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Aickman, Robert Know Your Waterways: Holidays on Inland Waterways, Press Books, 4th fully revised edition, [c1961], pp136. VG copy in repaired film-protected dw. An introduction to English canals and navigable waterways by the founder of the IWA. £4.95
Aickman, Robert Know Your Waterways, Coram Publishers Ltd, nd c1960, pp112. Pb. Fair. An authoritative introduction. £1.95
Atterbury, Paul English Rivers & Canals, BCA/Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1984, pp152. VG+/VG. Large format. A comprehensive look at inland waterways, well illustrated in colour and b/w. £4.95
Bird, Vivian By Lock and Pound, Baldwin, 1988, pp208 with 27 plates. F/F. Four journeys by working canal boat from Birmingham to the sea in the 1950s. £5.95
Blandford, Percy W. Canoeing Waters, Lutterworth Press, 1966, pp239. VG/VG-. A comprehensive guide detailing where you can canoe in Britain. £4.95
Braithwaite, Lewis Canals in Towns, Adam & Charles Black, 1976, pp146. Well illustrated. Laminated boards. Slight damage at the top of the spine else VG. Examines canals in the urban environment. £5.95
British Canoe Union Guide to the Waterways of the British Isles, 3rd edition, 1960, pp274. No dw. VG. A comprehensive canoeing guide. £4.95
British Waterways Inland
Cruising Booklets
A series of well-illustrated Pb guides from the 1960s. All with maps:
4. Cruising on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canals: Atherley Junction to Stourport-on-Severn, New edition 1965, pp32 VG. £1.95
6. Cruising on the Oxford Canal, 1964, pp28. VG. £1.95
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Bulletin
of the Inland Waterways Association No.82, March
1968. Pb.
VG. £0.95
Bulletin
of the Inland Waterways Association No.90, Oct 1969.
Pb. VG.
£0.95
Bulletin
of the Inland Waterways Association No.96, Dec 1970.
Pb. VG.
£0.95
Bulletin
of the Inland Waterways Association No.97, March
1971. Pb. VG.
£0.95
Bulletin
of the Inland Waterways Association No.98, July 1971.
Pb. VG.
£0.95
Bulletin
of the Inland Waterways Association No.99, Nov
1971. Pb. VG.
£0.95
Calvert, Roger Inland Waterways of Britain, IA, 1963, pp56. Small format. VG with glazed boards. A well-illustrated account of our canals and inland waterways in 1962. £2.50
Cock O J You and Your Canoe: A Practical Guide, Ernest Benn, 1956, pp118. VG/VG. A practical guide to safe canoeing that lists over 350 canoeable waterways in Britain. £3.95
Cove-Smith, C. and Chase, R. E. Pilotage on Inland Waterways: A complete guide to boat handling on rivers and canals, 1970, pp183. VG+/VG-. A complete guide to power boat handling on inland waterways. Explains the rules and customs of navigation on the river and canal, and also how to handle a boat so that the rules may be adhered to. £4.95
Delany, Ruth The Grand Canal of Ireland, Lilliput Press, 2nd revised edition, 1995, pp280. Pb. VG+. A history of the 80 mile Grand Canal that connects Dublin to the river Shannon. The first edition was published by David and Charles in 1973. £8.50
De Mare, Eric The Canals of England, Architectural Press, 3rd revised impression, 1961, pp124. VG in complete foil-protected dw. The dw has been reinforced internally at several points along the top and bottom edges. A classic description of the canals supported by 178 of De Mare’s widely acclaimed photographs. £12.50
De Mare, Eric The Canals of England, Alan Sutton, 1987, pp124. Pb. VG+. First published by the Architectural Press in 1950. A classic description of the canals, complete with all of De Mare’s widely acclaimed photographs from the original 1950 edition. £5.95
Denney, Martyn London and South-East England (Historic Waterways Scenes), Moorland, 1980, pp124. VG in glazed pictorial boards. Spine sunned. A photographic survey of south-eastern canals and inland waterways. £5.95
Dodd, Christopher Boating, Small Oxford Books, Oxford University Press, 1983, pp110. Small Oxford Books. Hb. Small format. VG/VG. A delightful book of rowing anecdotes. £2.95
Doerflinger,
Frederic Slow
Boat Through Pennine Waters, Allan Wingate, 1972, pp254.
VG+/VG+ Exploring the
Northern waterways. £5.95
Doerflinger, Frederic Slow Boat Through Pennine Waters: Exploring the Northern waterways, Tandem, 1972, pp254. Pb. VG-. An excellent read. £1.95
Edwards, Lewis A Inland Waterways of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson, 1950, pp440 with a large folding map of waterways. Foreword by Robert Aickman. Hb. VG/Fair. Wear to the dw edges, particularly at the head & base of the spine. The first edition of the standard post-war directory to the waterways. £16.50
Edwards, L A Holiday Cruising on the Broads and Fens, D&C, 1972, pp141 with a colour frontis, 16 plates and four maps including Stanford’s Norfolk Broads and Rivers Map. VG+/VG+. £5.95
Fairfax, Bryan Walking London’s Waterways, D&C, 1985, pp172. Inscription. VG+/VG+. Describes seventeen walks in the London area including details of access by public transport. £3.95
Frith, Francis Canals and Inland Waterways: A Journey Through Frith's England, Francis Frith Collection, 1996, pp112. Large Format Pb. VG. A unique collection of photographs selected from the Frith archive - largely from the turn of the century - providing a fascinating record of our canals. £4.95
Gagg, John The Canallers’ Bedside Book, D&C, 1975, pp150. VG/VG. An unusual pot-pourri to inform, amuse and fascinate canal enthusiasts. £5.95
Gagg, John Canals and Waterways Armchair Book, D&C, 1975, pp144. VG+/VG+. “A fascinating feast of information on Britain’s canals.” £4.95
Gagg, John Observers Canals, Penguin Books, 1996, pp192. With photographs by the author and drawings by Robert Wilson. Fine with glazed boards. A revised and updated reference guide in the Observers Series. £2.50
Gladwin
D D An Illustrated History of
British Waterways, Spurbooks, 1977, pp159.
Hb. VG/VG-. A comprehensive
history of our canals. £5.95
Gladwin
D D Victorian and Edwardian
Canals from Old Photographs, Portman Books/Batsford, 1989, 168 photographs.
Hb. VG+/VG+.
A delightful collection of old photographs depicting many aspects of
canal life including their construction, boats, trade and the people who worked
on them. £4.95
Grant,
Roderick The Great Canal: The
Great Manchester Ship Canal, Gordon & Cremonesi, 1978, pp156.
VG+/VG. The story of the
construction of the Manchester Ship Canal - one of the greatest engineering
feats of all time. £8.50
Hadfield, Charles Introducing Canals: A Guide to British Waterways Today, Ernest Benn, 1955, pp233 plus 25 plates. VG in worn incomplete dw. An extensive introduction to the canal system as it existed in the 50s. £4.95
Hadfield, Charles British Canals: An Illustrated History, Phoenix House, 1959, pp291 with 8 pages of plates and 42 illustrations including maps. Second revised and expanded edition. No dw. VG-. Fading to the spine of the covers. A comprehensive history of our canal system up to nationalisation in 1948. £4.95
Hadfield, Charles The Canals of The East Midlands (including part of London), D&C, 2nd Edition 1970, pp294. The Canals of the British Isles Series. Hb. VG/ VG. £12.50
Hadfield, Charles
The Canals of The East Midlands (including part of London),
D&C with Kelley imprint, 1st Edition 1966, pp294.
The Canals of the British Isles Series.
Hb. Very Good+ / Good+.
Some wear and very small tears at the top of the dw.
£8.50
Hadfield,
Charles and Biddle, Gordon The
Canals of North West England Vol.1, D&C, 1970, pp236 including 8 plates.
Hb. Fine / Very Good. A
single stamp on the blank fly leaf and sellotape marks inside both the front and
back covers indicate that this copy is from Goyt Bank School library.
However, the condition of the book suggests that the pupils had little
interest in canals. £10.50
Hadfield,
Charles and Biddle, Gordon The Canals of
North West England Vol.2, D&C, 1970, pp236.
VG+/VG. £16.50
Hadfield, Charles British Canals: An Illustrated History, D&C, 1974, pp356 with 38 plates. Pb. Very Good. Red spine faded with some vertical creasing. This much-extended 5th edition provides a comprehensive history of our canal system. £4.95
Hadfield, Charles The Canals of South West England, The Canals of the British Isles Vol.3, D&C, 2nd edition 1985, pp206. F/F. £16.50
Hadfield, Charles and Street, Michael Holiday Cruising on Inland Waterways, D&C, 1971, pp158. F/VG+. Includes Stanford’s Inland Cruising Map of England (8 miles to inch) inside rear cover. £3.95
Hadfield, Charles and Street, Michael Holiday Cruising on Inland Waterways, Pan Books, 1971, pp160. Pb. VG. D&C Series. £1.95
Hadfield, Charles Waterways Sights to See, D&C, 1976. With plates and plans by Richard Dean. VG with glazed boards. 60 waterways locations well worth a visit with detailed directions including OS map references. £3.95
Hadfield, Charles Inland Waterways, D&C, 1977, pp128. VG+ with glazed pictorial boards. A revised edition of the author's Introducing Inland Waterways. An excellent introduction to our canals. £2.95
Hankinson, John Canal Cruising, Ward Lock & Co., 1967, pp110 + 22 plates. VG-/VG. Some marks to the covers under the dw. A practical guide for those planning a canal holiday. £2.95
Hannaford, C.A. The Charm of the Norfolk Broads: Some notes with illustrations in colour and line, Hannaford, nd, pp16. Pb. VG. Includes reproductions of six of Hannaford’s watercolours. £1.50
Harris, Robert Canals and their Architecture, Godfrey Cave, 2nd ed. 1980, pp222. Introduction by Charles Hadfield. VG+/VG+. A comprehensive study of canal structures, machinery and buildings. £8.50
Hopkins, Tony and Brassley, Pat Wildlife of Rivers and Canals, Moorland, 1982, pp200. VG+/VG+. A guide to the wildlife and conservation of rivers and canals for the use of amateur naturalists on riverside walks or families on a narrow-boat holiday. £4.95
Hutton, Guthrie A Forth and Clyde Canalbum (Yes that is the title!), Stenlake, 1995, pp52. Pb. NEW. A history of the Forth and Clyde canal with numerous old photographs. £6.50
Hutton, Guthrie Monkland: The Canal That Made Money, Stenlake, 1993, pp52. Pb. NEW. A history of the Monkland canal with numerous old photographs. £6.50
Johnson, Guy Save the Stratford Canal, D&C, 1983, pp168. F/VG. The struggle to restore the Stratford canal. £5.95
Lead, Peter The Trent & Mersey Canal (Historic Waterways Scenes), Moorland, 1980, pp96. VG+ with glazed pictorial boards. A collection of illustations with informative extended captions. £5.95
Lewery A J Narrow Boat Painting A history and description of the English narrow boats’ traditional paint work, D&C, 4th impression 1986, pp144 with 8pp of colour plates, 54 b/w photographs and 28 line illustrations. F/F. £6.95
Liley, John Journeys of the Swan, A&U, 1971, pp192. Two small tears in dw else VG+/VG. A classic account of our canals and of journeys made on the narrow boat Swan in the 1960s. £12.50
Llewellyn, Sam The Worst Journey in the Midlands, Heinemann, 1983, pp191. No dw. Fine in an attractive green binding with gold lettering. A humorous account of a journey by rowing boat from Welshpool to Westminster. £3.95
McKnight, H. Shell Book of Inland Waterways (Editorial adviser: Charles Hadfield), BCA/D&C, 1979, pp496. VG+/VG. A complete illustrated guide to Britain’s inland waterways, equally suited to the long-distance canal enthusiast, the day tripper, the towpath walker or the motorist intent on discovering some new and peaceful aspect of the countryside. £5.95
Makepeace, Chris The Manchester Ship Canal, Hendon, 1983, pp48. Large format pb. VG except for a small mark on cover from an old price sticker. A pictorial history with extended captions. £3.95
Maas, Douglas Inland Waterways Boat Listing, Inland Waterways Books, 1997, pp200. Pb. NEW A comprehensive list of the many boats that cruise the inland waterways. £4.95
Nicholson’s Real Ale Guide to the Waterways, CAMRA, pp160. Pb. VG. No date. A guide to the pubs serving real ale along our canals. £2.50
Owen, David E. Water Rallies, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1969, pp144. VG/G+ in a protected dw. A series of canal journeys, often to water rallies, on the Rose of Sharon and her successor. £5.95
Owen, David E Water Byways, D&C, 1973, pp192 with 8 plates and 2 maps. VG+/VG+. Cruising on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, the Stourbridge Canal, the Dudley Canal, the Coventry Arm, the Erewash Canal, the Grand Union Canal, the Old Grand Union, the river Nene, the rivers Lee & Stort, the river Weaver and on the Cheshire Ring. £5.95
Owen, David Exploring England by Canal, D&C, 1986, pp208. Spine at top of dw slightly rubbed else VG+/VG+. The history and engineering features of canals, tips on operating locks, negotiating tunnels, mooring and on the merits of hiring or buying boats plus details of an extensive and varied selection of cruising routes. £4.95
Pearce, Rhoda M. Thomas Telford, Shire Publications, 1980, pp48. Pb. VG+. A booklet illustrating the life of Thomas Telford. £1.95
Pearson, J M Pearson’s Canal Companion Cheshire Ring, J M Pearson & Son, 1987, pp48. Pb. VG. Includes Trent & Mersey, Bridgewater, Leeds & Liverpool (Leigh Branch), Rochdale, Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canals. An illustrated booklet with detailed maps. £2.50
Pratt, Derek Discovering London’s Canals, Shire Publications, 1981, pp56. Pb. Fine. Suggestions for canalside walks in London. £1.95
Pratt, Frances Canal Architecture in Britain, British Waterways Board, 1976, pp40. Large format. Published without dw. Top and bottom of spine slightly bumped else fine. An introduction to the fascinating buildings and structures of our waterways, illustrated in colour throughout. £6.95
Quinlan,
Ray Canal Walks of England and
Wales, BCA / Alan Sutton, 1994, pp182 + pp180 + pp182 with 120 b/w pictures
and 24 pages of colour illustrations. Hb.
Very Good+ / Very Good+. Combines
three earlier books Canal Walks: North, Canal Walks: Midlands, and
Canal Walks: South. An
essential guide for anyone wishing to explore the canal network on foot.
£6.95
Ransom, P J G Holiday Cruising in Ireland: A Guide to Irish Inland Waterways, D&C, 1971, pp152 with coloured frontis, 15 plates, 10 maps and 12 pages of strip maps. The fold up map at the rear is missing. Ex library copy with the dw permanently bound with text, but nonetheless a good working copy. £3.95
Ransom, P J G. Waterways Restored, Faber & Faber, 1974, pp179. VG/VG. Restoration projects, inspired by the post-war surge of interest in canals, involving no fewer than twenty-one canals. £6.95
Ransom, P.J.G. Your Book of Canals, Faber and Faber, 1977, pp80. Glazed pictorial boards. Fine. A well-illustrated introduction. £2.95
Rochdale Canal (The), Rochdale Canal Society, pp48. No date. Pb. Very Good. A brief history of the Rochdale canal. £3.95
Rolt
L T C Narrow Boat, Eyre
Methuen, 2nd revised edition 1957, pp212 with illustrations by
Denys Watkins-Pitchford and a forward by H.J. Massingham.
VG/VG. Tom Rolt’s classic
narrow boat voyage on the eve of WWII. £7.50
Rolt L T C The Inland Waterways of England, A&U, 2nd impression 1955, pp221 plus pp48 of plates. With colour frontis and a fold-up map in the rear. VG/G+. Dw worn with small tears around the edges. £7.50
Roulstone, Alan and Roulstone, Michael Fenland Waterways, Balfour, 1974, pp96. VG in foil protected dw with several small tears neatly repaired internally. 36 of Alan Roulstone’s delightful watercolours with supporting text by his son Michael. £7.50
Russell, Ronald Waterside Pubs, D&C, 1974, pp176 with 20 plates. VG+/VG. Ideal for identifying canalside hostelries. £5.95
Russell, Ronald (ed), Walking Canals, D&C, 1984, pp160. Fine with glazed pictorial boards. Describes a wide variety of walks along 16 different canals. £5.95
Schofield, R. B. Benjamin Outram 1764-1805: An Engineering Biography, Merton Priory Press, 2000, pp340. M/M. New. A definitive biography of a major canal engineer. After serving under William Jessop, Outram went on to act for the Derby, Nottingham and Nutbrook Canals in the East Midlands, the Ashton, and Peak Forest canals in the North West, the Huddersfield Canal across the Pennines and the Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal in South Wales. He was also responsible for many horse-worked plateways and established the famous Butterley Iron Company. Still available at the pre-publication price: £19.95
Seymour, John Voyage into England, D&C, 1st edition 1966, pp158 with 31 plates. VG/VG-. The very readable account of a four-month journey by narrow boat. £10.50
Smith,
Peter Yorkshire Waterways,
Dalesman, 1978, pp72. Pb. VG- with superficial wear to the covers.
An illustrated survey of Yorkshire's canals and navigable rivers.
£3.95
Smith, Peter L A Pictorial History of Canal Craft, Batsford, 1984, pp135. F/F. A historical survey of the distinctive craft used in different regions of the country, from the Yorkshire keel to the East Anglian werry. £8.50
Snoxell, F H Holidays in Boats, Temple Press, 1956, pp171. No dw. VG. “The essential guide for anyone who wishes to enjoy a holiday afloat.” Includes examples of cruises on the Broads, on the Thames, through Swedish Fjords and in the Netherlands. £3.95
Squires,
R W Canals Revived,
Moonraker, 1979, pp185. F/VG+.
The story of the Inland Waterways Association and waterways restoration
since the war. £8.50
Squires,
R.W. The New Navvies: A History of the Modern Waterways Restoration Movement,
Phillimore, 1983, pp189. F/F. £6.95
Stewart,
Sheila Ramlin Rose: The
Boatwoman’s Story, OUP, 1994, pp230.
Pb. VG.
Inscription. Experiences of boatwomen - mainly on the Oxford Canal -
through the Great War, the Depression, the Second World War and the decline of
the canals. £3.95
Stimpson, Michael The History of Gloucester Docks and its associated canals and railways, West London Industrial Archaeological Society, 1980, pp24. Pb. VG. With a detailed map of the docks area by Edwin Lambert. £2.95
Stratford Upon Avon Canal Guide: Southern Section,
Stratford upon Avon Canal Society, nd, pp46. Pb.
Fine. £1.95
St Davids, Viscount The Watney Book of Inland Cruising, Queen Anne Press, 1966, pp94. Pb. VG. A useful introduction for those contemplating their first canal cruise. £1.95
Tew, David The Melton to Oakham Canal, Sycamore Press, 2nd revised edition 1984, pp127. Glazed Boards. Fine. A comprehensive and well-illustrated history of the canal from Melton Mowbray to Oakham. £8.50
Vince, John Canals and Canal Architecture: Shire Album 3, Shire Publications, 1976, pp32. Pb. VG+. A well-illustrated booklet. £1.95
Vine P A L London's
Lost Route to the Sea, An historical account of the inland navigations which
linked the Thames to the English Channel, D&C, 4th edition 1986, pp278
with 71 plates, 64 line figures & 16 maps.
Hb. Fine / Very Good+.
Canals of the British Isles Series edited by Charles Hadfield.
An excellent copy of the expanded 4th edition.
£12.50
Vine P. A. L. London’s Lost Route to the Sea, An historical account of the inland navigations which linked the Thames to the English Channel, D&C, 2nd edition 1965, pp267. With coloured frontis, 66 plates, 26 line figures and 16 maps. No dw. VG. Notes (6 in total) added neatly in the margins cross referencing other sources and giving additional information. £4.95
Ware, Michael E. A Canalside Camera 1845-1930, D&C, 1975. F/F. An excellent album of early canal pictures with 115 plates and extended captions. £8.50
Ware, Michael E Narrow Boats at Work, Moorland, 2nd printing 1985, pp212. "Largish" format Pb. VG- with some wear at the corners. A pictorial tribute to the narrow boat, with 212 carefully chosen photographs. £5.95
Waterway World Guides
A series of detailed towpath guides in spiral binders edited by Robert Shopland and published by Waterways Productions.
Coventry Ashby and Oxford (N) Canals, 1981, pp48. Fine. £1.95
Leicester Section G.U., River Soar & Erewash Canal, 1983, pp64. F. £1.95
Llangollen Canal, 1980, pp36. Fine. £1.95
Oxford Canal (South), 1981, pp32. Fine. £1.95
Shropshire Union, 1982, pp50. Fine. £1.95
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, 1982, pp40. Fine. £1.95
Trent and Mersey (North) and Caldon Canal, 1982, pp52. Fine. £1.95
Trent and Mersey (South) and Caldon Canal,
1981, pp48. Fine. £1.95
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Webb, Mike Shroppie Boats, Pearson, 1985, pp36. Pb Fine. A nostalgic album of the last years of commercial traffic on the Shropshire Union. £3.50
Westlake, Roy J. Britain’s Holiday Waterways - A Pictorial Tour, BB, 1975, pp96. VG/VG. S high-quality pictorial album. £4.95
Wheat, G On the Duke’s Cut, Transport Publishing Company, 1977, pp32 plus 10pp of b/w photos and a mileage chart of the Bridgewater Canal. Pb. VG. A well-produced booklet on the Bridgewater canal. £2.95
Wigglesworth,
Neil Victorian & Edwardian Boating from old Photographs, Batsford,
1987. F/VG+ Photographs of the Victorians at work and play on our rivers
and canals. £6.95
Williams, Howard The Diary of a Rowing Tour from Oxford to London in 1875 (via Warwick, Gloucester, Hereford and Bristol), Alan Sutton, 1982, pp166. Pb. VG. £3.95