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The Panama Canal: Speech of William H. Taft, Secretary of War, at the St. Louis Commercial Club St. Louis, MO. Saturday Evening, November 18, 1905
by TAFT, William H
Washington: Office of Administration, Isthmian Canal Affairs, 1905. Soft cover. Very Good. 29 p. 23 cm. Green paper covers. Front discoloured with ink notation. Tiny chips and tears to spine ends and lower front corner. Former owner's label on first page.
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A$39.46
Canals A New Look
by Baldwin Mark & Burton Anthony (Ed)
Chichester, Great Britain: Phillimore and Co Ltd, 1984. 1st Edition . Buckram. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. 4to. 195 pages including detailed index + list of subscribers. Contains 7 very good articles by different experts in the field. Very well illustrated throughout with 35 excellent black and white plates and a good number of illustrations in the text. in original dark blue buckram gilt hard cover binding. Near Fine in Near Fine most attractive pictorial...
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A$8.84
Vistula - The Story of a River
by Styczynski, Jan
Warsaw: Interpress Publishers, 1973. n.ed. Illustrated gray cloth with silvered illustrated endpapers. Very good+ with small snag to spine and inscription of half-title. No dust jacket.. xxxiii, 308 pp. + insert [6]. 300+ b/w photos. 4to. Trans. Krystyna Bidwell. Detailed photographic record of the most important of Poland's rivers.
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A$118.37
![THE ILLINOIS [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/449/992/1499992449.0.b.jpg)
THE ILLINOIS [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
by James Gray, illustrated by Aaron Bohrod
New York & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. Second printing. Hardcover. Very good/fair. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. x, 355 pages. Dark red Cloth. 'Second large printing' on front flap of DJ, no 'FR' device on copyright page. Condition of the book is Very Good; small spot on rear cover, gift message on ffep, light stain at top of spine, text and illustrations are very clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is Fair; edge wear, pieces missing at top and bottom of spine, water stain and tape repair on rear cover,...
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A$31.57
Proceedings on a deputation relative to the construction of a harbour of refuge at the River Tyne, March 6 and 7, 1854
by Cowen, Joseph, et al
Gateshead: The Observer Steam Press, 1854. Pamphlet. 31p., sewn fascicle in plain printed wraps, lacks back cover wrap, edgeworn and soiled with creased worn corners and small chips. OCLC lists two copies as of 7/2022. Transcript of a discussion of the economic motivations for and against spending public funds on the construction of a new harbor.
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A$39.46
Search & recovery
by Erickson, Ralph D
Santa Ana Ca: Professional Association of Diving Instructors, 1983. 52p., photo and diagrammatic illustration, trade-size glossy color wraps, mild edgewear, a very good copy.
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A$18.94
The Amazing Mississippi
by Price Willard
New York: The John Day Company, 1963. Willard Price explores the Mississippi River from source to mouth. Here in word and 48 photographs is the story of America's watery backbone, past and present told in the most interesting way. It provides a wealth of history that we should all understand and appreciate. The photographs are by the author and Mary Virginia Price. An index is also supplied. A sound, clean book in a photo illustrated, price-intact dust jacket.. First American Edition. Hard Cover....
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A$38.67
The New York State barge canal
by Williams, Frank M., State Engineer and Surveyor
no place: State Engineer and Surveyor, 1915. Pamphlet. 8p., 5.75x9 inches, illustrated with 4 b&w photographic plates, a table, and a 16x15.5 inch color folded map tipped-in at rear, staples rusted, lightly handled, else very good in original stapled wraps. History and description of the progress of the canal system including the Erie Canal.
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A$71.02
![THE NIAGARA [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/531/337/1501337531.0.b.jpg)
THE NIAGARA [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
by Donald Braider, Designed by Ernst Reichl
New York, Chicago & San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. x, 368 pages. Stated 'First edition' on copyright page. Condition of the book is Very Good; exterior excellent, text is very clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is Very Good; Very clean, no fading, not price-clipped ($8.95). STK
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A$39.46
Leeds & Liverpool Canal Craft
by Wheat G
Grea Britain: Northern Counties Carriers Ltd, 1972. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. 24 pages. Well illustrated throughout with excellent crisp black and white photographic plates with captions, good double page map and some adverts. In original attractive pictorial card covers which have been partly covered in transparent film. The bottom corner of the rear cover is creased otherwise Very Good. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.
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A$8.84
![KENNEBEC - CRADLE OF AMERICANS [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/891/875/1500875891.0.b.jpg)
KENNEBEC - CRADLE OF AMERICANS [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, illustrated by Maitland de Gogorza
New York & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. x, 292 pages. Salmon colored cloth. 'FR' device printed on copyright page (1st printing), on the 'Books by Coffin' page 5th book of poetry listed as 'Ballads of Square-Told Americans' corrected to 'Square-Toed' in subsequent printings. Condition of the book is Very Good; name and address of previous owner on blank facing half-title page, dated June 19, 1937, endpapers very lightly toned...
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A$71.02
The inland waterways of England
by Rolt, L.T.C
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1950. 1st edition. Hard covers. Fine/No Jacket. Owner's signature.
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A$31.44
Letter from The Secretary of War, Transmitting, With a Letter From the Chief of Engineers
by Secretary of War
Washington, 1914. Card Covers. Very Good. 63d Congress, 2d Session, Document No. 762. 120 p. 23 cm. 19 fold-out diagrams and a few others within text. Grey card covers with blue labels. Spine label starting to come off. Former owner's label attached to front endpaper. Ink stamps on first few pages and dark marks on p. 10.
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A$157.83
![THE JAMES [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/335/042/1598042335.0.b.jpg)
THE JAMES [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
by Blair Niles, illustrated by Edward Shenton
New York & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. x, 359 pages. Blue Cloth. Index ends on p. 359 followed by 'Rivers and American Folk' by Constance Lindsay Skinner, which is unpaginated. 'FR' device printed on copyright page (1st printing). Condition of the book is Very Good; spine very lightly faded, circular blindstamp of private library on half-title and title pages ,previous owner's name on half-title page, text and illustrations...
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The Allegheny
by Way, Frederick, Jr
Farrar and Rinehart, 1942. 1st. Hardcover. A VG+ tight copy with a VG to VG+ litely edgeworn dj. Rivers of America Series.
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A$102.59
![THE WABASH - [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/325/042/1598042325.0.b.jpg)
THE WABASH - [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
by William E. Wilson, illustrated by John de Martelly
New York & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/good. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. xi, 339 pages. Book is first printing of first edition with Farrar & Rinehart 'FR' on copyright page. Condition of the book is Very Good; triangle faded at base of spine, circular blindstamp of private library on half-title and title page, front hinge is cracking with muslin showing, gift message on half-title page, text and illustrations are very clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is...
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The Fraser
by Hutchison, Bruce
Clarke, Irwin & Co., 1950. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Former owner's name in ink on front endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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A$71.02
Merced Wild and Scenic River: Revised comprehensive management plan and supplemental environmental impact statement. Part 1 of 2. Executive summary, Chapters I-IV
Yosemite, CA: National Park Service, Yosemite National Park, 2005. Paperback. Chapters individually numbered, over 300p in total, with numerous fold-out maps. Softbound in 11x8.5 inch wraps, a very good copy. Please note, "Part 1" only.
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A$31.57
Memories of the Lakes.
by Bowen, Dana Thomas
Cleveland: Freshwater Press, 1969. Great Lakes and vessels, including Marie Celeste. Very good condition in publisher's cloth.. 23 cm., 292 pp. b/w plates.
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A$31.57
Joe's rain; poems
by Duval, Quinton
Manchester, WA: Cedar House Books, 2005. 67p., trade-size wraps, inscribed and signed on title page by Duval and datelined Crockett year of publication. Slightly bent, owing to careless storage, no must or any other blemish. Lives on the Sacramento riverbank, which figures in some of these.
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A$39.46
![THE YUKON [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/158/766/1544766158.0.b.jpg)
THE YUKON [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
by Richard Mathews, illustrated by Bryan Forsyth, designed by Ernst Reichl
New York, Chicago & San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1968. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good +/good +. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. 313 pages. First edition stated on copyright page. Condition of the book is Good+; ex-library with the usual treatments, text and illustrations are very clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is Good+; library label on spine, in a mylar wrapper, leading edges of flaps glued to pastedowns, not price-clipped ($7.50). STK
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A$47.35
The Charles
by Tourtellot, Arthur Bernon
New York: National Travel Club, 1941. First edition. A very good+ copy. No dust jacket.. 356 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings and maps. 8vo. The Rivers of America. Limited Boston edition # 404, signed by author.
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A$47.35
The Wreck of the Erie Belle: The Story of the Old Boiler of Boiler Beach
by STEIN, C. E
Wheatley, Ontario: Ship 'n Shore Publishing, 1970. Booklet. ex library-fair. iv, 28 p. 25 cm. B&w illustrations. Blue card covers were formerly stapled but staples are now missing so book is disbound. Was later taped but tape is now missing leaving residue on covers. Ex library with ink stamp on p. iii and last page. Tear in front cover.
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A$23.67
National Estuary Study. Seven Volumes
by Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1970. First edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers bound in blue library cloth-covered boards. Original reports in decorated wraps are, except for a single stamp, in fine condition bound in tight; clean ex-lib cloth covered boards with call numbers and interior markings.. V.1:95 pp.;V.2: 303 pp.; V.3: 330 pp.; V.4: [270 pp.]; V.5: [220 pp.]; V.6: [250 pp.]; V.7: [200 pp.]. Illus. with 100+ b/w photos, 90+ maps (20 large color foldouts, 20...
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The Canals of South and South East England
by Hadfield Charles
Newton Abbot, Great Britain: David & Charles, 1969. First Thus . Buckram. Very Good++/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition thus. 8vo. 393 pages including detailed index. This is one The Canals of the British Isles series. Very well illustrated throughout with endless good black and white photographic plates, text illustrations and maps. In original rich blue buckram gilt hard cover binding. Very Good++ in Very Good+ pleasing pictorial green price-clipped dust...
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A$31.44
