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An Act for altering an Act, passed in the Seventh Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the First, intituled, An Act for making the Rivers Mercy and Irwell navigable from Liverpool to Manchester, in the County Palatine of Lancaster
by ANONYMOUS
London, 1794. No Binding. Very good +. Pages 491 to 494. 30 cm. Bound with thread only. "Anno Tricesimo Quarto Georgii III. Regis. Cap. XXXVII. 28th March 1794."
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$75.00
A dictionary of the Hawaiian language, to which is appended an English-Hawaiian vocabulary and a chronological table of remarkable events
by Andrews, Lorrin
Honolulu: Henry M. Whitney, 1865. First edition thus, being a second and much expanded version of Andrews' earlier A Vocabulary of Words in the Hawaiian Language, Lahaina, 1836 which is the first dictionary printed in the Pacific; 8vo, pp. xvi, 559; text in double column; full contemporary sheep, worn, and with restoration at the extremities; good and sound. The Hawaiian press was first established in Honolulu in 1822 and later at Lahaina in 1834 by Lorrin Andrews, a missionary who claimed some...
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$862.50
The Juniata Canal and Old Portage Railroad
by JACOBS, Harry A
Hollidaysburg, PA: Blair County Historical Society, 1969. Staplebound. Very good +. Originally published Sept. 20, 1941. 31 p. 23 cm. 8 b&w illustrations. Staplebound booklet. Label residue at top front corner. Former owner's label on title page.
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$15.00
Cement Mills Along the Potomac River
by HAHN, Thomas F.; KEMP, Emory L
Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Institute for the History of Technology & Archaeology, 1994. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Institute for the History of Technology & Archaeology Monograph Series Volume II, Number 1. xiii, 90 p. 28 cm. Maps and photographs. Softcover. Owner's label on front page. Includes a chapter on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
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$50.00
Report on Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
by ANONYMOUS
Washington, 1842. 27th Congress, 2d Session. Senate 313. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 p. 24 cm. Bound in quarter cloth with marbled boards. Owner's label on a front endpaper. Small tear in spine label.
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$50.00
Canastota and the Erie Canal
by CAMPBELL, Wallace Hamilton
Syracuse: Key Bank of Central New York, nd. 1970s. Booklet. Near fine. 14 p. 14 x 22 cm. Sepia print and illustrations. Staplebound booklet. Former owner's label on first leaf.
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$15.00
The National Waterway. A History of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal 1769-1985
by Gray, Ralph D
Urbana: University of Illinois Press. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. A little creasing to cover. 1989. Second Edition. Illustrated laminated card cover. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 765pp. .
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£12.60
The St. Lawrence Seaway: The Realization of a Mighty Dream
by Distillers Corporation-Seagrams Limited
Distillers Corporation-Seagrams Limited, nd. Softcover. Good. Reproduced in its entirety from the 1954 Annual Report of Distillers Corporation - Seagrams Limited. 40 p. 31 cm. Colour illustrations. Booklet in rear envelope with fold-out map. Brown card covers. Moderate wear to edges. Former owner's label on title page. Small spot inside front cover. Includes typewritten letter from Samuel Bronfman, Seagrams president, to Mr. B. Vineberg of Accessory Embroidery in Montreal, dated 1955.
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$25.00
(Milwaukee and Rock River Canal Company) In the Senate of the United States: Mr. Hendricks Made the Following Report (to Accompany Joint Resolution S. No. 8)
by Hendricks, Mr
Washington, 1864. 38th Congress, 1st session. Rep. Com. No. 50. April 15, 1864. Hardcover. Fine. 15 p. 23 cm. Rebound in quarter cloth with marbled paper covers. Former owner's label on a front leaf.
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$35.00
The Fens Book 1969. Waterways Series
by Dalton, Dennis, [ed.]
Croydon: Link House Publications Ltd. G: in good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1968. First Edition. Illustrated card cover. 180mm x 240mm (7" x 9"). 96pp. .
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£24.00
A Call To Action. Implementing Legacy: A Strategy for a Healthy Humber
by The Humber Watershed Task Force/The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Toronto: The Humber Watershed Task Force/The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, May 1997. Paperback. Near fine. xix, 103 p. 28 cm. Nine colour fold-outs and over 30 b&w illustrations. Softcover. A little label residue on lower rear cover. Topics: The Humber Watershed Task Force and its members; Humber Watershed strategy; subwatersheds of Main Humber, East Humber, West Humber, Black Creek, Lower Humber.
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$30.00
Report of the Committee on Internal Improvements Relative to the Enlargement of the Erie Canal
by The Committee
New York: The Committee, 1838. State of New-York. No. 245. In Assembly, March 13, 1838. Fair. 8 p. 26 cm. Disbound and uncut. Medium stains, a few tears in margins. Ink signatures on final page. Document has been folded in four, tears conform to the creases. Owner's label p. 3.
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$125.00
Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company to the Stockholders. For the Year 1864. May 9th, 1865
by The Managers
New York: J. M. Davis, Printer, 1865. Pamphlet. Good. 11 p. 21.5 cm. 5 tables at rear. Blue paper covers with black print. Vertical fold. Small chips in front cover. Soiled rear. Former owner's label on title page. Dampstains. Small hole in margin of p. 5. Small tear in top rear. Lists managers and officers of the company. Report written by George Talbot Olyphant, President.
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$50.00
All About The Singing of the Sirens that Sank the Fitz
by HAINAULT, Paul Edmund
Houghton, MI: Don Hermanson, 1996. Revised Updated 2nd Printing. Softcover. Near fine. iv, 90 p. 21 cm. B&w illustrations and diagrams. Red label on front reads "The Mystery of the Fitzgerald uncovered in this book."
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$15.00
Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways, Throughout Great Britain, as a Reference to Nichols, Priestley & Walker's New Map of Inland Navigation, Derived from Original and Parliamentary Documents
by Priestley, Joseph
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green; G & J Cary; Richard Nichols. G: in Good condition. Cover rubbed and marked. Eps darkened. Ex Barnsley Reference Library. 1831. First Edition. Navy blue hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). xii, 777pp, x + plates. Two plates (one fold-out and hand-coloured). .
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£160.00
THE SUSQUEHANNA
by Carmer, Carl
New York: Rinehart & Co. , Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1955. Hardcover. Wear with chipping and small tears to DJ. Browning and Bookplate to front endpaper ; SIGNED by author to front free endpaper. The Susquehanna runs through New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland ; Rivers of America; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 493 pages .
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$69.30
Ireland's Inland Waterways. Celebrating 300 Years
by Delany, Ruth
Belfast: The Appletree Press Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 2004. Reprint. Illustrated laminated card cover. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). 224pp. .
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£20.00
Letter From the Secretary of War, Transmitting, With letter of the Chief of Engineers, a report of a preliminary examination of Little Kanawha River, of West Virginia
by Secretary of War
Washington, 1894. Hardcover. Near Fine. 53d Congress, 3d Session, Ex. Doc. No. 98. 6 p. + plates. 24 cm. 9 b&w plates. Bound in brown cloth with marbled boards. White label. Former owner's label attached to front endpaper. Small bookbinder's label (Swansong) on rear pastedown.
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$50.00
South Norwood and the Croydon Canal
by MAGGS, Ken; DE'ATHE, Paul
Westerham, Kent: North Downs Press, April 1986. Reprint. Staplebound. Near fine. 32 p. 21 cm. B&w illustrations. Staplebound booklet. A couple of small spots on rear cover. Former owner's label inside front cover.
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$15.00
Oceanic Birds of South America (Two Volumes)
by Murphy, Robert Cushman
New York: The American Museum of Natural History, 1936 Number 700 of a limited edition of 1200 copies. There are a total of eight tissue guarded, color plates, after Francis L. Jaques, with four in each volume. Full page typed letter, signed by the author to Charles B. Curtis is laid in. Inked name of Richard C. cutis is seen on the front free end page, with the date of May 25, 1936. Blind and gilt stamped green cloth covers remain clean and bright. Light foxing and some rubbing is seen on the edges...
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$200.00
Lost Paradise The Exploration of the Pacific
by Cameron, Ian
Topsfield, MA, USA: Salem House. 1987. Quarto Size. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with colour plates as well as Balck and white photographs, reproductions and maps. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. 248 pages Chronicles the triumph of the voyages of exploration of the Pacific and the tragedy of their aftermath. . 1st US Edition. Hardback.
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AU$15.00
Handbook of Drinking Water Quality: Standards and Controls
by De Zuane, John
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990-05-01. Hardcover. Good. Ex-Library hardcover no dj (black boards) with all the usual markings, attachments, and library wear. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.
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$13.38
Perspectives in Running Water Ecology
by Lock, M
Springer, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$14.73
Cumbrian Brothers
by David A. Cross
Cumbrian Brothers : Letters from Percy Kelly to Norman NicholsonCross. David A.9780955320811Fell Foot Press, Carlisle, Cumbria 2017, paperback FINE, 48pp, colour illustrations of Percy Kelly's work throughout, sound binding, crisp clean copy of a very rare title. LAKE DISTRICT, ART, POETRY, NICHOLSON, PERCY KELLY 42739 LAKE DISTRICT £71.50
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£71.50
Tarry Breeks and Velvet Garters
by Snider, C.H.J
Ryerson Press, 1958. 1958. very good/fair +. chipping on top and front cover. several tears taped. The development of the French fleet on the Great Lakes from the days of La Salle to the battles with the English for domination of the continent.
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CA$30.00
