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Letter from the Secretary of War, in Answer to A resolution of the House, of February 3, relative to the survey of the James River and Kanawha Canal
by Secretary of War
Washington DC, 1871. Hardcover. Good. Ex. Document No. 110, 41st Congress, 3rd Session, February 11, 1871. 104 p. 24 cm. Bound in half grey cloth w ith marbled paper boards. Cracked at pp. 96-97. Repairs to tops of pp. 97 & 101-103, but small tear in top of p. 101, dampstain at top of p. 99. Small bookbinder's label at rear.
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£36.43
Remarks of Messrs Cornell and Ogden, and of E.N. Thomas before the Committee of the Whole, on the Bill providing for the Public Defence, in Assembly March 19, 1862
by CORNELL and OGDEN, Messrs. & THOMAS, E. N
Washington DC, 1862. Hardcover. Near fine. 8 p. 23 cm. Bound in half blue cloth with marbled paper. Bookbinder's label on rear endpaper. Inside title: Remarks of Messrs. Cornell and Ogden, Before the Committee of the Whole, on the Bill providing for the Public Defence, in Assembly, March 19, 1862; Also Remarks of E. N. Thomas, before the Canal Committee of the Assembly, on the Bill introduced by him for the construction of the Sodus Canal.
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£12.14
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association: 33rd Annual Convention Richmond, Virginia, October, 1940. Progress Report, River and Harbor Improvements Along the Atlantic Coast
by ROBINS, Brigadier General Thomas M
1940. Staplebound. ex library-good. 12 p. 22 cm. Staplebound booklet. Ex library with notations and stamps. Former owner's label on first page.
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£16.19
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in response to A resolution of the House calling for information as to the condition and affairs of the Louisville and Portland Canal Company
by Secretary of the Treasury
Washington DC, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8 p. + maps. 24 cm. 3 fold-out maps at rear. Document No. 131, 35th Congress, 1st Session, May 29, 1858. Rebound in quarter blue cloth with marbled paper boards. Former owner's label on a front endpaper.
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£60.71
Bude Canal: Past and Present
by Young, Bill. & Stamp, Bryan Dudley
Bude: Bill Young. Fine. 1998. First Edition. Softcover. 0953266907 . Fine laminated card covers, no inscriptions or marks, an excellent copy. ; Black & white and colour photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 74 pages .
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£7.00
Four items about water communication in early Canada
by VARIOUS
London: Ordnance Office/Treasury Chambers, 1828-32. No Binding. Fair. 4 p. 34 cm. Disbound pages. Small holes in margin where pages were formerly bound. Moderate foxing to two pages. Small tear in first page. Contains: Supplementary Estimate of New Works (Kingston, Halifax Citadel); Estimate on Repair to Rideau Canal 1832; account of progress made in the works for the improvement of the water communication between Montreal and Kingston signed by R. Byham. Last two pages duplicates.
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£60.71
Letter From The Secretary of War, Transmitting The report of the board appointed under the river and harbor act of August, 1894 to examine and determine, from surveys heretofore made, the most feasible route for the construction of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
by Secretary of War
Washington, 1894. Hardcover. Near Fine. 53rd Congress, 3d Session, Ex. Doc. No. 102. 108 p. 24 cm. 9 fold-out illustrations and a few in-text diagrams. Bound in blue cloth with marbled paper boards. White label. Former owner's label attached to front endpaper. Small bookbinder's label (Swansong) on rear pastedown.
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£60.71
EXPLORING THE LANCASTER CANAL A HISTORY AND GUIDE
by SWAIN
200 years ago, in 1819, the Lancaster Canal was officially completed. It represented a new and bright future for all those who traded between Preston and Kendal. It was to become a vital navigable artery during Britain's industrial heyday, and also a very comfortable way for paying passengers to travel throughout north Lancashire. After many years of sterling service as a working canal, it is now hugely popular with boaters, walkers, cyclists and runners. One of only a handful of coastal canals in the...
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£8.50
Louisville and Portland Canal
by ANONYMOUS
Washington DC, 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 10 p. 23 cm. Report No. 307, 23rd Congress, 1st Session, March 4, 1834. Quarter blue cloth with marbled boards. Label of former owner on a front endpaper. Small bookbinder's label on rear endpaper. Pertains to the stock being held by individuals in the Louisville and Portland Canal Company being purchased by the United States and the navigation of the Ohio being made free for all.
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£80.95
St. Peter's Canal: A Narrative and Structural History
by WALKER, Tony E
Ottawa: National Historic Parks and Sites Branch; Parks Canada, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, 1973. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Manuscript Report Number 214. viii, 293 p. 28 cm. B&w map, plans, photographs. Blue card covers. Owner's label on first page. Appendices include information on the lockmaster's house, administration, freight, land expropriation, and swing bridges.
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£80.95
The Facts and the Argument. Sustaining the adverse report of the Special Board of Engineers in the matter of a ship canal across the State of New York
by Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Association
Washington DC: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Association, December, 1927. Staplebound. ex library-very good. Bulletin No. 37. 43 p. 23 cm. Staplebound booklet. Ex library with ink stamp. Being a re-write of Bulletin 29, "Facts and Studies" presented before the Baord of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, March, 1926 and Bulletin 30, "The Truth," presented before the Union League Club, by the Hon. W. L. Harding, May, 1926.
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£16.19
Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. to the Stockholders, for the Year 1886
by Nathan Lane's Sons
New York: Nathan Lane's Sons, 1887. Booklet. Fair. [10 p.]. 27 cm. Staplebound booklet. Ex library with ink notations and stamps. Vertical crease, tear in spine ends. Former owner's label on first page.
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£28.33
The Rideau Canal: Defence, Transport and Recreation
by TULLOCH, Judith
Ottawa: National Historic Parks and Sites Branch; Parks Canada; Environment Canada, 1981. First Edition. Softcover. Very good +. History and Archaeology, 50. 228 p. 28 cm. B&w photographs. Medium wear. Owner's label on first page.
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£32.38
Society of the Chagres Year Book 1915
by BAXTER, John K
Society of the Chagres, 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 183 p. 21 cm. Red cloth hardcover with gold print. A few tiny marks to cloth and bumped corners. Owner's label on front free endpaper. Occasional small stains to margins.
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£40.48
The Leeds & Liverpool Canal A Photographic Journey
by Lyons David C
Nelson, Great Britain: Hendon Publishing Company Limited, 1977. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Medium Horizontal Format. 1st edition. Medium horizontal format. 64 pages. Quite substantial and packed with excellent black and white photographic plates with captions. In original black card covers. Very Good+.
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£3.00
Letter from the Governor of the State of Maryland, Transmitting a Copy of an Act of The Legislature of said State,
by Governor of Maryland
Washington DC: Gales & Seaton, 1825. Hardcover. Good +. Document No. 68, 18th Session, 2nd Session, February 2, 1825. 16 p. 23 cm. Half green cloth with green marbled paper boards. Former owner's label on front endpaper and bookbinder's label on rear pastedown. Some spotting to first pages.
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£40.48
The Droitwich Canals Trust
by The Droitwich Canals Trust Ltd
Bromsgrove, Worcs.: The Droitwich Canals Trust Ltd., nd. Staplebound. Near fine. 16 p. 21 cm. 11 b&w illustrations, including one map. Another folded map of the barge canal inside rear cover. Staplebound booklet. Former owner's label inside front cover.
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£12.14
![Fengtai zhi ye bi ji 鳳臺祗謁筆記 [Notes on My Reverent Visit to Fengtai] [with]: Yongning zhi ye bi ji 永甯祗謁筆記 [Notes on My Reverent Visit to Yongning]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/281/768/1563768281.0.b.jpg)
Fengtai zhi ye bi ji 鳳臺祗謁筆記 [Notes on My Reverent Visit to Fengtai] [with]: Yongning zhi ye bi ji 永甯祗謁筆記 [Notes on My Reverent Visit to Yongning]
by DONG, Xun 董恂
Four-page map & two-page maps in Vol. I & six-page & two-page maps in Vol. II. 73; 88.5 folding leaves. Two vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers, orig. block-printed title labels on upper cover, new stitching. [China]: Privately Published, 1870 & 1872. First editions, and fine copies, of these beautifully illustrated accounts of the author's archeological visits to the Qing imperial tombs. These two books were privately published by the author and are uncommon to find together and in nice condition. The...
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£3,642.75
Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to A resolution of the House of March 20, 1874, transmitting, in compliance with the act of March 3, 1873,
by Secretary of War
Washington, 1874. Hardcover. Near Fine. 43d Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 208. 59 p. 24 cm. Bound in red cloth with marbled paper boards. Former owner's label on front endpaper and small bookseller's sticker on rear pastedown.
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£36.43
On The Canal: A Narrative of a Voyage from London to Birmingham in 1858 reprinted from 'Household Words' edited by Charles Dickens
by HOLLINGSHEAD, John
Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, Northants. : The Waterways Museum, 1973. Staplebound. Near fine. 48 p. 15 x 21 cm. B&w illustrations. Staplebound booklet. Former owner's label on first page.
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£12.14
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association Thirty-third Annual Convention, Richmond, VA. October 14-16, 1940
by ROOSEVELT, President Franklin D. et al
The Association, 1940. Stamped cloth. ex library-good. 7 p. 22 cm. Staplebound booklet. Ex library with ink stamp. Former owner's label inside. Roosevelt gives his greetings, as do Vice President John N. Garner, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, J. W. Bailey, J. J. Mansfield, and Rear Admiral R. R. Waesche.
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£12.14
Report on Alexandria Canal Company
by ANONYMOUS
Washington DC, 1831. Hardcover. Good. Report No. 71, 21st Congress, 2nd Session, January 31, 1831. 22 p. 24 cm. Bound in quarter blue cloth with marbled paper boards. Former owner's label on front endpaper and small bookbinder's sticker on rear pastedown. Small tear in last page and occasional spots.
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£80.95
An Act for amending and altering certain Acts of Parliament, for making and maintaining a Navigable Canal, from the Coventry Canal Navigation, to the City of Oxford
by ANONYMOUS
London, 1794. No Binding. Very good +. Pages 1943 to 1948. 30 cm. Bound with thread only. "Anno Tricesimo Quarto Georgii III. Regis. Cap. CIII. 23d May 1794."
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£8.10
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Canals Of Mid-America [SIGNED COPY]
by Swanson, Leslie
Moline, Illinois: Leslie C. Swanson. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1990. Revised Edition. Softcover. SIGNED by the author. This is the revised edition of a booklet which was first published in 1964. Blue printed, stapled wrappers. Six chapters covering canals in Ohio, Inidana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin and other states. One complete chapter on the Illinois & Michigan canal and another on the Hennepin Canal Parkway. Small bookshop sticker on upper corner of the front wrapper, else a...
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£12.10
Canals to Manchester
by Owen David
Manchester, Great Britain: Manchester University Press, 1987. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is a 1987 reprint of a 1977 original. 8vo. 133 pages including detailed index. Well illustrated. An excellent account by an expert in the field. In original attractive pictorial card covers. Near Fine. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.
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£5.00
