Hardcover with illustrated boards, New. First edition, pp 169 colour illustrations. Land vandalism by big timber machines, but hope for the future with low-impact machines and horse-logging. View More...
Hardcover in illustrated and laminated boards, some very slight bumping but otherwise in As New condition. First edition, Signed on title page by Adam Watson & Ian Murray, pp 213, colour illustrations, bibliography. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED. View More...
Large 30 x 22 Hardcover in Fine condition, First edition, with colour photographs. Beautifully illustrated book. Both authors are walkers, mountaineers, cross-country skiers, and biologists who studied ptarmigan for their PhD degrees. Adam Watson, FRSE, FRSB, FINA, FRMS, FCEH (14 April 1930 - 23 January 2019) was a Scottish biologist, ecologist and mountaineer. He was one of the most recognisable scientific figures in Scotland due to his many appearances on TV and radio. His large academic output and contributions to the understanding of the flora and fauna in Scotland and elsewhere have b... View More...
Illustrated card covers, As New. First edition, pp 69, colour illustrations. Timing of blaeberry growth, tree regeneration, land use, plant orientation. The author noted when blaeberry buds on Scottish alpine land began growth in spring and compared this with climatic data. He mapped natural tree regeneration on Deeside and Donside. The author criticises invalid claims about land use in Scotland and Norway, and about the alleged effects of sporting estates in reducing land fertility. View More...
Hardcover, As New. First edition, pp 69, colour illustrations. Timing of blaeberry growth, tree regeneration, land use, plant orientation. The author noted when blaeberry buds on Scottish alpine land began growth in spring and compared this with climatic data. He mapped natural tree regeneration on Deeside and Donside. The author criticises invalid claims about land use in Scotland and Norway, and about the alleged effects of sporting estates in reducing land fertility. View More...
Hardback, laminated boards as published, with previous owner's name tippexed out on fep but otherwise in Fine condition. Revised edition, pp xxviii, 192; B&W illustrations and maps to rear. View More...
Hardback, original blue cloth with gilt title to spine in Fine condition with original dustwrapper in Near Fine condition. First edition, pp xxviii, 192, B&W illustrations and endpaper maps, 4 appendices, references, addenda, plus the SCARCE double page errata slip. Original print run was limited to 1000 copies so this title is now fairly scarce. Upper Deeside has long been of great interest for its colourful history, its spectacular scenery and wildlife, its renowned mountaineering, field sports and Highland games and its well known associations with Royalty. The area is linguistically un... View More...
Softcover with illustrated laminated paper covers, New. First edition, pp 213, colour illustrations, bibliography. In this book the authors present many unpublished place names from Upper Deeside and from counties in the Highlands beyond. These were heard from indigenous folk back to 1941. Names are given with phonetic spellings, so that readers can pronounce them accurately, and in most cases with translations from Gaelic, Norse, Scots or Pictish into English. The book is richly illustrated with 130 photographs of places and informants. Of interest to residents and visitors, it should help pr... View More...
New book in laminated hardcovers. New Edition, pp 213, colour illustrations, bibliography. In this book the authors present many unpublished place names from Upper Deeside and from counties in the Highlands beyond. These were heard from indigenous folk back to 1941. Names are given with phonetic spellings, so that readers can pronounce them accurately, and in most cases with translations from Gaelic, Norse, Scots or Pictish into English. The book is richly illustrated with 130 photographs of places and informants. Of interest to residents and visitors, it should help preserve for the future an... View More...
Large softcover, size: 53 x 41cm, As NewIn this book the authors present many unpublished place names from Upper Deeside and from counties in the Highlands beyond. These were heard from indigenous folk back to 1941. Names are given with phonetic spellings, so that readers can pronounce them accurately, and in most cases with translations from Gaelic, Norse, Scots or Pictish into English. The book is richly illustrated with photographs of places and informants. Of interest to residents and visitors, it should help preserve for the future an important aspect of local identity and language.Box 32... View More...
Hardback with laminated cover (no dustwrapper - as issued), Mint condition; pages 241 with B&W and colour photography. A zoologist in his Arctic paradise, by Inuit dog-sledge and foot across sea-ice, coast, valley and mountain in Canada, and a special study of snowy owls and lemmings. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED. View More...
Large paperback with laminated cover, Mint condition; pages 241 with B&W and colour photography. A zoologist in his Arctic paradise, by Inuit dog-sledge and foot across sea-ice, coast, valley and mountain in Canada, and a special study of snowy owls and lemmings. View More...
Hardback, in Mint condition. First edition, pp 107, colour illustrations. Field observations in the Scottish Highlands over decades - ptarmigan, red grouse, golden plover, dotterel, bird counts.The author documents hatch-dates of ptarmigan and red grouse in relation to blaeberry growth and climate. He collates field observations on golden plover, involving proportions of dark-plumaged summering birds, breeding success, population density within and amongst areas, and declines since the late 1970s. Another chapter reviews evidence on dotterel abundance. The author criticises a paper claiming be... View More...
Paperback, in Mint condition. First edition, pp 107, colour illustrations. Field observations in the Scottish Highlands over decades - ptarmigan, red grouse, golden plover, dotterel, bird counts.The author documents hatch-dates of ptarmigan and red grouse in relation to blaeberry growth and climate. He collates field observations on golden plover, involving proportions of dark-plumaged summering birds, breeding success, population density within and amongst areas, and declines since the late 1970s. Another chapter reviews evidence on dotterel abundance. The author criticises a paper claiming b... View More...
Hardback in New condition. With iIllustrated front and back covers. First edition. Pp 169, with colour photographs, maps and tables.Adam Watson's scientific evidence for the 1981 Lurcher's Gully Public Inquiry into proposed Cairn Gorm ski developments, and associated papers on people and wildflife. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED. View More...
Hardback with laminated covers, no dustwrapper as issued, in Mint condition. First edition, pp 156, colour illustrations. Timings of antler-shedding by red deer were noted, as well as deer-beds and winter deaths of red deer. The author recounts some old published statements about sheep, deer and vegetation in the Highlands, and uses old sources to estimate the numbers of red deer in Scotland at low ebb in the 1780s. Next he collates field observations by several colleagues and himself on vertebrate animals in the Cairngorms. He documents the abundance of mountain hares amongst different areas,... View More...
Hardback with laminated card covers, in Mint condition. First edition, pp 170, colour and b&w illustrations throughout. In this book the author presents extracts from his hill diary in Scotland, Norway and Newfoundland, including hill-walking, rock and snow climbing, ski-mountaineering, and observing wildlife, from 1951 when he was 20. View More...
Hardback, Mint condition. First edition, pp 245, colour illustrations. Pointers and setters, stars of research on grouse, ptarmigan and other game. In this book, the author looks back at 56 years' of personal experiences with his own pointers and setters, and those of members of the research team that he came later to lead. They studied the population biology, territorial behaviour, habitats and environment of red grouse and ptarmigan in Scotland. The joint achievements of men and dogs elicited a fresh understanding of populations and behaviour of animals in general, drawing international atte... View More...
Illustrated card covers, As New. First edition, pp 128, with b&w photographs. With foreword, acknowledgements and bibliography. The author presents extracts from his hill diary in Scotland, Iceland and Norway, including hill-walking, rock and snow climbing, ski-mountaineering, observing wildlife, and being with mountaineering companions and local people. These diary days started in 1943 when he was 13. They continued through a personal exploration of hill country, often solo, until 1951. The book portrays his excitement as he trod his beloved hills at first in summer and then in winter snow, a... View More...
Hardback with Illustrated front and back covers, in New condition. Pp 128, with b&w photographs. With foreword, acknowledgements and bibliography. The author presents extracts from his hill diary in Scotland, Iceland and Norway, including hill-walking, rock and snow climbing, ski-mountaineering, observing wildlife, and being with mountaineering companions and local people. These diary days started in 1943 when he was 13. They continued through a personal exploration of hill country, often solo, until 1951. The book portrays his excitement as he trod his beloved hills at first in summer and the... View More...
