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LIVES OF THE ENGINEERS
Written by Samuel Smiles.
Stock no. 1822505
Published by Folio Society.
Circa
2006.
Nearly fine condition.
James Brindley; John Smeaton; Matthew Boulton and James Watt; John Rennie; Thomas Telford; George and Robert Stephenson; and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Abridged edition. Brown pictorial cloth, black title label with gilt title to spine. Coloured illustrated endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. Introduced by Asa Briggs and Edited by C.J. Shepherd. Still in original shrinkwrap! Shrinkwrap is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ENGINEERING
- ROADS
- BRIDGES
- RAILWAYS
- HISTORY
- CANALS
- BIOGRAPHY
THE MONMOUTHSHIRE AND BRECON CANAL
Written by John Norris.
Stock no. 1822451
Published by John Norris.
5th
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Fifth edition. Spiral bound cardwraps. Incorporating the Brecon & Abergavenny and Monmouthshire Canals. The first four editions were printed under the title: The Brecon & Abergavenny ... Canal. Colour maps and a few photos. ISBN: 0951799142. Remains of price label to rear cover. Also, something was originally included loose in the rear cover and is absent.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CANALS
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- BRECONSHIRE
THE THAMES & SEVERN CANAL
Written by Humphrey Household.
Stock no. 1822301
Published by Alan Sutton.
1983.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition revised. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0862990564. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CANALS
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
THE STROUDWATER CANAL A HISTORY
Written by Michael Handford.
Stock no. 1321480
Published by Amberley Publishing.
1st thus
2013.
Nearly fine condition.
First published in 1979, since then the canal as been restored to its former glory. Contains minor revisions and additions to the original text. Cream cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781445619439. Slight rubbing to corners.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CANALS
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- SOMERSET
- SOUTH WEST UK
THE CANALS OF SOUTH WALES AND THE BORDER
Written by Charles Hadfield.
Stock no. 2134340
Published by David & Charles.
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. Some light spotting to covers. Page edge browning and foxing. Wrapper is price-cut, with a faded spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CANALS
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HEREFORDSHIRE
THE STROUDWATER NAVIGATION: A SOCIAL HISTORY
Written by Joan Tucker.
Stock no. 1821209
Published by Tempus.
1st
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Stroudwater Navigation opened in 1779 from the Severn at Framilode to Stroud, Gloucestershire, a distance of eight miles. Personal reminiscences, legal documents, census returns and illustrations, are used to record the role played by the canal in the social history of the region. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and a few colour photos. ISBN: 0752428063. Lower edge of text block slightly grubby. Lower rear corner of card cover - laminate is creased and worn. Slight fading to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CANALS
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
LONDON'S LOST ROUTE TO BASINGSTOKE: THE STORY OF THE BASINGSTOKE CANAL
Written by P.A.L. Vine.
Stock no. 2133567
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1994.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Glazed pictorial boards. Revised and expanded edition. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750903597. Page browning. Wrapper is browned to spine, with some edge-creasing; a few marks.
CANALS AND THEIR ARCHITECTURE
Written by Robert Harris.
Stock no. 2133564
Published by Godfrey Cave.
1980.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. Large square format. B/w photos. 2nd edition. Some colour illustrations. ISBN: 0906223210. Uneven fading/browning to covers. Some creasing to corners; a few marks.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CANALS
- ARCHITECTURE
HERE AND THERE ON THE MONMOUTHSHIRE & BRECON CANAL
Written by Ken Haynes.
Illustrated by Ken Haynes.
Stock no. 1819416
Published by The Starling Press.
1st
1988.
Fine condition.
Pictorial card wraps. B/w drawings by the author. ISBN: 0951190814.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CANALS
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- BRECONSHIRE
THE RIDDLE OF THE PAINTED BOX
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1819217
Published by Noel Carrington.
1st
1947.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A vivid, fast-moving story of an unusual adventure on the Grand Union Canal. Orange cloth. B/w illustrations. 164 pages. Staining to boards. Spine slightly cocked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some colouring to b/w frontis. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily repaired with tape to verso which has aged and is now showing through to the front. Some surface paper loss to rear panel of dustwrapper and some loss to spine.
THROUGH THE FRENCH CANALS
Written by Philip Bristow.
Stock no. 2131913
Published by Nautical Publishing Company.
2nd
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Nautical Canals of Europe Series. Red boards, gilt title. B/w photos. Second edition. ISBN: 0245509747. Foxing to outer page edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
THE STROUDWATER NAVIGATION: A SOCIAL HISTORY
Written by Joan Tucker.
Stock no. 1817654
Published by Tempus.
1st
2003.
Fine condition.
The Stroudwater Navigation opened in 1779 from the Severn at Framilode to Stroud, Gloucestershire, a distance of eight miles. Personal reminiscences, legal documents, census returns and illustrations, are used to record the role played by the canal in the social history of the region. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and a few colour photos. ISBN: 0752428063.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CANALS
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE