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Braddon, Russell, Dodwell, Christina, Greer, Germaine, Shawcross, William, Thompson, Brian and Wood, Michael River Journeys, BBC, 1984, pp208. F/F. Well-illustrated in colour and b/w. Journeys on six of the world’s great rivers: the Congo, the Sepik & the Waghi (Papua New Guinea), the Mekong (Vietnam), the Sao Francisco (Brazil), the Murray (Australia) and the Nile, described by six distinguished authors. £6.95
Benest, E. E. Inland Waterways of France, Imray, Laurie, Norrie and Wilson, 1963, pp262 plus pp14 appendix with sketch maps of principal waterways junctions. Also includes Supplement 3 to 2nd edition 1963, recording corrections to 30th November 1967, pp14. VG- in repaired, film-protected dw. A detailed guide to French inland waterways. £7.50
Bristow, Philip Through the French Canals, Navigator, 1970, pp200.
Hb. VG/VG. A practical guide
to cruising the canals of France including route details and maps.
£4.95
Bristow, Philip Through
the Belgian Canals, Nautical Publishing Company, 1972, pp158. Nautical
Canals of Europe Series. Hb.
Very Good+ / Very Good. In
an attractive red binding with gold lettering. An authoritative illustrated
guide, particularly welcome because of the scarcity of material on Belgium
waterways. £5.95
Bristow, Philip Through the Dutch Canals, Nautical Publishing Company, 1974, pp223. Nautical Canals of Europe Series. F/VG in an attractive red binding. A comprehensive illustrated guide. £8.50
Calvert, Roger Inland Waterways of Europe, Redwood Press, 1975, pp259. F/VG+. A comprehensive guide to the navigable rivers and canals of Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals. £12.50
Cooper,
Bill and Laurel Watersteps
through France: To the Camargue by Canal, Methuen, 1991, pp238.
VG+/VG. Large inscription.
A delightful and witty account of a gentle journey from England to the
South of France in the Dutch barge Hosanna.
£8.50
Doughty
H M Our Wherry in Wendish
Lands: From Friesland through the Mecklenburg Lakes to Bohemia, Ashford
Press Publishing, 1985, pp406 with many line illustrations.
First published in 1891. Fine
with an attractively decorated blue cloth cover, protected by clear covering dw.
(As published). A classic account
of cruises of the Norfolk wherry Gipsy in 1890 and 1891 in northern Europe,
reaching Aussig now in the Czech Republic.
Gipsy was the first wherry to cross the North Sea, but the next
attempt by Elsie resulted in total
loss. In contrast, Gipsy returned safely in 1902 and survived until the 1950s.
£16.50
Goodwin, Richard Leontyne: By Barge from London to Vienna, Collins, 1989, pp219 with 26 coloured plates. F/F. A waterway journey through Belgium, France and Germany to Austria. £8.50
Harper, Mike Through France to the Med by Canal to the Sea - A Practical Guide, Cadogan, revised edition 1983, pp224. VG/VG. £7.50
Kimbrough,
Emily Water,
Water Everywhere, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1956, pp308.
VG in repaired dw. Pleasures, mishaps and adventures during a journey - most of
it on boats - to Greece, through the Aegean, up the Dalmatian coast and down the
Thames. £6.95
McKnight, Hugh Cruising French Waterways, Stanford Maritime, 1984, pp288. Nr fine in VG dw. A comprehensive introduction to the astonishingly varied network of rivers and canals that penetrate almost every region of France. £12.50
Morgan-Grenville, Gerard Barging into Southern France, D&C, 1972, pp239. Illustrated by the author with 30 drawings in pen and ink plus 4 maps. Red spine of dw slightly faded else VG/VG. £7.50
Morgan-Grenville, Gerard Barging into Burgundy, D&C, 1975, pp176. VG+/VG+. Further cruising with the ancient barge Virginia Anne. £8.50
Oliver, John Holiday Cruising in the Netherlands, D&C, 1974, pp151 with coloured frontis, 32 plates and 8 maps. VG/VG. A comprehensive introduction to the great commercial canals and numerous lesser waterways of Holland. £6.95
Pilkington, Roger. Small Boat to Elsinore, MacMillan, 1969, pp230. VG+/VG. Illustrated by David Knight. A journey through the canals of Holland, Germany and Denmark. £8.50
Rolt L T C From Sea to Sea: The Canal du Midi, Allen Lane, 1st edition 1973, pp198 with 44 illustrations. Hb. VG/Fair. Dw torn at the head of the spine, and on the bottom rear edge where there is slight loss. An illustrated history of this famous French 17th century canal, built to link the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. £16.50
Stevenson, Robert Louis An Inland Voyage, Chato & Windus, 1919, pp196. In prize binding with St Olave’s Grammar School crest in gold on front cover and bookmark giving details of prize inside cover. No dw. VG with minor wear at top and bottom of spine. An account of Stevenson’s voyage through Belgium and France by canoe in 1876. £8.50
Wilson, John Canoeing Down the Rhone, Chapman & Hall, 1957, pp157. VG/VG in foil protected dw. A journey by four amateur canoeists from Lyons through Provence to the Mediterranean coast. £7.50
North
American Rivers and Canals
Banta,
R. E. Rivers of America: The Ohio, William Hodge, 1951, pp592.
VG in worn foil protected dw. The
role of the Ohio in American history. £8.50
Carmer,
Carl Rivers of America: The
Hudson, William Hodge, 1951, pp434. No
dw. VG.
The role of the Hudson and its steamboats in the development of New York
state. £8.50
Francis, N. and Butcher, W. Mississippi Madness: Canoeing the Mississippi-Missouri, 1990, pp197. With a forward by Edward Heath. F/F. A record breaking journey down the Mississippi by Nick Francis, a young Scot. £5.95
Hadfield, Charles and Mary, Afloat in America, D&C, 1979, pp160. Fine with glazed pictorial boards. Two well-known enthusiasts explore the US and Canada by waterway, travelling 8,000 miles in the process. £7.50
Legget, Robert F Canals of Canada, D&C, 1976, pp261. Hb. Fine/Fine. A comprehensive introduction to the canals that form part of Canada's vast inland waterways system. £7.50
Legget,
Robert Rideau Waterway, University of Toronto Press, 2nd edition
1986, pp312. Pb.
VG. A definitive history of
the Rideau canal, a silver chain of rivers and lakes, linked by small locks and
winding channels, that links Ottawa with Kingston on Lake Ontario.
£5.95
Reber, James Q. Potomac Portrait, Liveright, New York, 1974, pp95. Large format. F/F. Spectacular series of pictures of the Great Falls and Mather Gorge on the Potomac river just a few miles upstream from Washington. £4.95
Weil, Tom The Mississippi River Nature, Culture and Travel Sites along the “Mighty Mississip”, Hippocrene, 1992, pp513 plus 25 b/w illustrations. F/VG+. “A heady mixture of sightseeing, travel, myth and history.” £8.50
Matinez,
Orlando
Panama Canal, Gordon & Cremonesi, 1978, pp154. No dw. Top and
bottom of spine slightly bumped else F. The
financial scandal, political subterfuge, imperialism and entrepreneurial daring
behind the construction of the Panama Canal.
£5.95
Africa
Moorehead, Alan The White Nile, Reprint Society, 1962, pp390. First published by Hamish Hamilton in 1960. VG/VG. Inscription clipped from front page. The dramatic story of the expeditions undertaken to discover the source of the Nile. £4.95
Moorehead, Alan The
Blue Nile, Reprint Society, 1963, pp304.
First published by Hamish Hamilton in 1962.
VG+/VG+. Inscription clipped
from front page. This book,
together with the author’s White Nile, completes a study of the history
of the Nile in the 19th century.
While complementary, the two books are intended to be read separately.
£4.95
Snailham, Richard
A Giant Among Rivers: The Story of the Zaire River Expedition 1974-75,
Readers Union, 1977, pp294. VG/VG.
An expedition to navigate the rapid-strewn length of the river Zaire, the
seventh longest river in the world that was formerly known as the Congo.
£5.95
Pudney, John Suez: De Lesseps’ Canal, J M Dent & Sons/Readers Union, 1969, pp242. With one map and 39 contemporary engravings of the construction of the canal. VG/VG. Fly leaf clipped. The construction of the canal and its subsequent history until the Egyptian takeover in the 50s. £5.95