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Jim Eyre was a legend in his own lifetime – a hard caver and ardent cave rescuer, but also a talented cartoonist and outrageous raconteur. His two-part autobiography comprising It's Only a Game and The Game Goes On is now available as a set with a considerable reduction in price.
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Jim Eyre was a master raconteur and cartoonist, being deeply involved in cave rescue and exploration in the Yorkshire Dales. His humour, often outrageous and black but always entertaining, shines through in his two-volume autobiography, It's Only a Game and The Game Goes On. Individually these are £18.50 and £22.50, but for a limited period they are available as a pair for only £30 – a saving of £11.45 over the cost of buying them individually, when posted to a UK address. As with all the books on our website, the higher price shown when choosing an overseas address represents the actual additional cost of posting overseas.
You may read more about Jim's books on their individual pages by following the links, but rest assured: you will surely enjoy reading of Jim's escapades throughout his long life.
You will receive a free laminated, caving-related bookmark with your book order, while stocks last.
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On 1 July 2021 the EU removed all exemptions for tax and customs duty on low value items posted from the UK to the EU, meaning that although VAT is 0% on books and magazines in the UK, VAT is charged within the EU and the tax (potentially plus a handling fee) now apply to all orders to the EU.
We are unable to post any items to the EU with VAT or other duties prepaid; as a small company, it is a long way outside our abilities to engage with an agent to do so. All items are therefore mailed as DDU (Delivery Duty Unpaid). Ordering any item from Wild Places requires that you accept responsibility for paying the VAT applicable in your country and any other local charges on delivery.
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NOTE: Norway and Switzerland are outside the EU and orders will be filled as normal.
Reference: sh-1015
The Modern Explorers by Robin Hanbury-Tenison and Robert Twigger.
Reference: JBE2
More Journeys Beneath the Earth by David William Gill
Reference: Gower
Exploring the Karst and Caves of the Gower Peninsula edited by John S. Cooper
Reference: RAD
An introduction to the sport of caving, for youngsters between the ages of ten and early teens, by Chris Howes
Reference: n976
Here, There and Everywhere - the autobiography of Jim Curran
Reference: ISOL
Fine prose and imaginative writings from a master of the genre, Ellis.
Reference: 13-lives
Thirteen Lessons That Saved Thirteen Lives by John Volanthen is about the incredible cave rescue that involved British cave divers in Thailand in 2018, as written by one of the lead divers.
Reference: IB
Brand: Wild Places Publishing
A manual of underground and flash photography: cave photography for cavers, by Chris Howes EU customers please read the 'non-UK orders' notes below before ordering
Jim Eyre was a legend in his own lifetime – a hard caver and ardent cave rescuer, but also a talented cartoonist and outrageous raconteur. His two-part autobiography comprising It's Only a Game and The Game Goes On is now available as a set with a considerable reduction in price.
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