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Last updated: 20/2/2003.
OUCC members may borrow books (guide books may not be borrowed).

Recent additions: Gillett, Marbach, Yeandle.

Author

Title

Date

HB / SB

Notes

Bedford, Bruce

Challenge Underground

1975

Softback

Donated by Steve Roberts

Bedford, Bruce

Underground Britain - A guide to the wild caves and show caves of England, Scotland and Wales

1985

Hardback

Donated in memory of Nicola Dollimore

Bedford, Bruce (ed)

Descent Caving Yearbook

1987

Softback

 

Brook, A., Brook, D., Davies, G.M. & Long, M.H.

Northern Caves: Volume 2: Penyghent and Malham

1982

Softback

Donated in memory of Nicola Dollimore

Brook, A., Brook, D., Davies, G.M. & Long, M.H.

Northern Caves: Volume 3: Ingleborough

1986

Softback

Donated in memory of Nicola Dollimore

Brook, A., Brook, D., Davies, G.M., Long, M.H & Sutcliffe, J.

Northern Caves: Volume 2: Penyghent and Malham

1976

Softback

Battered but complete

Brook, D., Coe., R.G., Davies, G.M. & Long, M.H.

Northern Caves: Volume 1: Wharfedale and Nidderdale

1979

Softback

Donated in memory of Nicola Dollimore

Brook, D., Davies, G.M. & Long, M.H.

Northern Caves: Volume 4A: Scales Moor and Kingsdale

1983

Softback

Donated in memory of Nicola Dollimore

Brook, D., Davies, G.M., Long, M.H & Sutcliffe, J.

Northern Caves: Volume 2: Penyghent and Malham

1982

Softback

Donated in memory of Nicola Dollimore

Brook, D., Davies, G.M., Long, M.H & Sutcliffe, J.

Northern Caves: Volume 2: Penyghent and Malham

1982

Softback

Missing front & back covers

Brook, D., Davies, G.M., Long, M.H. & Sutcliffe, J.R.

Northern Caves: Volume 4B: Leck and Casteron Fells

1983

Softback

Donated in memory of Nicola Dollimore

Brook, D., Davies, G.M., Long, M.H. & Sutcliffe, J.R.

Northern Caves: Volume 4B: Leck and Casteron Fells

1983

Softback

Missing front and back covers

Cadoux, Jean & others

One Thousand Metres Down - a Journey to the Starless  River

1957

Hardback

Orig Title; "Operation -1000" (1955)
Trans R.L.G. Irving
Explorationof the Gouffre Berger
Donated by M.M. Sweeting

Casteret, Norbert

Ten Years under the Earth

1943

Hardback

Orig. Title: "Dix Ans sous Terre", 1933
Trans. Barrows Mussey

Chevalier, Pierre

Subterranean Climbers

1951

Hardback

Orig. Title "Escalades Souterrains"
Trans. E.M. Hatt
Exploration of the Dent de Crolles System
Donated by M.M. Sweeting

Collins, S.J. ("Alfie")

A Strange Device - Seven Tales of an Imaginary Caving Club

1995

Softback

 

Courbon, Paul & Chabert, Claude

Atlas des Grandes Cavités Mondiales

1986

Softback

Large. In French.

Cousteau, Jaques

The Silent World

1953

Hardback

This 1953 edn. includes cave diving.
Donated by M.M. Sweeting

Cullingford, Cecil

Exploring Caves

1951

Hardback

 

Deakin, P.R. & Gill, D.W.

British Caves & Potholes

1975

Hardback

Black & white photo collection

Douglas, John Scott

Caves of Mystery

1957

Hardback

 

Eavis, A.J. (ed)

Caves of Mulu '84

1985

Softback

A4

Elliot, Dave & Lawson, Dick

Single Rope Technique Rigging Guide

1987

Softback

Donated by Michelle Nickerson

Eyre, Jim

The Cave Explorers

1981

Hardback

 

Eyre, Jim & Frankland, John

Race Against Time - A history of the Cave Rescue Organisation

1988

Hardback

Autographed First Edn.

Farr, Martyn

The Darkness Beckons - The History and Development of Cave Diving (2nd edn)

1991

Hardback

 

Farr, Martyn

The Great Caving Adventure

1984

Hardback

 

Farrant, Andy

Walks around Caves and Karst of the Mendip Hills

1999

Softback

BCRA Cave Studies Series number 8

Ford, Trevor D.  (ed.)

Limestone and Caves of South Wales

1989

Hardback

 

Franke, Herbert W.

Wilderness Under the Earth

1958

Hardback

Original title: "Wildnis unter der Erde".
Trans: Mervyn Savill
Donated by M.M. Sweeting

Gillett, John E

Of Caves and Caving - a Way and a Life

2002

Softback

 

Gunn, Carolyn

The Expedition Cookbook

1988

Softback

also 0 904405 69 9
Donated by Muriel Egerton

Heap, David

Potholing - Beneath the Northern Pennines

1964

Hardback

Donated by M.M. Sweeting

Irwin D.J & Knibbs, A.J.

Mendip Underground - A Cavers Guide

1987

Softback

Donated in memory of Nicola Dollimore

Jasinski, Marc

Caves & Caving - a Little Guide in Colour

1967

Hardback

Trans & Adapted: Bill Maxwell

Jasinski, Marc

Caves & Caving - a Little Guide in Colour

1967

Softback

Trans & Adapted: Bill Maxwell

Judson, David & Champion, Arthur

Caving and Potholing

1981

Softback

 

Judson, David (ed)

Caving Practice & Equipment

1991

Softback

 

Kattan-Ibara, Juan

Teach Yourself Spanish

1990

Softback

 

Lavaur, Guy de

Caves and Cave Diving

1956

Hardback

Orig. Title: "Toute la Speleologie"
Trans: Edmund J. Mason
This edn. without plates

Lavaur, Guy de

Caves and Cave Diving

1956

Hardback

Orig. Title: "Toute la Speleologie"
Trans: Edmund J. Mason
This edn. with plates
Donated by M.M. Sweeting

Lawrence, Joe, jnr & Brucker, Roger W.

The Caves Beyond: The Story of the Floyd Collins Crystal Cave Exploration

1955

Hardback

This is possibly the world's most boring caving book.

Lovelock, Jim

A Caving Manual

1981

Hardback

Donated in memory of Nicola Dollimore

Lucas, Bernard (ed)

Emergency Aid in the Workplace

1982

Softback

Donated by Sherry Mayo

Lyon, Ben

Venturing Underground - the New Speleo's Guide

1983

Hardback

 

Marbach, G. & Tourte, B.

Alpine Caving Techniques

2002

Hardback

 

Meredith, Mike & Martinez, Dan

Vertical Caving

1986

Softback

Donated by Tony Seddon

Meredith. Mike

Vertical Caving

 

Softback

Donated in memory of Nicola Dollimore

P.A. Standing, M.D. Newson & A.G. Wilkins

The Little Neath River Cave

1971

Softback

From Proc. UBSS, 12, 1971, 303-325.

Includes large survey.

Puch, Carlos

Exploracions #11: Atlas de las grandes cavidades Espaņolas

1987

Softback

Donated & signed by the author. Large. In Spanish.

Ramsden, H.

An Essential Course in Modern Spanish

1987

Softback

Donated by Sherry Mayo

Rose, David & Gregson, Richard

Beneath the Mountains - Exploring the Deep Caves of Asturias

1990

Hardback

 

Savory, Harry

A Man Deep in Mendip

1989

Hardback

ed by John Savory

Self, C.A.

Caves of County Clare

1980

Hardback

 

St. John Ambulance

The Essentials of First Aid

1972

Softback

 

Stratford, Tim

Caves of South Wales

1986

Softback

Donated in memory of Nicola Dollimore

Stratford, Tim

Caves of South Wales

1986

Softback

 

Styles, Showell

How Underground Britain is Explored

1959

Hardback

 

Swart, Peter

Caving - the essential guide to equipment and techniques

2002

Softback

 

Tazieff, Haroun

Caves of Adventure

1953

Hardback

Trans: Alan Hodge
Exploration of the Pierre St. Martin
Donated by M.M. Sweeting

UWFRA

Anytime...Anywhere

1998

Softback

 

Yeandle, D.

The Adventures of Another Pooh

2002

Softback