ATTERBURY, PAUL AND DARWIN, ANDREW (EDITORS)

Nicholson's Guide to the Waterways : No 4 - North West

London, British Waterways Board. 1973. (ISBN: 0900568224) Soft Cover, 9 x 4.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A few faint creases to covers, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 144pp. A historical, navigational and points of interest guide to canals in the North East including the Grand Union, Erewash, Trent & Mersey, Sheffield, Calder & Hebble, Huddersfield and Pocklington Canals. Very Good (+).

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Book number: 023383

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Canals, Boats, Barges, Grand Union, Erewash, Trent & Mersey, Sheffield, Calder & Hebble, Huddersfield, Pocklington 0900568224

AYMAR, GORDON C.

Start 'em Sailing

London, Herbert Jenkins Ltd. 1941, First Edition. Hard Cover, 9.25 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked very slightly sunned boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped but well rubbed and torn with a few pieces missing. 131pp. How to sail a small boat, what type of boat to buy and care of the boat. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 023242

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Sailing, Boats, Techniques, Tuition Self Help

ADRIAN BALL

Is Yours an SS Great Britain Family?

Emsworth, Hampshire, Kenneth Mason. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0859373428) Soft Cover, 11.75 x 8.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Very slight small crease to rear cover. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked slightly indented front board and no bumping to corners. 96pp. The story of the famous liner SS Great Britain's 32 round trips to Australia between 1852 and 1875 - with the names and personal details of 14,000 passengers. Very Good.

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Book number: 020833

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Steam Ships, Brunell, Australia Social History 0859373428

BENNETT, TOM

Shipwrecks around Wales Volume 1

Newport. Wales, Happy Fish. 1992. (ISBN: 0951211404) Soft Cover, 10 x 7.5 inches. Ill.: the Author. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 112pp. The dramatic and often tragic stories of over fifty shipwrecks around the Welsh coast. Fine.

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Book number: 027533

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Wales, Sefaring, Ships, Boats, Wrecks, Booty, Travel / Adventure 0951211404 the Author

BERRY, LINDA

Singapore's River : A Living Legacy

Singapore, Eastern Universities Press Sdn Bhd. 1984. (ISBN: 9971711664) Hard Cover, 9 x 9.5 inches. No inscriptions or marks. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped with small nick to lower rear edge and creasing to edges. 131pp. Singapore's 'absurd little river' has seen the comings and goings of ancient princes, and through her channels, Raffles rowed up to usher in a new Singapore. These comings and goings on the river over time are well described by the author and very well illustrated. Included is a post card of the river and a map with legend of sites, also by the book's author. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 002976

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Far East, Waterways, 9971711664

BOND, BOB; SLEIGHT, STEVE

Cruiser Handling

London, Pelham Books. 1983, First Edition. (ISBN: 0720714508) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 7.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing to edges and signs of storage. 160pp. A comprehensive practical step-by-step guide to cruiser handling skills, techniques and procedures. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 005580

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Seamanship, Sailing, Boats, Boating, Advice, Technique, Ships, Yachts 0720714508

BOWYER, OLIVE

The Peak Forest Canal : Its Construction and Later Development

New Mills, Derbyshire, New Mills Local History Society. 1988, First Edition. Soft Cover, 8.25 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked slightly sunned boards and no bumping to corners. 66pp. History of canals and in particular of the peak Forest Canal which links Ashton under Lyne with Dove Holes in the Peak District. Very scarce. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Very Good.

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Book number: 026502

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Local History, Canals, Transport Local History

BUDWORTH, GEOFFREY

Sailing Knots : Stoppers, Bindings and Shortenings, Single, Double and Triple Loops, Bends, Hitches, Other Useful Knots

London, Hamlyn. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 0600600963) Hard Cover, 10.5 x 8 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of handling. 144pp. An indispensable at-a-glance guide to tying over 60 knots. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 010589

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Rope, Knotting, Sea, Ships, Self Help 0600600963

BURTON, ANTHONY

The Great Days of the Canals

London, Tiger Books International. 1995. (ISBN: 1855016958) Hard Cover, 11.25 x 8.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 224pp. A lavish work on the history of canals, their development, their trades, leisure and the future. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 007937

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Inland Waterways, Barges, Watermen, Trade 1855016958

CHILDS, WENDY R.

The Trade and Shipping of Hull, 1300-1500

Hull, East Yorkshire Local History Society. 1990. (ISBN: 0900349433) Soft Cover, 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Mint unread booklet. 42pp. Concise study of the Port of Hull in East Yorkshire and its shipping and trade from the twelfth century to the fifteenth century. Fine.

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Book number: 018513

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Local History, Seafaring, Ships, Port of Hull Local History 0900349433

CLAY, A. S.

Shipmates : Agnes Ranken 1774-1859

Windermere, A. S. Clay. 1967, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8.5 x 6 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright blue cloth boards, tiny mark to front, sunning to spine and no bumping to corners. Fold-out map of her travels in excellent condition at the rear. 71pp. An account of a woman traveller who in 1799 sailed from Portsmouth to Calcutta in the armed East Indiaman Charlton. The journals which were sent to her in India by her sister in Edinburgh have survived and they are reproduced here. They give an excellent account of life in the city at that time. Very Good.

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Book number: 026255

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Portsmouth, Calcutta, 1799, Sea Voyage, Edinburgh Travel / Adventure Social History

CLULOW, DEREK A.

No Tides to Stem: 1894-1994 v. 2: A History of the Manchester Pilot Service

Birkenhead, Merseyside, Countyvise Ltd. 1998. (ISBN: 1901231062) Soft Cover, 8.25 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. Fold-out map at rear (opens to 27 inches) in excellent condition. 276pp. Part 2 of this study of the Helmman Service, the Pilotage Clerks, the Guinness Boats and a faithfully recorded account of the history of the Pilotage family the Young family from 1895 to 1975. It covers the trials and tribulations of the Pilots, their struggle for better pay and conditions and holiday entitlements. Well illustrated. Near Fine.

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Book number: 024699

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Shipping, Manchester Ship Canal, Social History Local History Social History 1901231062

CLUNE, FRANK & STEPHENSEN, P. R.

The Pirates of the Brig Cyprus

London, Rupert Hart-Davis. 1962, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, foxed page edges and no bumping to corners. Slightly foxed dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased with tiny nicks to lower front edge and top of spine. 205pp. A fascinating true story from 1829 when a group of convicts being transported to the penal settlement of Van Diemen's Land (now known as Tasmania) mutinied and managed to sail the ship all the way to Japan and the South China Sea. They were later re-captured, some were hanged and some did eventually end up in Van Diemen's Land. Very Good (+)/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 021881

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Seafaring, Mutiny, Convicts, Australia Crime and Punishment

COLLINSON, D.

Kennet & Avon Canal Restoration Scheme

Bristol, Kennet & Avon Canal Trust Ltd. 1968. Soft Cover, 13 x 8.25 Inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Minor creasing to lower rear edge. Very clean very tight pages with slightly marked boards, stain to covers not affecting other pages and a little rubbing to upper front edge. Large fold-out map and elevation outline in excellent condition. 37pp. This Report explains the object of the Trust as the complete restoration of the Kennet & Avon Canal with statistics, diagrams and many black & white photographs. Tucked in is the Chairman's Report for 1968. Undated ca 1968. Good.

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Book number: 019717

Catalogue: Transport - Water

Keywords: Canals, Waterways, Barges,

TERRY DARLINGTON

Narrow Dog to Indian River

London, Bantam Press. 2008, First Edition. (ISBN: 0593056914) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. Inscribed by author on title page. Small previous owner sticker on front end paper Small marrk to top of page edges. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor rubbing to lower corners. 354pp. Terry and Monica take their English canal narrowboat through Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas on a 1000 mile adventure in the USA. Very Good (+)/Near Fine. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 021368

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Keywords: Canal Boat, Usa, Carolinas, Adventure Travel / Adventure 0593056914