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Zalozba ZRC Publications, Postojna, Slovenia
Scientific Carsologica Series:

The Protection of Karst Waters, 2007
CHF 38; 22 Euro

Processes of Speleogenesis: A Modeling Approach, 2005
CHF 55; 33.50 Euro

Epikarst– A Promising Habitat, 2005
CHF 27; 16 Euro

Incomplete Solution: Weathering of Cave Walls and the Production, Transport and Deposition Of Carbonate Fines, 2003
CHF 25; 15 Euro

Characteristics of Recharge-Discharge Relations in Karst Aquifer, 2002
CHF 21; 12.50 Euro

Evolution of Karst: From Prekarst to Cessation, 2002
CHF 27; 16 Euro

Apuseni Mountains
Famous Caves 3D

This 32 page collectable 3D book showcases three Romanian caves.

CHF 19.–; Euro 11.–

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The Apuseni Mountains/ Muntii Apuseni, 2006

Breathtaking photo album of the caves, karst landscapes, farms and people with text. Romanian Federation of Speleology.

Bilingual: English, Romanian

CHF 38.–; Euro 23.–

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G. MARBACH, B. TOURTE, 2002
Alpine Caving Techniques, A Complete Guide to Safe and Efficient Caving
Translated and adapted from the French by Melanie Alspaugh
Speleo Projects, Format 17 x 25cm, hardbound
English, with illustrations, 320 Pages
Nonfiction caving, rescue, and vertical techniques manual
CHF 54.– / Euro 35.–
Various Authors, Zalozba ZRC Publications
ACTA Carsologica Journal
Journal of scientific papers from ZRC SAZU, the Karst Research Institute of the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences, and Classis IV SAZU, Postojna, Slovenia. Softbound, 165 x 230 mm.
Scientific
CHF 26.–
; Euro 15.–
ARTHUR N. PALMER
A Geological Guide to Mammoth Cave National Park
Zephyrus Press, A5, paperback, 196 pages, ill., B/W photos, maps
Nonfiction
CHF 12.–
D.E. NORTHUP, E . DAVIS MOBLEY, K.L. INGHAM III, W.W. MIXON, 1998
A Guide to Speleological Literature of the English Language 1794 – 1996
Cave Books, 22 x 28 cm, 558 pages
Bibliography
hardbound CHF 62.– / Softbound CHF 45.–
DAVID AND JANET MCCLURG, 1996
Adventure of Caving: A Beginner’s Guide to Exploring Caves Softly and Safely
D&J Press, 2nd Edition, 18 x 25 cm, paperback, 251 pages instructional, ill., graphics, B/W photos
Instructional
CHF 34.–
Editors: JOE AND TINA OLIPHANT
Alpine Karst
Cave Books, 21.5 x 28 cm, softbound, cave maps, ill., graphics, B/W photos.
Nonfiction, Exploration
2004: CHF 20.–

2006: CHF 22.–
AMCS Activities Newsletter
Association for Mexican Cave Studies, 21.7 x 28 cm, softbound, cave maps, ill., graphics, B/W photos.
Nonfiction, Exploration
various prices
; softbound & some hardbound
ED: MIHAI GLIGAN, 2006
The Apuseni Mountains/ Muntii Apuseni
Romanian Federation of Speleology & Romanian Ranger Association. Hardbound, 22 x 30.5 cm, 200 pages, colour photos.
Bilingual: English & Romanian.
Coffee-table book
CHF 38.–; Euro 23.–

Limited print-run!
Apuseni Mountains
Famous Caves 3D
Romanian Federation of Speleology, 2007. Hardbound, 18.2 x 25.5 cm, 32 pages + fold-out maps in 3D!
Photobook
CHF
19.–; Euro 11.–

ED. PATTY JO WATSON, 1974 (1998 REPRINT)
Archeology of the Mammoth Cave Area
Academic Press, 19.5 x 23.5 cm
255 pages, ill., graphics, B/W photos, maps
Nonfiction, Scientific
First ed. hardbound, 1974: CHF 70.–
Second ed. paperback, 1998: CHF 52.–

Series now in our catalogue!
British Cave Research Association (BCRA) Cave Studies Series

Nonfiction
Number 16 & 17: CHF 11.–: Numbers 3-15: CHF 8.80

2005 AWARD WINNER at the 14th International Congress of Speleology!

HOWARD M. BECK, 2003
Beneath the Cloud Forests:
A History of Cave Exploration in Papua New Guinea

Speleo Projects, 17 x 25 cm, 352 Pages, 64 colour, with 31 maps
Nonfiction; History
Hardbound CHF 64.– / Euro 42.–

Berlin Cave Science Reports
SERIES OF REPORTS ON CAVE EXPEDITIONS TO AFRICA, ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Volumes 1 – 24
Softbound, A4, various authors and text lengths, many cave maps & tables, English text, sometimes with abstracts or partial text in other languages.
Nonfiction; Scientific
CHF 25.50 / Euro 15.–

JAMES D. BORDEN & ROGER W. BRUCKER, 2000
Beyond Mammoth Cave – A Tale of Obsession in the World’s Longest Cave
Hardbound, 416 pages, maps by Pat Kambesis and drawings by Linda Heslop.
Photos by Art & Peg Palmer, VIII Paul & Lee Stevens and others, many in color.
History
CHF 92.–
(Currently not in-stock, special order possible)

New! DAVE THORPE, 2006
Carbide Light: The Last Flame in American Mines

Hardbound linen cover with dustjacket, 248 pages, 9X12, 700 illustrations and colour photos.
History
CHF 120.– ; Euro 72.–

ROBERT NYMEYER, 1993
Carlsbad, Caves and a Camera
Cave Books, reprint, 18 x 25 cm, paperback, 328 pages, ill., graphics, B/ W photos
History
CHF 22.–

ED. BY VAL HILDRETH WERKER AND JIM C. WERKER, 2006
Cave Conservation and Restoration
NSS, 178 x 254 mm, softbound, 600 pages.
Manual

CHF 59.– / Euro 36.50

The definitive new reference!
ARTHUR N. PALMER, 2007
Cave Geology
Cave Books, hardbound, 454 pages, over 500 photos & 250 diagrams and maps
.
Nonfiction, Scientific
CHF 58.– / Euro 36.–

A Must-Have Reference!
CAROL HILL, PAOLO FORTI, 1997
Cave Minerals of the World
NSS, 2nd Edition, 21.5 x 28 cm, hardbound, 464 pages, richly ill., graphics, B/W, color photos
Nonfiction, Scientific
CHF 68.– / Euro 45.–

SHECK EXLEY , 1994
Caverns Measureless to Man
Cave Books, 15 x 23 cm, paperback, 326 pages
Memoirs
CHF 34.50
New!
BERON, DAALIEV & JOLOV, 2006
Caves and Speleology in Bulgaria
PenSoft Publishers, hardbound, 600 pages
Memoirs
CHF 160.– / Euro 94.–
G. BADINO, A. DE VIVO, L. PICCINI, 2007
Caves of Sky: A journey in the heart of glaciers
La Venta- Esplorazioni Geografiche, hardbound, dustjacket, 23 x 23 cm, 156 pages, richly ill., B/W photos.
Nonfiction
CHF 51.–; Euro 30.–
RICHARD WATSON, 1994
Caving
Cave Books, limited edition reprint, 11 x 14.5 cm, paperback, 19 pages
Nonfiction
CHF 6.–
G. THOMAS REA, 1992
Caving Basics
A Comprehensive Guide for Beginning Cavers
NSS, 3rd Edition, 20 x 25 cm, paperback, 187 pages, ill., B/W photos, maps
Instructional
CHF 20.–
Metka Petric, 2002
Characteristics of Recharge-Discharge Relations in Karst Aquifer
Paperback, 154 pages, 17 x 24 cm, Carsologica ZRC Publications, Slovenia.
Scientific
CHF 21.–; 12.50 Euro
Order No./Bestell Nr./Art. No.: 58596
EDITED BY P. & T. FOGG, 1988
China Caves Project 1987 – 1988
British Cave Research Association
A4, brochure, 32 pages, color photographs, ill.
Expedition report
CHF 14.–
See also the publication Xingwen
and Guangxi 2005
LARRY E. MATTHEWS, 1989
Cumberland Caverns
NSS, A5, paperback, 317 pages, ill., B/W photos, maps
History
CHF 18.–
 

 

MARTYN FARR, 1991, Reprint 2003 with supplement
The Darkness Beckons
The History and Development of Cave Diving
Cave Books, 21.5 x 25 cm, hardbound, 304 pages, ill., B/W & colour photos, maps
History
CHF 60.–

MARIAN MCCONNELL, 1999
Emergence
Cave Books, 22x15 cm, hardbound, 173 pages, 18 B/W illustrations
Fiction
CHF 15.–
The story of a group of women cavers trapped in a Virginia Cave and how they survive.

EDITED BY DAVID C. CULVER AND WILLIAM B. WHITE, 2005
Encyclopedia of Caves
Elsevier Academic Press
Hardbound, 680 pages, subject areas: Types of caves, Cave features, Hydrology & hydrogeology, Speleothems & other cave deposits, Cave ages & paleoclimate, Exceptional caves, Biology, Ecology, Cave invasion, Biogeography & diversity, Evolution & adaptation in caves, Exploration, Contemporary use of caves, Historical use of caves, Ground water contamination & land use hazards in cave regions.

Nonfiction, Scientific Reference
CHF 145.– ; Euro 94.–

Tanja Pipan, 2005
Epikarst–A Promising Habitat
Paperback, 101 pages, 21 figures, 15 tables, 10 appendices, 170 x 240 mm, Carsologica ZRC Publications, Slovenia.
Scientific
CHF 27.–; 16 Euro
Order No./Bestell Nr./Art. No.: 00902
GRAHAM S. PROUDLOVE, 2006
Essential Sources in Cave Science
BCRA Series N°. 16, A4, softbound, 54 pages.
Guide to Resources
CHF 11.–
Edited by Franci Gabrovsek, 2002
Evolution of Karst: From Prekarst to Cessation
Paperback, 448 pages, 17 x 24 cm, Carsologica ZRC Publications, Slovenia.
Scientific
CHF 27.–; 16 Euro
Order No./Bestell Nr./Art. No.: 58650
ED. BY RICHARD A. WATSON AND ROGER W. BRUCKER, 1984
The Grand Kentucky Junction
Cave Books, A4, paperback, 96 pages, only text Memoirs
CHF 22.–
DAVID ST. PIERRE, BCRA Cave Studies Series 17, 2007
Grotte Casteret
English, A4, paperback, 48 pages, B/W photos & map
Nonfiction/Scientific
CHF 11.–

New!
19th China Caves Project, 2007
Guangxi 2005 Expedition & Cave Fauna Report
BCRA, A4, paperback, 119 pages + large separate surveys of Jiang Zhou Cave System
CHF 22.– / EURO 14.–

Bilingual!
JOSE CALAFORRA AND JABIER LES, 2004
The Gypsum Karst of Sorbas / El Karst en Yeso de Sorbas
Bilingual: English and Spanish, 27 x 24.5 cm, hardbound with dustjacket, 83 pages, colour photos
Nonfiction/Scientific
CHF 39.– / EURO 26.–
Zdenek Motycka, 2005
Heaven below Earth
ZM production, 23 x 31.5 cm, hardbound, dustjacket, 120 pages, colour photos
Coffee-table book
CHF 45.–
/ Euro 29.–
Joel Despain, 2003
Hidden Beneath the Mountains: The Caves of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Paperback, 97 color, 9 b/w photos, 10 maps, 128 pp. 8 x 11
Nonfiction
CHF 20.–/ Euro 13.–

ALEXANDER KLIMCHOUK, 2007
Hypogene Speleogenesis:
Hydrogeological and Morphogenetic Perspective

National Cave and Karst Research Institute Special Paper No. 1, 106 pages.
Scientific
CHF 55.–; Euro 32.–
Cave Photography Guide!
CHRIS HOWES, 1997
Images Below: A Manual of Underground and Flash Photography
Wild Places Pub., 18 x 25 cm, hardbound, dustjacket, 268 pages ill., graphics, B/W, color photos
Instructional
CHF 64.–
Nadja Zupan Hajna, 2003
Incomplete Solution: Weathering of Cave Walls and the Production, Transport and Deposition Of Carbonate Fines
Paperback, 154 pages, 133 colour & b/w photos, 170 x 240 mm, Carsologica ZRC Publications, Slovenia.
Scientific
CHF 25.–; 15 Euro
Order No./Bestell Nr./Art. No.: 35885
HERB AND JAN CONN, 1977
The Jewel Cave Adventure: Fifty Miles of Discovery under South Dakota
Cave Books, 17 x 24 cm, paperback, 238 pages, ill., B/W photos, maps, large folded map insert
Nonfiction, Memoirs
CHF 18.–
DEREK FORD & PAUL WILLIAMS, 2007
Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology
Wiley Publishing, Softcover, 576 pages.
Scientific
CHF 93.–; 56.– Euro

KARST WATERS INSTITUTE, VARIOUS YEARS & AUTHORS

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Scientific

ROGER W. BRUCKER AND RICHARD A. WATSON, 1976 (AFTERWARD 1987)
The Longest Cave
Southern Ill. Press, 16 x 24 cm,
hardbound, w/ dustjacket, 332 pages, ill., B/W photos, maps
Nonfiction
CHF 45.–
ROBERT DE JOLY, 1975
Memoirs of a Speleologist
The Adventurous Life of a Famous French Cave Explorer
Zephyrus, English Translation, A5, 200 pages, B/W photos, maps
Nonfiction, Memoirs
paperback CHF 12.–
HENRY POHS, 1995
The Miner's Flame Light Book
The Story of Man’s Development of Underground Lighting
Light Flame Publishing, 21 x 28 cm, hardbound with dustjacket, 867 pages, ill., with graphics, B/W photos
Nonfiction
CHF 120.–

RAPHAEL ARLETTAZ, 1995
Myotis myotis, Myotis blythii
Ecology of the sibling mouse-eared bats
Horus Publishers, Switzerland, 17 x 24 cm, 220 pages ill., B/W photos
Nonfiction Scientific
CHF 50.–
(RARE BOOK)

Cave Photography Guide!
EDITED by NORMAN R. THOMPSON & JOHN VAN SWEARINGEN IV, 2005
On Caves and Cameras
A Comprehensive Guide to Underground Photography

NSS, hardbound, 21.5 x 28 cm, 336 pages, B/W, colour photos and illustrations.
Instructional Guide
CHF 58.– / Euro 36.

Verein für Höhlenkunde in Obersteier, Austria, 1998
Otavi 98
Report of the Speleological Expedition to the Otavi Mountains in northern Namibia

A4, hardbound, 174 pages, ill., B/W, color photos, maps, fold out maps Languages: English/German
Expedition Report
CHF 36.–

COLLEEN O'CONNOR OLSON , 2004
Prehistoric Cavers of Mammoth Cave
Paperback, 22 photos, 64 pages, 14 x 21.5 cm
Nonfiction based on archeological evidence
CHF 11 , Euro 7.–
MARK LUETSCHER, 2005
Processes in Ice Caves and their Significance for Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions
Swiss Institute for Speleology and Karst Studies, 198 x 280 mm, softbound, 164 pages.
Nonfiction, Scientific Thesis
CHF 40.– / EURO 27.–
Wolfgang Dreybrodt, Franci Gabrovsek, Douchko Romanov, 2005
Processes of Speleogenesis: A Modeling Approach
Paperback, 376 pages with 250 graphics and tables, 170 x 240 mm, Carsologica ZRC Publications, Slovenia.
Scientific
CHF 55.–; 33.50 Euro
Order No./Bestell Nr./Art. No.: 00910
NATASA RAVBAR, 2007
The Protection of Karst Waters
Paperback, 256 pp., 138 figures and tables, 17 x 24 cm, Carsologica ZRC Publications, Slovenia.
Scientific
Nonfiction
CHF 38.–
; Euro 22.–
   
ALEXANDER CLARK BULLIT, 1985
Rambles in the Mammoth Cave During the Year 1844, by a Visiter
Cave Books, 2 nd Reprinted Ed. from 1845, A5, paperback, 101 pages, ill., fold out map insert
Nonfiction
CHF 12.–
Bogdan P. Onac, Aurel Persoiu, Gheorghe Racovita, Tudor Tamas, Iosif Viehmann, 2007
The Realm of Scarisoara/ Tinutul Scarisoarei
Institute of Speleology " Emil Racovita", Cluj-Napoca, 22 x 24.5 cm, paperback, 88 pages, colour photos, maps, English and Romanian
Nonfiction, Scientific
CHF 34.–; Euro 19.50
ED. BY KLIMCHOUK, FORD, PALMER, DREYBRODT, 2000
Speleogenesis
Evolution of Karst Aquifers NSS
22 x 28.5 cm, hardbound, 528 pages ill., graphics, B/W photos, maps
Nonfiction, Scientific
CHF 85.–/ Euro 55.–
PIERRE CHEVALIER, 1975 (REPRINT ED.)
Subterranean Climbers: Twelve Years In The World’s Deepest Chasm
Cave Books, A5, paperback, 247 pages, ill., B/W photos, maps
Nonfiction, Memoirs
CHF 12.–

GRAHAM S. PROUDLOVE, 2006
Subterranean Fishes of the World
International Society for Subterranean Biology
A4, softbound, 304 pages, 87 figures B/W, 20 in colour.
Nonfiction, Scientific
CHF 85.–/ Euro 50.–

NORBERT CASTERET, 1975
Ten Years Under the Earth
Zephyrus Press, English Translation, A4, hardbound, 240 pages, ill., B/W photos
Nonfiction
CHF 20.–
Hardbound
CHF 18.– Paperback (Cave Books)

History of Flash Photograpy!
CHRIS HOWES, 1989
To Photograph Darkness
A History of Underground and Flash Photography
Alan Sutton Pub., 18 x 25 cm, hardbound, 330 pages, dustjacket, ill., graphics, B/W photos
Nonfiction, History
CHF 56.–

Robert K. Murray & Roger W. Brucker, 1982
Trapped: The Story of Floyd Collins
Revised Edition, Univ. Press Kentucky, paperback, 22x15 cm, 347 pages, B/W photos.
Nonficiton, History
CHF 34.–
The most famous cave rescue in history. An integral part of Mammoth cave history and a must own for all cavers.

DAVID WOLOZAN AND OLIVIER GRUNEWALD, 2006
TSINGY Stone Forest – Madagascar
Altus Editions, 34 x 25 cm, hardbound, 192 pages, colour photos
Nonfiction
CHF 57.–; Euro 34.–
E. BY A.C. WALTHAM & R.G. WILLIS, 1993
Xingwen China Caves Project 1989 – 1992
British Cave Research Association
A4, brochure, 48 pages, color and b&w photographs, ill.
Expedition report
CHF 14.–

C. WILLIAM STEELE, 1985
Yochib The River Cave
Cave Cave Books,
19.5 x 15.5 cm, paperback, 164 pages, ill., B/W photos, maps
Nonfiction
CHF 22.–