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JOSEPH MASON BOOKSELLER |
Secondhand Books about canals, rivers,river craft,
inland waterways etc.
229. ACT OF PARLIAMENT "An Act to confirm a Provisional Order made by the Board of Trade under the Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888, containing the Classification of Merchandise Traffic, and the Schedule of Maximum Tolls and Charges applicable thereto, for the Aberdare Canal Navigation, and certain other Canals [17th August 1894] 81pp. Outer pp sl soiled and dog-eared." Everything from Alabaster to Zinc bars! Includes arrangements for numerous navigations inc. Oxford Canal, Chelmer and Blackwater, and R. Wey... £14
230.ANON THE NARROW BOAT BUILDERS BOOK - Waterways World (nd) "Recounting the fittingout of a narrowboat and offering guidance to those who are inclined to have a go themselves." 84pp, well illustrated. nd, c1979. 184mm 245mm.Cloth backed card. VG Reprints of 10 supplements from the magazine covering subjects from the hull to soft furnishings. £14
231. BEARSHAW, B. TOWPATHS of ENGLAND 1985 Book Club Edn 192pp, illus by David Chesworth F/F £12
232. BALDWIN, M & BURTON, A. (eds) CANALS- A NEW LOOK 1984 Phillimore 195pp+ list of subscribers Fine in Fine DJ £18
233. BENEST, E.E. INLAND WATERWAYS OF FRANCE Imray 1978 (4th edition) 371pp inc index + plans traffic signs and f-o map. Illus. 190mm x 250mm. fep pasted down, o/w VG. £10
234. BONTHRON, P. MY HOLIDAYS ON INLAND WATERWAYS Thos Murby & Co nd 186pp, quarto. Illustratedwith photographic plates (lacks map). Stamps of Essex Yacht Club. Records holidays on the rivers and canals of England in the first quarter of the 20th century. £12
235. BURTON, A & PRATT, D. CANAL 1980 (1976) Paperback, large format, David and Charles 96pp Good, sl chipped and bumped £8
236. BURTON, A. The Waterways of Britain 1983 1st Willow/ Collins 175 inc index, illus in b/w & col, maps Fine in F jacket £19
237. CANAL CONTROL COMMITTEE(Board of Trade) HANDBOOK ON CANALS. HMSO 1918 27 pages. 155mm x 245mm. Lacks map. Wraps, sl soiled. Staples rusted Inscribed "Toll Department G J C Co."Information Relating to Controlled Canals, Lists of the Towns Served by them. and Names and Addresses of Public Carriers." £12
238. CANAL JOINT COMMITTEE Particulars of Inland Waterways - London Region comprising- Grand Union Canal Lee and Stort Navigations R. Medway R Nene Oxford Canal R Thames etc nd 15pp leaflet, 210 x 265mm F-o map, some ink alterations. Gives details of max dimensions of craft and names and addresses ofcarriers operating on these navigations, etc .£4
239. CLEW, Kenneth R. THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL David and Charles 1973 rpt (1968) 106pp inc index, illus (col frontis) 150mm x 225mm. DJ. Ex lib copy, usual stamps, lacks f.e.p. A good working copy of this title from the publisher's series of waterway histories. £5
240. DEAN, F. E. FAMOUS RIVER CRAFT OF THE WORLD F Muller 1959 1st 144 pp. Drawings and photographic illustrations. Dust jacket, G/VG. £7
241. DOERFLINGER, Frederick SLOW BOAT THROUGH PENNINE WATERS 1971 (1st) Wingate 254pp inc index, illus VG in VG DJ £13
242. EYRE, F. AND HADFIELD, C. ENGLISH RIVERS AND CANALS 1945 Britain in Pictures. 48 pages, illus b/w & col. DJ - sl. sunned spine £10
243. GAGG, John 5000 MILES, 3000 LOCKS 1973 Arthur Baker 170pp, illus F in Dj (price clipped) £16
244 GAGG, John A CANAL AND WATERWAYS ARMCHAIR BOOK 1975 David & Charles 144pp, illus In sleeved DJ , price clipped else Fine £15
245. GAGG, John THE CANALLERS' BEDSIDE BOOK 1973 David & Charles 150pp, fully illustrated F in VG DJ (sp sl faded, price clipped) inscription on fep £14
246. GLADWIN, D. VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN CANALS FROM OLD PHOTOGRAPHS 1983 rpt (1976) Portman 167 photograph with captions . F in DJ £13
247. GRAND JUNCTION CANAL Coloured lithograph gradient profile, printed by C.F.Kell, nd (late C19th) 455mm x 305mm. folded, some splits on folds. £5
248. HADFIELD, Charles INTRODUCING INLAND WATERWAYS David and Charles 1973 Illus 135mm x 200mm. 106 numbered pages, inc index, +adverts DJ. VG/VG. £8
249. HADFIELD, Charles THE CANALS OF SOUTH WEST ENGLAND David and Charles 1967. 206,index. 150mm x 225mm, illus with plates and maps. Although lacking a jacket, this is a nice copy of a title by a well known canal writer. £9
250. HADFIELD , C. & STREAT, M. HOLIDAY CRUISING ON INLAND WATERWAYS David and Charles 1967 158pp, illus. 150mm x 225mm. DJ. VG/VG. Lacks the Map. £7
251. KIMBROUGH, Emily AND A RIGHT GOOD CREW Harper (NY) 1958 273pp. ill with drawings by Mircea Vasiliu 145mm x 210mm, marked and rubbed boards. EP maps. An American's voyages on Britain's inland waterways. £8
252. LEWERY, A.J. NARROW BOAT PAINTING David and Charles 1991 (rpt) 144pp inc index. I50mm x 215mm, illustrated in b/w and col. Dustjacket. Fine. An account of the styles, motifs, artists and possible origins of British canal boat decoration. £18
253. . McKNIGHT , Hugh THE SHELL BOOK OF INLAND WATERWAYS David and Charles 1975. 496pp inc index. Many b/w ills. Quarto. DJ, VG/VG. £10
254.McKNIGHT, Hugh THE SHELL BOOK OF INLAND WATERWAYS Book Club edition. 496pp inc index. Many b/w ills. Quarto. DJ, VG/VG. £8
255. McKNIGHT, Hugh GUINNESS GUIDE TO THE WATERWAYS OF WESTERN EUROPE 1978 Guinness Superlatives 240pp, illus in b/w & col, ep map F in F dust jacket £20
256. MARTIN, Frank ROGUE'S RIVER. Ian Henry 1983 190pp + biblio and index. Illus 150mm x 225mm. DJ VG (small tears to jacket). The River Thames in the eighteenty century. £14
257. MORGAN-GRENVILLE, Gerard BARGING INTO SOUTHERN FRANCE 1972 David & Charles229pp inc index; drawings + maps F in sleeved DJ (price clipped) £14
258. Owen, David EXPLORING ENGLAND BY CANAL 1986 David and Charles 208pp inc index, illus In sleeved DJ F/F/ £17
259. OWEN, David E. WATER RALLIES 1969 (1st) Dent 144pp, illus VG+ in VG+ DJ £17
260. OWEN, David E. WATER BYWAYS 1973 (1st) David & Charles 192pp inc index, illus In DJ, F/F (price clipped) £15
261. PILKINGTON, Roger SMALL BOAT THROUGH SWEDEN Macmillan 1963 rpt (1961) 227pp inc index. Maps and sketches. 140mm x 220mm. DJ .Both jacket and book VG. £12
262. PRATT, Derek SOUTHERN INLAND WATERWAYS 1982 (1st) Ian Allan 128pp contain 202 photos & captions Price clipped DJ; F/F £15
263. ROLT, L.T.C. NARROW BOAT Readers Union , 1946 (1944) 222pp, index. Illustrated by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford 120mm x 200mm approx. Spine dull. Useful copy of a famous book. £4
264. ROLT, L. T. C. THE INLAND WATERWAYS OF ENGLAND 1979 2nd edn (1950) Allen & Unwin 219pp inc index, illus, f-o map pasted onto rear paste-down In sleeved DJ, Fine. £21
265. ROLT, L.T.C. NARROW BOAT 1972 rpt (1944) Eyre/ Methuen 212pp, index, illus by D Watkins -Pitchford Fine in VG+ DJ (sl chipped)£17
266. ROLT, L.T.C. NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS Arrow paperback 1973 (1969) 188pp, illus. G A title in the Longman's Industrial Archaeology series. £3
267. SALTER, Heather (ed) THE CANALS BOOK 1977 edition, Link House 1976. 144pp, adverts and maps, text; 240mm x 185mm, landscape format. Paperback, chipped. £3
268. WILSON W. Eric DSO INLAND WATERWAYS OF HOLLAND. Imray 1951 (1st) 122page guide, quarto. Ex li, usuual stamps, rebound in Lib cloth, lacks fep and map, but includes 1957 duplicated supplement. £3
WATERWAY PERIODICALS
269, LOCK & QUAY This monthly, being the house magazine of the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive, was first published in September 1949 with the aim " to cover the many and varied activities in Dockland and along the Cut with articles, illustrations, social sports and staff news, and, we hope, humour." The post-war paper shortage kept it to 20 quarto pages per issue.
A bundle of 26 issues 1949 - 1954, including issue No 1. VG £16
270. WATERWAYS (Monthly) Following the separation of responsibilty for the canals from the docks in January 1955, with the creation of British Transport Waterways, (later British Waterways), the new body got its own staff magazine with a similar remit to its predecessor, but concentrating of course on "the Cut".
A bundle of 75 issues 1955 - 1968, including issue No 1. VG £25
271.. WATERWAYS NEWS "Waterways" was relaunched, after a break, in April 1971, with a new name & in newspaper format. As such, the condition is not so good as that of the magazines, some edges being frayed, & some paper browned.
A complete run, Nºs 1 - 43 (April 1971 - January 1975). & 10 odd issues £25
272. NAVVIES - the bi-monthly magazine of the Waterways Recovery Group. A5, typically 20 pages per issue. Sl rusty straples. Containing news on progress of current projects. 1972 - 177.
A bundle containing these issues: 38-43, 45, 47-57, 59 -68 . 28 in all. £12
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