THAMES: SACRED RIVER
Written by Peter Ackroyd.
Stock no. 1831268
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In short, lively chapters Ackroyd writes about connections between the Thames and such historical figures as Julius Caesar and Henry the VIII, and offers memorable portraits of the ordinary men and women who depend upon the river for their livelihoods. Matt pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. xxi and 490 pages. ISBN: 9780701172848. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Top edge of text block a little grubby. Else contents clean. Pictorial wrap-around has a 'signed copy' circular sticker to front panel.

PORTRAIT OF THE SEVERN
Written by J.H.B. Peel.
Stock no. 1831081
Published by Robert Hale. 2nd 1980. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. The Severn is Britain's longest river. Rising near the summit of Plynlimon, it enters the sea as an estuary ten miles wide. No other British river flows through such varied scenes... the wild heights of Wales, the industrial debris of Ironbridge, the pastoral hillscape of the Malverns, the solitudes of Aust. Green cloth boards, orange title block to spine with gilt title. B/w photos. 205 pages including index. ISBN: 0709184506. Small mark to rear board else a lovely, clean copy. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned to spine.

A MUDLARKING YEAR: FINDING TREASURE IN EVERY SEASON
Written by Lara Maiklem.
Stock no. 1831047
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2024. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A gentle ode to nature, history and the simple art of looking, searching the foreshore of the Thames through the changing seasons. Guided by Lara's curiosity, warmth and wisdom, it is your invitation to discover hidden objects in the most overlooked part of the city of London, the secrets they reveal and the stories that are patiently waiting to be told. Light grey cloth boards, blue foil title to spine. xx and 335 pages. ISBN: 9781526660756. Top & tail of spine ligthly shelf-worn else a lovely copy. Minor creasing to top & tail of spine of dustwrapper.

THE RIVER RUNNING BY
Written by Joan Fleming-Yates.
Stock no. 1330082
Published by Wedderburn Art Ltd.. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

An Historical Journey Through the Monnow Valley. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1905037058. Minimal rubbing to corner tips of covers. Faint indentations to front cover where book has been leant on to write.

A CELEBRATION OF SALMON RIVERS
Written by John B. Ashton; Adrian Latimer.
Stock no. 1329856
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is devoted to the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and the magnificent rivers they inhabit. Large format. Light beige cloth boards, navy title to spine, simple embossed vignette to front board Pictorial endpapers. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781873674277. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Margins of contents page are slightly grubby else contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased, worn at top and tail of spine with slight loss at top.

THE RIVER HOBBLER'S APPRENTICE: MEMORIES OF WORKING THE SEVERN AND WYE
Written by Alan Butt.
Stock no. 1329715
Published by The History Press. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

A vivid insight into the forgotten world of the river hobbler, a unique trade and one which he learnt at the end of its days. The river hobbler paid no taxes and made a living by working whatever was available on and around the river. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780752451381. Spine faded to rear edge. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Minor crease to vertical edge of prelims. Contents clean.

A PARTICULAR LUNN: ONE HUNDRED GLORIOUS YEARS ON THE TEST
Written by Mick Lunn; Clive Graham-Ranger.
Stock no. 1829723
Published by Unwin Hyman Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The River Test is the most famous chalkstream in the world. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photographs. xii and 157 pages. ISBN: 0044405731. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed, corners of boards lightly bumped. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, a little grubby, worn at corners.

THE THAMES THROUGH TIME: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE GRAVEL TERRACES OF THE UPPER AND MIDDLE THAMES
Written by Anthony Morigi; Danielle Schreve; Mark White; Gill Hey; Paul Garwood; Mark Robinson; Alistair Barclay; Philippa Bradley.
Stock no. 1829516
Published by Oxford University School Of Archaeology. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Early Prehistory to 1500 BC. Part I - The Ice Ages; Part 2 - Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age. Oxford Archaeology Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph No. 32. Large format. Heavy. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. xxvi and 521 pages including index. ISBN: 9780954962784. Crinkling to to margins of pages 179-186 else a lovely copy.

THE HUMBER WETLANDS: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF A DYNAMIC LANDSCAPE
Written by Robert Van De Noort.
Stock no. 1828025
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Landscapes of Britain series. This book is the result of a ten-year English Heritage funded project which aimed to identify and explore the archaeology of the wetlands before it was damaged by peat extraction, development and drainage. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and maps, a few colour photos. ISBN: 0954557549. Name & date in ink to half-title page else a lovely copy.

SWALEDALE: VALLEY OF THE WILD RIVER
Written by Andrew Fleming.
Stock no. 1828024
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Swaledale, part of the North Yorkshire Pennines, and how the perspectives of archaeology, history and ecology can be linked to transform our understanding of the landscape. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1853311979. Name & date in ink to half-title page else a lovely copy.

RIVER CARPING
Written by Neil Wayte; et al.
Stock no. 1327504
Published by The Crowood Press. 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Experience river carp anglers pass on their knowledge of their local running water venues. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 175 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781861263780. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

THAMES PLEASURE STEAMERS FROM 1945
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1827427
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

To a generation of Londoners, the trip aboard a paddle steamer to the seaside was a traditional and essential part of summer life. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752423517. Cover corners lightly worn, a few minor grubby marks to covers. Light finger marks to half-title page else contents clean.