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WATERWAYS OF THE WORLD
Written by W.J. Bassett-Lowke. Illustrated by Laurence Dunn.
Stock no. 1324311
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. Circa 1944. Almost very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 32. Pictorial paper wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Foxing to covers, textblock and first few/last few pages.

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CANALS THE MAKING OF A NATION: A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
Written by Liz McIvor.
Stock no. 1824422
Published by BBC Books. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of how canals changed and shaped our modern world. Accompanies the BBC series of the same name. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781849901086. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE ANDERTON BOAT LIFT
Written by David Carden.
Stock no. 1323165
Published by Black Dwarf Publications. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Anderton Boat Lift near Northwich in Cheshire is acclaimed as one of the seven wonders of the waterways world. Red boards, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953302865. Spine bumped. A few small, light marks to covers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges.

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THE ROYAL CANAL THE COMPLETE STORY
Written by Peter Clarke.
Stock no. 2140595
Published by Elo Publications. 1st IRELAND 1992. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0951959328. SIGNED by author, with a dedication to previous owner on half-title page. Light wear to cover corners. A few marks to outer page edges.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF CANALS
Written by John Gagg. Illustrated by Robert Wilson.
Stock no. 2140428
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Observers Series No. 95. Laminate boards. With photographs and drawings. ISBN: 0723216258. Title to spine is faded. Covers are browned. Light foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF CANALS
Written by John Gagg. Illustrated by Robert Wilson.
Stock no. 1323053
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Observers Series No. 95. Laminate boards. With photographs and drawings. ISBN: 0723216258. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers very slightly browned.

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THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN NORTH WALES
Written by A.H. Dodd.
Stock no. 2137974
Published by University of Wales. 2nd 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The book covers every aspect of the changes which the industrial revolution brought to life in North Wales. The pre-industrial society, the landed proprietors, enclosures, communications, the metal industry, collieries and quarries, the woollen and textile industries, the new capitalists and the labouring poor. xl 439 pages. 2nd edition. Bumping to corners. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks; browned to spine and edges.

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BRADSHAW'S CANALS AND NAVIGABLE RIVERS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Written by Henry Rodolph De Salis.
Stock no. 2137783
Published by Old House Books. Circa 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

A facsimile of the 1904 edition of A Handbook of Inland Navigation for Manufacturers, Merchants, Traders and Others: Compiled, after a Personal Survey of the whole of the Waterways. Green paper boards with yellow titles. viii and 480 pages plus advertisements to rear. ISBN: 9781908402141. 3rd printing. Page edge browning.

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WATER WAYS: A THOUSAND MILES ALONG BRITAIN'S CANALS
Written by Jasper Winn.
Stock no. 2137216
Published by Profile Books. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Dark blue boards with metallic green title to spine. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781781257951. Light page edge browning.

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THE PEAK FOREST CANAL AND RAILWAY: AN ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS HISTORY
Written by Grahame Boyes; Brian Lamb.
Stock no. 1823535
Published by Railway And Canal Historical Society. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of the Canal Mania project on which its engineer, Benjamin Outram, perfected his professional skills. The canal and railway were part of a vertically-integrated business enterprise that opened up the Peak District's enormous limestone deposits, establishing a major industry that continues to prosper, still in its original location, over two hundred years later. Light brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and some colour photos and maps. ISBN: 9780901461599.

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CANAL INCLINES AND LIFTS
Written by David Tew.
Stock no. 1322503
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive illustrated study of all designs for canal inclines and lifts. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0862990319. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper is rubbed at spine and corners, spine and spine edges are sunned.

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BENJAMIN OUTRAM 1764-1805: AN ENGINEERING BIOGRAPHY
Written by R.B. Schofield.
Stock no. 1823411
Published by Merton Priory Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of an engineer. B/w photos. Outram worked on canals and railways as well as establishing an iron company. ISBN: 1898937427. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and front edge of spine.

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