Search Results: Canals, Waterways and Maritime from Glynn's Books

Stroud: Alan Sutton, 1994. Pb, 128pp, b/w illustrations. Good, clean contents, only slight cover wear. Collection of scenes of the Avon valley including riverside communities and visitors, many from postcards taken in the early 20th century.. Soft Cover.

Tadworth: World's Work/Windmill Press, 1979. Hb, 231pp, colour and b/w illustrations. Good copy in a Good, price-clipped dj which has light wear. Light smudges along page block, otherwise contents clean. Includes survey of the history of canals, features of canals (waterway, boats, barges, Bolinder semi-diesel engine, surroundings). Extensively illustrated. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ashbourne: Moorland, 1979. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 142pp. VG, clean contents, slightly sunned spine. Pictorial history of Britain's inland canals and navigations with many early photographs.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1968. Hb, 233pp, colour frontis, b/w illustrations, maps. Good with clean contents in Fair dj which is scuffed and edgeworn. History of the canal age (approximately 1760 to 1850) : the canals themselves, the people and companies who planned, built and operated them, the boats and their loads, and what the Canal Age meant to Britain and also to Europe and North America.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1948. Hb, green cloth covers, no dj, 232pp, b/w frontispiece and illustrations. Good. Light occasional foxing but contents otherwise clean. Back cover corner slightly scuffed. Contents: Early history of the canoe; The dug out canoe; The Canadian canoe; The folding canoe; Methods of propulsion; Canals and navigations; Rapids and rough water work; Camping; Sea canoeing; Across the Channel in a folding canoe; Some canoeable rivers in England, Wales & Scotland; Canoe associations at home and abroad; Canoe racing.. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: J.M. Dent, 1953. Hb, maroon boards, no dj, 217pp, b/w illustrations. Good. Cover corners a bit bumped. Light foxing to endpapers but contents otherwise clean. Account of the author's travels by small boat along the Seine, accompanied by his usual charming wood engravings. . Hard Cover. Illus. by Gibbings, Robert. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Pershore, Worcestshire: Lower Avon Navigation Trust, 1966. Pb booklet, stapled pictorial wraps, 48pp. Fair+. Contents clean but back cover has a stain on it and staples beginning to rust. Includes maps, navigation notes and rather alot of advertisements.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1975. Hb, 224 pp, b/w illustrations. Good+ clean copy in Good+ dj with only marginal edgewear. Introductory guide, ideal for family sailors, which covers boat handling, basic navigation, harbour lore, safety afloat, the boat and the crew. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson, 1950. Hb, black boards, no dj, xvi + 440pp. Fair. Frontispiece slack. Previous owner's inscription on inside front cover and occasional marks on inside covers but contents/text clean. Provides information on all navigable canals and rivers in Britain at the time (distance, maximum craft dimensions, locks, bridges, tunnels, speed limit etc.). Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1968. Hb, 206pp, colour frontis, b/w illustrations, maps. The Contents section is loose, the rest of the book is in good condition. Dj rather scuffed along spine and corners. Navigation history from the canal's building, the absorption of the two associated river navigations, to the Avon & Gloucestershire Railway, ownership by the Great Western Railway and then its existence under the British Transport commission.. Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Brighton: Teredo Books Ltd, 1985. Two-volume set. Each is a large 4to, Hb with dj, colour and b/w illustrations, maps. Volume 1 - xxv + 494pp. ISBN 0903662108. Good(-) in a Good dj which has corner chips/edgewear. Last few pages and back cover have light dampstaining. Contents clean. Volume 2 - vii + 420pp. VG in Good+ dj which has marginal wear. Contents clean. Together, they provide " a chronological survey of maritime events from 5,000 B.C. until the present day, supplemented by commentaries". ( Very heavy set - overseas destinations will require additional shipping charges). Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Railway & Canal Historical Society, 1991. Pb, 100pp, b/w illustrations. Good, last page has a few speckles. Discusses the movement of British troops by canal between 1798 to 1844, with special mention of activities on the Royal Military Canal in Kent during Napoleonic times.. Soft Cover. Good.

Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1991. Hb, 144pp, b/w and colourillustrations. Good with clean contents in a Good+, price-clipped dj. Scuff on inside front cover. Contents : The boats and the boatmen; " Roses and castles" - origins; Diamonds, designs and derivations; " Van-Dyking" and the painters; BCN boats and their paintwork. . Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Dorset: Blandford Press, 1979. Hb, 223pp, b/w illustrations. Good with clean contents in Good, price-clipped dj which is sunned/faded along spine and top edge. "A pictorial account of side and sternwheelers in all their roles, from ocean-going liners to warships, river exploration craft to excursion steamers".. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Batsford, 1984. Hb, 135pp, b/w illustrations. Good+ with clean contents in VG dj, a few light speckles along top edge of text block. Historical survey of the various types of vessels on Britain's inland waterways, with chapters dedicated to geographical areas ( North east, South West, East Anglia etc.) as well as types of craft ( tugs, narrowboats, containers etc.). With numerous photos and drawings.. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good.

London: Batsford, 1983. Hb, 144pp, b/w illustrations. Good+ in a Good+ dj. Ex-libris sticker on inside front cover but otherwise very good and clean. Pictorial essay on Britain's inland waterways, with over 200 photos and drawings. Contents : Basics; The broad canvas; Architectural gems; Locks; Bridges; Boats; Maintenance.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

London: Debrett's Peerage, 1979. Hb, 140pp, b/w illustrations. Good copy in a Fair dj which has several tears plus corner chips. Contents clean. Introduction by the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Account of the development of yachting, concentrating on the Victorian and Edwardian periods, from 1840-1914. With many illustrations including yacht interiors.. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Catrine: Stenlake Publishing, 2002. Hb, 160pp, b/w and colour illustrations. VG with clean contents in a VG dj. Charts the story of the Forth & Clyde and Union canals, from the early years in the late 18th and early 19th century to their decline and closure and ultimately their restoration through the Millenium Link project launched in 1999.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Glendaruel: Argyll, 2003. Hb, 285pp, b/w illustrations. VG with clean contents in VG dj which has marginal wear. Memoir of Louis Garneray, a French seaman and marine artist, who joined the Republican navy in 1796 and was later part of the crew of the French privateer, Robert Surcouf. New translation by Roland Wilson who also provides introductory background to Garneray and the French navy at the time. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Ashbourne: Moorland, 1980. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 96pp, b/w illustrations. Good, small chip on back cover, clean contents. Pictorial history with numerous photographs. Contents : The canal promoters; The Main Line; Newcastle canal & Gresley's canal; The Caldon canal.. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.