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BRITISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Winston Megoran.
Stock no. 2128046
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2016. Fine condition.

The Heyday of Excursions and Day Trips. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 126 pages. ISBN: 9781445653891.

P&A CAMPBELL STEAMERS THE EDWARDIAN ERA
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 1816730
Published by Tempus. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. The last of six volumes of White Funnel Fleet history from 1887 to 1968 and the second of two volumes dealing specifically with the years prior to the First World War. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 0752438719. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page.

A HISTORY OF BRITISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1317490
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2014. Fine condition.

A detailed history of one of Britain's most memorable maritime attractions. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780711037427.

P&A CAMPBELL STEAMERS THE VICTORIAN ERA
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 1317464
Published by Tempus. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. A definitive history of the turbulent early P&A Campbell years. 223 pages includes index. ISBN: 0752438638. SIGNED by author. A fine copy.

TIMMY THE TUG
Written by Ted Hughes; Jim Downer. Illustrated by Jim Downer.
Stock no. 1507246
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Large oblong format. Blue boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Super colour illustrations. Story in verse. ISBN: 9780500514962. Tiny amount of wear to ends of spine. Rear cover ever so slightly grubby. Contents fine.

THE MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT ERA IN HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS NATCHEZ TO NEW ORLEANS 1870-1920
Written by Joan W. Gandy; Thomas H. Gandy.
Stock no. 2118554
Published by Dover Publications Inc.. 1st USA 1987. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0486252604. Some browning to covers.

THE HONOURABLE BALMORAL HER PEERS AND PIERS
Written by Richard Danielson.
Stock no. 2115735
Published by Maritime Publications. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Colour and b/w photos. The story of Britain's most widely-travelled excursion ship. Includes list of subscribers. ISBN: 0951315587. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with a couple of closed tears; repaired to verso with tape.

PLEASURE STEAMERS
Written by Bernard Cox.
Stock no. 2115732
Published by David & Charles. 1ST 1983. Very good condition.

A fascinating selection of photos shows the crews, passengers and the vessels in both traditional and unusual situations. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715383337. Spine is faded. Browning to pages.

CROSS-CHANNEL AND COASTAL PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Frank Burtt.
Stock no. 1707573
Published by Richard Tilling. 1934. Almost very good condition.

To place on record a history of the many vessels of this type that maintained the main channels of communication between Great Britain and the neighbouring countries during the greater part of the nineteenth century. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Folding b/w scale diagrams. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Spine faded. Spine and corners bumped. Small split to base of spine and tiny dent to top edge of front cover.

CLASSIC SCOTTISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Alan J.S. Paterson.
Stock no. 1603323
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1982. Good condition.

A celebration of the high noon of the Scottish paddle steamer. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715383353. Front endpaper missing. Corners bumped. Contents very good.

BRITISH PLEASURE STEAMERS 1920-1939
Written by Geoffrey Grimshaw.
Stock no. 570493
Published by Richard Tilling. 1st 1945. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good.