest in natural history which became an all-consuming passion. As a 'licensed rehabilitation keeper', he cared for a wide range of injured and orphaned wildlife, giving individuals a second chance by returning them to the wild. He reveals how and why he later graduated to barn owl conservation. The author describes his many encounters with barn owls, from the acquisition of his first breeding pair; 'Barney', a completely humanised owl; to stories of the fascinating array of people involved in releasing, studying, and simply marvelling at this beautiful bird. Although there is a funny side to most situations, there are also the inevitable disasters and disappointments of conservation work, such as the accidental or deliberate sabotaging of releases or the killing of released birds. The reader shares in the author's disappointment and frustration at the sheer cost in time and money and his frequent self-doubt about the success of the whole exercise. However, there are descriptions of more enjoyable activities such as bird ringing, watching home-grown birds metamorphose from ugly pink scraps into creatures of ethereal beauty, and the seemingly limitless energy and enthusiasm of countless landowners and volunteers who are totally committed to the reintroduction of the barn owl. After almost 20 years, there is now evidence of a marked increase in barn owl numbers in areas where the author has worked. During this period, he bred and released around 250 birds, put up nest boxes and advised on barn owl-friendly approaches to land management. These activities helped to reverse the decline in population as areas were repopulated and also created reservoirs of wild breeding barn owls, whose offspring colonised other under-populated parts of the country. The return of the barn owl not only heralds a brighter future for the British countryside, but also shows, at a time of great public concern about the state of planet Earth, that the negative effects of human activity on the environment can be reversed with effort, goodwill and determination. .…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No jacket issued. 1st Edition. Book - very good. Paperback.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No jacket issued. 1st Edition. Book - fine. Paperback.

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2018). (1927) 2018 reprint of 2003 new edition. Large 8vo paperback (170 x 240mm). Ppxvi,174 + 2pp ads. B/w frontispiece and illustrations by J.C. Harrison, b/w photographs. Fine new copy. Detailed, pioneering observations of golden eagles in the Highlands of Scotland with many excellent photographs. This 2018 issue is a reprint of the 2003 edition with Foreword by Roy Dennis and Introduction by Jim Crumley. "A reprint of the classic eagle book from one of the pioneers of nature writing. Seton Gordon was among the first to observe in some detail - through countless hours in his hide - the daily life of the golden eagle and to present in his books an account of their habitat, diet and behaviour. But his writing was much more than that - his books are interwoven with acute observation and his narrative possesses a clarity that ensures the reader sees as much as Seton Gordon himself saw. From life day to day on the eyrie through the different Scottish landscapes and the interaction of the eagles with other wildlife, it is all covered and in his inimitable style." . …

Condición: Good. Paperback, illustrated with photographs in b/w, small maps, 8vo.

Illustrated Card Cover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The meticulously researched story of the boat "Prince of Denmark" built to be a Revenue Cutter in Kirkcudbright, Galloway, in 1789. The ship spent much of her life whaling in the south seas before foundering in New Caledonia in 1863. 214p illustrated; many maps . The book is in near fine unmarked condition. See Scans.…

Pictorial Card Covers. Condición: Nr Fine. First Edition. 163pp. Plates. Size: 4to.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: N/A. 1st Edition. First edition. vi, 280pp, with some black and white illustrations. Bound in laminated, light card covers. 8vo. Gentle edge wear to card covers else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. Biographical and critical accounts of 30 leading 20th century civil engineers.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No jacket issued. 1st Edition. Book - near fine. Paperback.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No jacket issued. 1st Edition. Book - very good (spine faded). Paperback.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No jacket issued. 1st Edition. Book - fine. Paperback.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No jacket issued. 1st Edition. Book - fine. Paperback.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No jacket issued. 1st Edition. Book - fine. Paperback. Stansfield, Emma and Steve (ilustrador).

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No jacket issued. 1st Edition. Book - fine. Paperback.

Original publisher's sewn paperback, pictorial front- & backcover, large 8vo: portrait title-page, 248pp., very richly illustrated, maps, acknowledgements, epilogue, appendices, general bibliography, index. Very fine copy - as new..