A consolidated list of what I still have left for sale from various posts since the start of the year, along with a few additions. The most interesting stuff is first, followed by some vintage collectors items, finally there is a load of cheaper older guidebooks listed at the end. Descriptions are minimal so PM for details.
Since some of the old guidebooks are either free or only £1-£2, none of the prices include postage for simplicity. Reasonable offers, especially for collection in Oxford (or nearby) or for multiple items are gladly received.
New & recent(ish) guidebooks
- Dumbarton Rock, 2020, NEW - £8
- Lake District Rock, FRCC/Wired guides 2015 - £18
- Climbing Games (instructional book), 2009 - £4
- Fontaineblaeu Bouldering Off-piste, new - £5
- Southern Sandstone, Climbers Club, 2008 - £8
- Sandstone Outcrops of the Forest of Dean, Climbers Club, 2006 - £6
- North Wales Bouldering, 2004, in rare UNUSED condition - £16
- Skye Scrambles, SMC, 2003 - £3
- Lake District Rock, FRCC, 2003, ex-lib, worn - £3
- Borrowdale, FRCC, 2000 - £2
- North of England Rock Climbs, Cordee, 1992, hardback - £3
Cuillin Ridge Maps
- Cicerone, 1982, 1:20,000, contour interval 200', W60cm x H79cm, 4 colour printing. Useful & attractive coloured map - £9
- SMC, reprint of 1923 map produced from photographic triangulation by Howard Priestman, scale 3 inches to 1 mile, W50cm x H73cm - £6
Hardbacks
- Cold Climbs edited by Wilson, Alcock & Barry. Essays & photos of British snow & ice climbs, 2001 reprint c/w supplement, VG+/VG - £25
- Tides, a climber's voyage by Nick Bullock. Brand new, special edition SIGNED copy - WAS £25 now £22
- The Cuillin of Skye by B.H. Humble. Various copies including a limited special edition of the Earnest Press 1986 reprint - £10 upwards
- The Cuillin (large format hardback with stunning photographs) by Gordon Stainforth, multiple copies, c.£10
- Beyond Limits, A life through climbing by Steve McClure, 2014, fine - £12
- Climbing Beyond by Pearson & Ciavaldini, 2017, fine - £10
- Scotland's Winter Mountains by Martin Moran, 1998 3rd edition - £9
- Big Wall Climbing by Doug Scott, 1981 reprint, G+ in DJ - £8
Vintage guidebooks (collectable items)
GRITSTONE
- Climbs on Gritstone Volume 3 - Kinder and Roches Area, 1957, small hardback, spine darkened otherwise near VG condition - £25
- Climb on Gritstone Volume 5 - West Yorkshire Area, 1957, small hardback, good used condition - £18 (Both for £40)
- Set of 3 guides, 1965, plastic covered. Rock Climbs in the Peak Vols 1,2 & 3; The Sheffield-Stanage Area, The Saddleworth - Chew Valley Area, The Sheffield-Froggatt Area - WAS £20 ono, will take £15
SOUTHERN ENGLAND
- South-East England, CC Volume VIII, 1956, card covers, VG+ - WAS £14 now £11
- Climbing Guide to Dartmoor and South West Devon, c.1957, small hardback - £25
- Rock Climbs in the Wye Valley and the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire MC, 1965 3rd edition, card covers- £8
Rock Climbs in Leicestershire Interim Guide (1966), card covers, worn - £5
NORTH WALES
- Climber's Guide to Snowdon and the Beddgelert District, Climbers Club, 1926, hardback - £35
- Llanberis Pass, Climbers Club Volume VI, (1950), hardback, VG+ - WAS £12, now £10
- Carneddau, Climbers Club Volume VII, 1950, hardback, near Fine - WAS £10, now £8
- Cwm Idwal, CC Vol I, 1955 reprint, G - £5
- Lliwedd, CC Vol IV, 1961 reprint, VG- - £5
- Moelwynion, Interim guide, CC 1962, card covers, Gh - £5
- Rock Climbing in Wales, Ron James, 1970, hardback G+ - £4
- Dolgellau Area, West Col, 1975, hardback, VG - £4
SCOTLAND
- Island of Skye, SMC District Guidebook, 1954 3rd ed, VG in poor torn DJ - £5
- Climbers' Guide to the Cuillin of Skye, SMC 1958, small red hardbacks - £3-£6 each
- Rock Climbs in Arran, 1963 reprint c/w appendix, red hardback, VG - £5
- Climbers' Guide to the Cairngorms Area, Vol I Northern District, 1965 reprint, red hardback, VG- - £5
- Cicerone Winter Climbs guides; Ben Nevis & Glencoe 1st & 2nd editions; Cairngorms & Creag Meaghaidh 1st edition - £3-£4 each
Cheap stuff
- FRCC 'second series' buff hardback guides, set of 6 (out of 8), 1948-56 - £10
- Full set of 8 FRCC plastic covered guides from 1967-1970 - a bargain at £10
- Rock Climbing in Britain, JEB Wright, 1958, hardback no DJ - £1
- English Outcrops, Walt Unsworth, 1964, hardback no DJ - £1
- Classic Walks, Ken Wilson, 1982, large hardback - £2
- Climbers' Fuide to the Cuillin of Skye, Vol 1 Glen Brittle, SMC 1973 reprint, plastic covers, poor - free
- Wye Valley, Cordee, 1977 - £1
- Rock Climbing in the Peak District, Paul Nunn, Constable, 3rd ed 1983, hardback c/w DJ - £2
- Yorkshire Limestone 1980 & 1985 - £2 each
- Crag Guide to England and Wales, 1989 - free
- Crag Guide to England and Wales, 2nd ed 1995 - £1
- Climbing Guide to Scotland (also a crag guide), 1995 - £2
- Rock Climbing in Northern England, Constable, 1990 - £2
- Rock and Ice Climbs in Skye, SMC, J. R. MacKenzie, 1982 (or 1988 reprint) - £2
- Scrambles in Skye, Cicerone, 1985 reprint - £2
- Black Cuillin Ridge Scramblers' Guide, SMT, 1993 reprint - £2
- The Islands of Scotland including Skye, SMC District Guide, 1995, hardback, worn - £1
- Andalusian Rock Climbs, Chris Craggs 1992 - free
- Bregaglia West, West Col Alpine Guides, 1974 - free
The copy of Classic Walks has gone.
Fontaineblaeu Off-piste & North of England Rock Climbs reserved pending payment.
A few more of the vintage guidebooks have now gone: Dartmoor and South West Devon, c.1957; Carnedddau, 1950; Moelwynion 1962; Dolgellau Area, 1975
YHM
The following new or relatively recent books are still available:
> - Dumbarton Rock, 2020, NEW - £8 (2 copies left)
> - Climbing Games (instructional book), 2009 - £4
> - Southern Sandstone, Climbers Club, 2008 - £8
> - Sandstone Outcrops of the Forest of Dean, Climbers Club, 2006 - £6
> - North Wales Bouldering, 2004, in rare UNUSED condition - £16
> - Skye Scrambles, SMC, 2003 - £3
> - Lake District Rock, FRCC, 2003, ex-lib, worn - £3
The Southern Sandstone guidebook is also now sold.
A final attempt to shift some of these before I head off to Scotland later this week. Nearly half have gone but the following are still available:
> New & recent(ish) guidebooks
> - Dumbarton Rock, 2020, NEW
WAS £8 now £7 (+postage)
> - Climbing Games (instructional book), 2009 - £4
> - Sandstone Outcrops of the Forest of Dean, Climbers Club, 2006 - £6
> - North Wales Bouldering, 2004, in rare UNUSED condition - £16
> - Skye Scrambles, SMC, 2003 - £3
> - Lake District Rock, FRCC, 2003, ex-lib, worn - £3
> Cuillin Ridge Maps
> - SMC, reprint of 1923 map produced from photographic triangulation by Howard Priestman, scale 3 inches to 1 mile, W50cm x H73cm
WAS £6 now £5 (+postage)
> Hardbacks
> - Tides, a climber's voyage by Nick Bullock. Brand new, special edition SIGNED copy
WAS £25 now £20
> - The Cuillin of Skye by B.H. Humble. Various copies including a limited special edition of the Earnest Press 1986 reprint - £10 upwards
> - The Cuillin (large format hardback with stunning photographs) by Gordon Stainforth, multiple copies, c.£10
> - Beyond Limits, A life through climbing by Steve McClure, 2014, fine
WAS £12 now £10 (+postage)
> - Climbing Beyond by Pearson & Ciavaldini, 2017, fine - £10
> Vintage guidebooks (collectable items)
> GRITSTONE
> - Climbs on Gritstone Volume 3 - Kinder and Roches Area, 1957, small hardback, spine darkened otherwise near VG condition - £25
> - Climb on Gritstone Volume 5 - West Yorkshire Area, 1957, small hardback, good used condition - £18 (Both for £40)
> - Set of 3 guides, 1965, plastic covered. Rock Climbs in the Peak Vols 1,2 & 3; The Sheffield-Stanage Area, The Saddleworth - Chew Valley Area, The Sheffield-Froggatt Area - WAS £20 ono, will take £15
> SOUTHERN ENGLAND
> - South-East England, CC Volume VIII, 1956, card covers, VG+ - WAS £14 now £11
> NORTH WALES
> - Climber's Guide to Snowdon and the Beddgelert District, Climbers Club, 1926, hardback - £35
> - Llanberis Pass, Climbers Club Volume VI, (1950), hardback, VG+ - WAS £12, now £10
> - Cwm Idwal, CC Vol I, 1955 reprint, G - £5
> - Lliwedd, CC Vol IV, 1961 reprint, VG- - £5
> - Rock Climbing in Wales, Ron James, 1970, hardback G+ - £4
> SCOTLAND
> - Climbers' Guide to the Cuillin of Skye, SMC 1958, small red hardbacks - £3-£6 each
> - Rock Climbs in Arran, 1963 reprint c/w appendix, red hardback, VG - £5
> - Climbers' Guide to the Cairngorms Area, Vol I Northern District, 1965 reprint, red hardback, VG- - £5
> Cheap stuff
> - FRCC 'second series' buff hardback guides, set of 7 out of 8, 1948-56 - £10
> - Rock Climbing in Britain, JEB Wright, 1958, hardback no DJ - £1
> - Climbers' Guide to the Cuillin of Skye, Vol 1 Glen Brittle, SMC 1973 reprint, plastic covers, poor - free
> - Wye Valley, Cordee, 1977 - £1
> - Rock Climbing in the Peak District, Paul Nunn, Constable, 3rd ed 1983, hardback c/w DJ - £2
> - Yorkshire Limestone 1980 & 1985 - £2 each
> - Crag Guide to England and Wales, 1989 - free
> - Crag Guide to England and Wales, 2nd ed 1995 - £1
> - Climbing Guide to Scotland (also a crag guide), 1995 - £2
> - Rock Climbing in Northern England, Constable, 1990 - £2
> - Rock and Ice Climbs in Skye, SMC, J. R. MacKenzie, 1982 (or 1988 reprint) - £2
> - Scrambles in Skye, Cicerone, 1985 reprint - £2
> - Black Cuillin Ridge Scramblers' Guide, SMT, 1993 reprint - £2
> - Andalusian Rock Climbs, Chris Craggs 1992 - free
> - Bregaglia West, West Col Alpine Guides, 1974 - free
- The Cuillin of Skye by B.H. Humble.
The special edition is now SOLD. A couple of standard copies of the Earnest Press 1986 reprint are still available varying from an OK one at only £10 INCLUDING postage and a VG+ copy at £15 including postage.
- The Cuillin, Great Mountain Ridge of Skye by Gordon Stainforth.
Only one copy now left. Good condition hardback although dust jacket has some slight edge and corner wear - just £10 including postage.
Is cold climbs still available?