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The New York State Canal System: Description of Routes and Structures
by GREENE, Frederick Stuart; FARRELL, Thomas F
Albany, NY: Division of Canals and Watreways, State Department of Public Works, 1927. Staplebound. Good. 30 p. 23 cm. B&w photos, diagram, tables. Staplebound booklet. Some soiling to covers and spotting inside. Former owner's label on title page.
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£12.14
Report on extension of Miami Canal to Lake Erie 1828
by ANONYMOUS
Washington DC, 1828. Hardcover. Near fine. Report No. 88, 20th Congress, 1st Session, January 18, 1828. 3 p. 23 cm. Bound in quarter green cloth with marbled paper boards. Former owner's label on front endpaper and bookbinder's label on rear pastedown.
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£80.93
Recollections of Boat Building at Ladyshore for the Manchester, Bolton, Bury Canal
by Waterson, Alec
Bury, Great Britain: The Author, 1982. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. A5. 1st edition. A5. 29 pages including numerous excellent line drawings. A first class detailed account of narrow boat building at Ladyshore. In original blue pictorial textured card covers which have the previous owner's name and address neatly written in the top corner of the rear cover.Near Fine. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.
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£4.00
Plan of the Manchester Ship Canal
by Thorpe, Don
London: Geographia Ltd. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1965. First Edition. Blue card cover. 290mm x 180mm (11" x 7"). 10 panels. .
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£18.60
A Guide To The Pocklington Canal
by HARDY, Peter
The Pocklington Canal Amenity Society, 1981. Staplebound. Near fine. 19 p. 21 cm. B&w illustrations including maps. Staplebound booklet. Former owner's label. Signed by author inside front cover. Light wear to spine.
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£12.14
Hendrika Maria: Her History Brought to Light
by JONGSMA, Judith, et al (eds.)
Amsterdam: Houseboat Museum, 2014. Softcover. Fine. 28 p. in each direction, English and Dutch. 28 cm. Colour illustrations. Staplebound softcover. Signed by Vincent Van Loon, Houseboat Museum Founder, on p. 1 of English side.
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£28.33
MEMOIR, PREPARED AT THE REQUEST OF A COMMITTEE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR OF THE CITY, AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE COMPLETION OF THE NEW YORK CANALS
by COLDEN, Cadwallader
New York: Corporation of New York, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. Light to moderate foxing, but generally a Near Fine and special copy of this rare and attractive book. Quarto (7-3/4" x 9-3/4"), bound in full gilt-decorated calf leather with the city seal blindstamped on both covers, neatly rebacked with the original spine laid down; v, [3], 408, [2] pages. Illustrated with the 47 listed lithographs, many folding, including 2 large folding hand-colored maps, as well as 8 lithographed facsimiles of...
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£5,058.12
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy Transmitting in Answer to Senate Resolution of February 26, Reports of the United States Officers Respecting the Progress of Work on the Ship-canal at the Isthmus of Panama
by RODGERS, Raymond P
Washington: United States. Navy Dept., 1884. 48th Cong., 1st sess. Senate. Ex. Doc., No. 123, March 12, 1884. Hardcover. Very Good. 25 p. + plates and maps. 24 cm. 4 fold-outs, including 80 inch long plan of the Panama Canal. 33 plates of on-site photographs. B&w line drawings in text. Rebound in quarter cloth with marbled paper covers. Former owner's label on a front endpaper.
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£101.16
Leeds & Liverpool Canal Craft
by Wheat G
Grea Britain: Northern Counties Carriers Ltd, 1972. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. 24 pages. Well illustrated throughout with excellent crisp black and white photographic plates with captions, good double page map and some adverts. In original attractive pictorial card covers which have been partly covered in transparent film. The bottom corner of the rear cover is creased otherwise Very Good. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.
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£4.50
The Canals of South and South East England
by Hadfield Charles
Newton Abbot, Great Britain: David & Charles, 1969. First Thus . Buckram. Very Good++/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition thus. 8vo. 393 pages including detailed index. This is one The Canals of the British Isles series. Very well illustrated throughout with endless good black and white photographic plates, text illustrations and maps. In original rich blue buckram gilt hard cover binding. Very Good++ in Very Good+ pleasing pictorial green price-clipped dust...
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£16.00
The Story of the Bude Canal
by Rendell, Joan
Cornwall: Stannary Press. Near Fine. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. 1870110013 . Near fine glossy card covers. No inscriptions or marks. ; Black & white photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 80 pages .
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£18.00
Bradshaw's Canals and Navigable Rivers of England and Wales. A Handbook of Inland Navigation
by de Salis, Henry Rudolf
London: Henry Blacklock & Co Ltd. Worn condition. Cover heavily rubbed with splits to spine. Eps soiled. Tape strengthening to fold-out map. Content in overall good condition. 1904. First Edition. Dark green hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). ix, 480pp, [viii]. With colour fold-out map. .
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£28.00
The Clothes of the Cut. A History of Canal Costume
by Lansdell, Avril
London: British Waterways Board. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. [1975]. First Edition. Illustrated laminated card cover. 220mm x 300mm (9" x 12"). 36pp. .
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£22.00
The Inland Waterways of England
by Rolt, L. T. C
Allen & Unwin. First edition-2nd impression. Hardcover. Very good/No Dj cover. VGC. George Allen & Unwin,1955.First edition-2nd impression.Red hardback(small ink marks,nicks,crease and light shelf wear on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC, no Dj cover.Illustrated with b/w photos,folded b/w map inside the back cover.Nice and clean pages with small foxing marks and ink marks on the outer edges,small creases and ink marks on the edges of the pages,previous owner's inscription and date...
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£47.00
Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. to the Stockholders, for the Year 1890
by Nathan Lane's Sons
New York: Nathan Lane's Sons, 1891. Booklet. Fair. [11 p.]. 27 cm. Staplebound booklet. Ex library with ink notations and stamps. Vertical crease. Former owner's label on first page and small mark at top.
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£28.33
Bushnell's Basin, Hamlet on the Erie Canal: A Words-and-Pictures Story Of a Tiny Community Created by the Canal and Born Again in the 20th Century
by WOLFE, Andrew D
Richardson's Canal House; Oliver Loud's Country Inn; Wolfe Publications, 1987. Staplebound. Very good +. [28 p.]. 14 x 22 cm. B&w illustrations. Staplebound booklet. Gold lettering coming off front. Former owner's label on first page. Some label residue in top corner of title.
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£12.14
Official Program and Complete History: Ohio River Pageant and Dedication October 19th-25th 1929: Commemorating the completion of the Ohio River canalization of Pittsburgh to Cairo
by DEISLER, Geo. F. (comp.)
1929. Card covers. Very good +. 104 p. 28 cm. Over 60 b&w illustrations. Brown card covers with black, blue, and gold lettering. Inscription at top front left corner and ink stamp top right. Chipped spine tail and small nick from bottom front corner. Small chip to top of rear cover. Hole and tear in tissue guard over title page. Former owner's label, date stamp, blind stamp, and brown mark on title page. Otherwise very clean and bright inside. Front cover reads: "Official Program and History: The Ohio...
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£40.46
Dying to Better Themselves: West Indians and the Building of the Panama Canal
by SENIOR, Olive
Kingston, Jamaica: The University of the West Indies Press, 2014. Paperback. Near fine. xxiii, 416p. 25.5 cm. Pictorial paperback. Includes 8 maps, 211 illustrated figures, and 6 tables. Minor wear to back cover near edge. No other discernible wear. Contents: "To Shrink the World by Half"; Part 1: The Panama Railroad, 1849-1855; Part 2: The French Canal, 1881-1904; Pat 3: The US Construction of the Panama Canal, 1904-1914: Who Went, How and Why; What They Endured, 1904-1907; The Work They Did There,...
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£28.33
Correspondence Respecting the Navigation of the United States' Canals by Canadian Vessels
by THORNTON, Sir Edward, et al
London: Printed by Harrison and Sons, 1876. Fine. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty, 1876. 30 p. + rear cover. 32 cm. Tied with string. North America. No. 6 (1876). Includes Table of Contents. Correspondence by Sir Edward Thornton, Viscount Enfield, Lord Tenterden, the Earl of Dufferin, Hamilton Fish, Earl of Carnarvon, etc.
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£32.37
Annual Report of the Inland Waterways Corporation to the Secretary of War, Calendar Year 1935
by ASHBURN, Major General T. Q
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1936. Staplebound. ex library-good. 39 p. 23 cm. Staplebound booklet. Ex library with notations and stamps. Former owner's label on first page.
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£16.19
Information in Relation to Proceedings which have been Taken in the Judicial Courts to Restrain the Digging of a Canal Across Minnesota Point, near Du Luth, in the State of Minnesota
by ANONYMOUS
Washington, 1872. 42d Congress, 2d session. Senate. Ex. doc., no. 76. Hardcover. Very Good. 59 p. 24 cm. Bound in quarter red cloth with blue marbled boards. Owner's label on a front endpaper.
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£40.46
The Northern Stratford Upon Avon Canal: Lapworth to Kings Norton
by FORD, Roger
Stratford Upon Avon Canal Society, 1980. Staplebound. Near fine. [12 p.]. 21 cm. 2 page map inside. Englarged map of area on rear cover. Staplebound booklet. Former owner's label inside front cover.
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£16.19
The Seaway By '36": Eleven Governors Demand Speed for The St. Lawrence
by OLSON, Hon. Floyd B., et al
Washington DC: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Association, January 1932. Pamphlet. Very good. Bulletin No. 50. 16 p. 24 cm. Staplebound booklet. Ink stamp on front cover. Top edge a bit darkened.
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£12.14
Communication from the Secretary of War, Transmitting A letter from the Chief of Engineers
by Secretary of War
Washington DC, 1890. Hardcover. Good. Document No. 429, 51st Congress, 1st Session, June 28, 1890. 21 p. 24 cm. One fold-out chart. Bound in quarter brown cloth with marbled paper boards. Former owner's label on front endpaper and bookbinder's label on rear pastedown. Paper darkening. Small tear in p. 19.
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£40.46
The Kennet & Avon Canal
by Clew Kenneth R
Newton Abbot, Great Britain: David & Charles, 1973. Reprint . Buckram. Very Good+/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is a 1973 reprint of a 1968 original. 8vo. 206 pages. Well illustrated with 30 excellent black and white photographic plates and colour frontispiece together with 20 illustrations in text including maps. In original beige buckram gilt hard cover binding which has a very small dent on bottom edge of rear board otherwise Very Good+. In original Very Good++...
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£5.50
