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G D'Arcy Portrait of the Grand Canal (Eire), Published by Transport Research Association 1973
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L J Dalby The Wilts & Berks Canal, Edition: 2nd ISBN 0 85361 332 X 120 pages, Published by Oakwood Press 1971 Written 1971 History of the canal with b&w photographs and maps.
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L J Dalby The Wilts & Berks Canal, Edition: 3rd ISBN 0 85361 562 4 124 pages, Published by Oakwood Press 2000 History of the canal with b&w photographs and maps.
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H C Darby The Draining of the Fens, Published by Cambridge University Press 1968
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Andrew Darwin Canals and Rivers of Britain, ISBN 0 460 04207 6 270 pages, Published by J M Dent 1976 Illustrated with b&w photographs and maps.
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J B Dashwood The Thames to Solent by Canal and Sea, 91 pages, Published by Longmans, Green & Co 1868 Account of a voyage in 1867 through the Wey & Arun Junction canal to the sea at Littlehampton shortly before the canal was closed.
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J B Dashwood The Thames to Solent by Canal and Sea, Edition: Paperback ISBN 0 906986 00 1 91 pages, Published by Shepperton Swan 1980 Written 1868 Copy of the 1868 book.
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Wheeler David Canal and River Cruising - The IWA Manual, ISBN 0 906754 49 6 48 pages, Published by Fermanagh Field Club 1990 An illustrated introduction to inland boating.
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G C Davies Norfolk Broads and Rivers, or the Water-ways, Lagoons, & Decoys of East Anglia, Edition: New edition 328 pages, Published by Blackwood 1884
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G C Davies The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk, Edition: 9th edition 173 pages, Published by Jarrold Publishing 1887 Illustrations, adverts and folding map. This book ran to 18 editions by 1890.
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G C Davies The Swan and Her Crew, or the Adventures of Three Young Naturalists & Sportsmen .., Edition: 4th edition 294 pages, Published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1890 Many natural history illustrations. The title continues "on the Broads & Rivers of Norfolk".
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Jamie Davies Shakespeare's Avon: The History of a Navigation, ISBN 085361 490 3 152 pages, Published by Oakwood Press 1996
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Mark Davies & Catherine Robinson A Towpath Walk in Oxford, ISBN 0 9535593 1 9 112 pages, Published by Oxford Towpath Press 2001 An illustrated guide to the Oxford Canal and the River Thames within the Oxford area.
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Robert Davies Boats, Smoke, Steam & Folk, ISBN 0 7524 1765 7 128 pages, Published by Tempus 2001 Exploring the Canals of the West Midlands.
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Eric de Mare The Canals of England, Edition: 4th impression, with revisions 124 pages, Published by The Architectural Press 1965 Written 1950 An early canal book with classic monochrome photographs by the author.
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Eric de Mare The Bridges of Britain, 226 pages, Published by Batsford 1954 155 photographs.
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Eric de Mare Time on the Thames, 238 pages, Published by The Architectural Press 1952 A guide to the river by this well known waterways writer and photographer. 127 photographs plus other illustrations.
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Eric de Mare Your Book of Waterways, Edition: 1st edition 70 pages, Published by Faber & Faber Ltd. 1965 Childrens book containing photographs by the author, many duplicating those in "The Canals of England".
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Eric de Mare London's Riverside, Past Present & Future, Published by Rheinhardt 1958
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Eric de Mare The Canals of England, Edition: Softback edition ISBN 0 86299 418 7 128 pages, Published by Sutton Publishing July 1997 Written 1950 Reprint of an early canal book with classic monochrome photographs by the author.
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Henry Rodolph de Salis Bradshaw's Canals and Navigable Rivers of England, ISBN 0 678 05551 3 496 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1969 Written 1904 Bradshaw's Canals and Navigable Rivers of England and Wales. A handbook of Inland Navigation for manufactures, merchants, traders, and others. Compiled after a personal survey of the whole of the waterways by the author.
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Richard Dean Manchester Ship Canal Company, Preliminary Prospectus, ISBN 0 947712 26 7 Published by M & M Baldwin 1994 17 X 23 inch double sided copy of the original prospectus, plus commentary by Richard Dean.
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D R Delany & V T H Delany The Canals of the South of Ireland, ISBN 0 7153 4008 5 Published by David & Charles
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Ruth Delany The Grand Canal of Ireland, Edition: 1st edition 255 pages, Published by David & Charles 1973 Illustrated.
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Ruth Delany Ireland's Royal Canal 1789-1992, Published by The Liliput Press 1993 Illustrated History.
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Ruth Delany The Grand Canal of Ireland, Edition: Soft back, updated edition ISBN 1 874675 65 1 280 pages, Published by The Liliput Press 1995 Written 1973 The original 1973 text plus extra illustrations and a new chapter to bring the history up to date.
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V T H Delany & D R Delany The Canals of the South of Ireland, ISBN 0 7153 4008 5 Published by David & Charles
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Martin Denney Historic Waterways Scenes: London & South East England, Edition: 1st edition ISBN 0 86190 508 3 124 pages, Published by Moorland Publishing Co Ltd. 1980 Illustrated.
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Martin Denney London's Waterways, Edition: 1st edition 192 pages, Published by Batsford 1977 A detailed and illustrated survey of inland navigation in the Greater London area.
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Martin Denney London & South East England's Waterways, Published by Moorland Publishing Co Ltd. 1979
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Martin Denney Historic Waterways Scenes: London & South East England, Edition: Paperback Edition ISBN 0 86190 508 3 124 pages, Published by Moorland Publishing Co Ltd. 1993 Written 1980 168 historic drawings and photographs.
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Chris N Deuchar A Boater's Guide to Boating, ISBN 0 9531512 0 4 79 pages, Published by Published by the author 1997 A guide to handling full length narrowboats.
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F L Dix Royal River Highway. A History of the Passenger Boats and Services on the River Thames, Edition: 1st edition 320 pages, Published by David & Charles 1985 Illustrated.
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S P Dobbs & G Cadbury Canals and Inland Waterways, Edition: 1st edition 160 pages, Published by Pitman & Sons 1929 Illustrated.
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Graham Dodkins & Roger Alsop Working Boats, 159 pages, Published by Publisher not known 1988 The last days of canal carrying in Britain.
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Frederic Doerflinger Slow Boat Through England, Edition: soft back (Comet Book) ISBN 0 86379 119 0 256 pages, Published by W H Allen & co Plc 1986 Written 1970 Guide to and description of waterways holidays
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Frederic Doerflinger Slow Boat Through Pennine Waters, Edition: soft back (Comet Book) ISBN 0-86379-120-4 256 pages, Published by Tandem 1986 Written 1971 A cruising guide to the rivers and canals of northern England.
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Frederic Doerflinger Slow Boat Through England, Edition: Paperback ISBN 0 4260 4976 4 250 pages, Published by Tandem 1970 Written 1970 Guide to and description of waterways holidays
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Jane Dorner Canals, Published by Wayland {Publishers} Ltd. 1973 Childrens book.
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H M Doughty Summer in Broadland: Gypsying in East Anglian Waters, Edition: 3rd edition 136 pages, Published by Jarrold Publishing 1890 Account of a cruise on a converted wherry.
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Baron F Duckham The Yorkshire Ouse. The History of a River Navigation, Edition: 1st edition 226 pages, Published by David & Charles 1967 31 plates and 10 maps. Inland Waterways Histories series.
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Baron F Duckham Navigable Rivers of Yorkshire, Published by Dalesman Publishing Co Ltd 1964
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Baron F Duckham The Inland Waterways of East Yorkshire (1700-1900), Published by Yorkshire History Society 1973
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W A Dutt A Guide to the Norfolk Broads, Edition: 1st edition in this form 218 pages, Published by Methuen London Ltd 1923 This is part 1 of "The Norfolk Broads". Includes illustrations, folding map and 8 full colour pictures.
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W A Dutt The Norfolk Broads, Edition: 4th edition 407 pages, Published by Methuen London Ltd 1930 The book is in two parts the first, being on the broads and rivers, is written by Dutt but the second part, on various broadland topics, is by local writers.
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Brian Eade Along the Thames, ISBN 0 7509 1543 9 126 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1997 The non-tidal river with over 200 historic views and text. Softback 240mm.
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Brian Eade Forgotten Thames, ISBN 0 7509 2818 2 128 pages, Published by Sutton Publishing 2002 A photographic history of the river.
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L A Edwards Inland Waterways of Great Britian, Edition: 6th edition reprint ISBN 0 85288-081-2 474 pages, Published by Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson 1988 Written 1939 Navigation reference book.
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L A Edwards Inland Waterways of Great Britian and Ireland, Edition: 4th edition 483 pages, Published by Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson 1962 Written 1939 Navigation handbook
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L A Edwards Holiday Cruising on the Broads & Fens, ISBN 0 7153 5511 2 Published by David & Charles 1972
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E A Ellis The Broads, Published by Collins 1965
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M Ellis & Helen Harris The Bude Canal, 192 pages, Published by David & Charles 1972 Inland Waterways History series. 31 plates, illustrations and maps.
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Peter Henry Emerson On English Lagoons, Published by D Nutt 1892
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Martin Marix Evans Canals of England, ISBN 0 297 83261 1 159 pages, Published by Weiderfeld & Nicolson Ltd 1994 Description of the waterways superbly illustrated by Robert Reichenfeld's photographs
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Martin Marix Evans Canals of England, ISBN 0 2978 3399 5 160 pages, Published by Weiderfeld & Nicolson Ltd June 1995 Description of the waterways superbly illustrated by Robert Reichenfeld's photographs
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N Everitt Broadland Sport, Published by R A Everitt 1902
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M C Ewans The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal, Edition: 1st edition 63 pages, Published by David & Charles 1964
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J Eyles Cruising along the Mon. & Brecon, Published by Starling Press 1972
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F Eyre & Charles Hadfield English Rivers and Canals, 48 pages, Published by Collins 1945 Britain in Pictures series with 19 b&w and 8 colour illustrations
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Gerry Fanning Hollinwood Canal, 60 pages, Published by Neil Richardson 2000 A4 size. A detailed history of this former branch of the Ashton Canal.
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D A Farnie The Manchester Ship Canal and the rise of the Port of Manchester 1894-1975, 187 pages, Published by Manchester University Press 1980
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W Farnworth Canals, Published by Mills & Boon (Publishers) Ltd 1973 Childrens book.
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A Farrant Rowing Holiday by the Canal in 1873, Published by Oakwood Press 1977
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Alan H Faulkner The Warwick Canals, ISBN 0-901461-39-3 80 pages, Published by Railway and Canal Historical Society 1985 Canal history. 80pp paperback.
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Alan H Faulkner Claytons of Oldbury, ISBN 0907381014 48 pages, Published by Wilson 1978 Includes photogrphs.
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Alan H Faulkner The Grand Junction Canal, Edition: 1st edition ISBN 0 7153 5750 6 240 pages, Published by David & Charles 1972 A complete illustrated history of the canal ending in 1928, after which time it became part of the Grand Union Canal.
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Alan H Faulkner & J K Wilson Fenland Barge Traffic, Edition: 1st edition 32 pages, Published by Robert Wilson 1972 Based on a thesis by J K Wilson. Includes photographs and maps.
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Alan H Faulkner A Short History of Fellows, Morton and Clayton, Published by Robert Wilson 1975
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Alan H Faulkner Tankers Knottingley, Published by Robert Wilson 1976
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Alan H Faulkner The George & Mary (Grand Union Canal Carrying Company), Published by Robert Wilson 1973
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Alan H Faulkner The Grand Junction Canal, ISBN 0 951 7923 1 8 224 pages, Published by W H Walker & Brothers Ltd 1993 A very extensive re-write of the 1973 title of the same name. Recommended.
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Katie Fforde Rose Revived, ISBN 0 7181 3782 5 344 pages, Published by Michael Joseph Ltd 1995 A modern novel about a young woman living on the residential narrowboat "Rose Revived".
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Katie Fforde Life Skills, Edition: Softback ISBN 0 7126 8080 2 343 pages, Published by Century 1999 Novel featuring the running of a pair of hotel narrowboats. Hardback version also issued.
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R J Finch To the West of England by Canal, Edition: 1st edition 64 pages, Published by J M Dent 1912 Produced as an educational booklet to assist teachers organising school trips. It is a travelogue of a field trip along the Kennet & Avon Canal. Contains 3 photographs of working boats adapted for camping.
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Dr Garry Firth The Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Yorkshire, ISBN 0 7524 1631 6 128 pages, Published by Tempus 1999 An illustrated history of the canal. Part of the Images of England Series.
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P Flanagan The Balinamore & Ballyconnell Canal, Published by David & Charles 1972
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Harry Fletcher A Life on the Humber, Published by Faber & Faber Ltd. 1975
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S Fletcher & M.G Miller The Melton Mowbray Navigation, ISBN 0 901461 37 7 48 pages, Published by Railway and Canal Historical Society 1984
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F Foden & P Gardner Foxton, Locks and Barge Lift, Published by Leicestershire County Council 1978
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U A Forbes & W H R Ashford Our Waterways. A History of Inland Navigation considered as a Branch of Water Conservancy, 336 pages, Published by Murray 1906
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C S Forester Hornblower and the Atropos, Published by Shepperton Swan 1953 A story of Captain Hornblower on a trip from Gloucester to London via the Thames & Severn Canal.
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A J Foster The Ouse, Published by S P C K Before 1914
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Gill Foster & Wendy Freer Canal Boatmen's Missions, ISBN 0 901461 53 9 72 pages, Published by Railway and Canal Historical Society The story of missionaries who worked with boatmen afloat and ashore.
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Tom Foxon Number One, ISBN 0 907864 58 9 136 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son 1991 The author's experiences as a working boatman in the early fifties.
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Tom Foxon Anderton for Orders, Edition: Revised ISBN 0 947712 33 X 158 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1997 Written 1988 Memoirs of a canal boatman in the early 1950s.
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Tom Foxon The Industrial Canal - Volume 2, The Railway Interchange, ISBN 0 9517755 6 1 177 pages, Published by Heartlands Press 1998 Soft back book concentating on the canal and railway goods interchange in the Birmingham area.
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Tom Foxon & Ray Shill Working Boat: Warwickshire & Worcestershire Trades, ISBN 0 9517755 2 9 64 pages, Published by Heartlands Press 2002 The waterways of these counties and the history of the trade carried by their working boats.
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Tom Foxon & Ray Shill Working Boat: Midland Canal Carriers 1770-1845 - 2 - The Birmingham Trade, ISBN 0 9543098 0 4 64 pages, Published by Heartlands Press 2003 The third volume in a series covering Midland canal trade.
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Cicely Fraser-Simpson Canal Cats, Published by Blackie & Son Ltd 1955 A small book, set on the Regents Canal, that will apeal to children and cat lovers.
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Wendy Freer Women & Children of the Cut, ISBN 0 901461 18 0 80 pages, Published by Railway and Canal Historical Society 1995
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Wendy Freer & Gill Foster Canal Boatmen's Missions, ISBN 0 901461 53 9 72 pages, Published by Railway and Canal Historical Society The story of missionaries who worked with boatmen afloat and ashore.
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Ron & Marlene Freethy The Bridgewater Canal, ISBN 1 85926 070 5 92 pages, Published by Aurora Eterprises Ltd History and guide to the canal and to the area through which it passes.
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Robert Fulton A Treatise on the improvement of Canal Navigation, Published by Publisher not known 1796
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John Gagg A Canal and Waterways Armchair Book, 144 pages, Published by David & Charles 1975 Photographs and drawings.
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John Gagg Canals in Camera 2, 112 pages, Published by Ian Allan 1971
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John Gagg The Cannaller's Bedside Book, 150 pages, Published by David & Charles 1973 Photographs and drawings.
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John Gagg 5000 Miles 3000 Locks, Edition: 1st edition 170 pages, Published by Arthur Barker 1973 Illustrated.
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John Gagg Canals in Camera 1, Published by Ian Allan 1970
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John Gagg Boats and Boating, Published by Blackwell Publishers (Basil Blackwell Ltd) 1973 Childrens book.
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John Gagg Rivers in Britain, Published by Blackwell Publishers (Basil Blackwell Ltd) 1971 Childrens book.
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John Gagg Book of Locks, Canal Tunnels, etc., Published by Published by the author 1975 Childrens book.
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John Gagg Observers Canals, Edition: Revised Edition ISBN 1 85471 023 0 192 pages, Published by Claremont Books 1996 Written 1982 One of the Observer Series of books. First published by Frederick Warne in 1982.
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Roy Gallop & A H Body The Glastonbury Canal, ISBN 0 946217 08 4 48 pages, Published by Fiducia Press 2001 A short history of this canal which opened in 1833 and closed about 30 years later.
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Stanley Gardiner & Edwin Cuss The Stroudwater and Severn canals in Old Photographs, ISBN 0 7509 0432 1 159 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1993 A5 book containing nearly 300 photographs.
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P Gardner & F Foden Foxton, Locks and Barge Lift, Published by Leicestershire County Council 1978
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R Gardner Land of Time Enough, Published by David & Charles 1977
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E Gayford The Amateur Boatwomen, Published by David & Charles 1973
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E Gayford The Amateur Boatwomen, ISBN 0 947712 31 3 162 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1996 Written 1973
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Sir Alexander Gibb The Story of Telford. The Rise of Civil Engineering, Edition: 1st edition. 357 pages, Published by Alexander Maclehose 1935 31 illustrations and 3 maps.
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Robert Gibbings Sweet Thames Run Softly, Edition: Reprint 250 pages, Published by J M Dent 1946 A voyage from Lechlade to London with wood engravings and many anedotes.
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Robert Gibbings Till I End My Song, Edition: 1st edition 234 pages, Published by J M Dent 1957 The story of a move to a Berkshire village that allows the author to enrich his knowledge of part of the Thames.
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Keith Gibson Pennine Dreams, ISBN 0 7524 2751 2 160 pages, Published by Tempus 2003 The history of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and its restoration.
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Shirley Ginger A Bit More Boating, ISBN 0-9519198-1-4 180 pages, Published by Lucifer Press 1992 Account of cruising the Nene, Middle Level, Grand Union, Thames, Oxford, BCN and Stratford waterways.
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Shirley Ginger Simple Steps to Roses and Castles, 157 pages, Published by Publisher not known A beginer's guide to canal painting.
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Shirley Ginger Lock, Stock & Barrel, Edition: Revised edition 177 pages, Published by Lucifer Press 1993 Written 1985 The author's experiences of keeping a shop beside the top lock at Buckby in the early 1980s.
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D A Gittings Dudley Canal Tunnel - A Guide Commemorating the Restoration of the Tunnel .., Edition: 2nd impression 34 pages, Published by Dudley Canal Trust 1974 Title continues "and the Official Reopening". Illustrated.
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David D Gladwin & J M White English Canals Part I - A Concise History, 64 pages, Published by Oakwood Press 1968
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David D Gladwin English Canals Part III - Boats and Boatmen, 88 pages, Published by Oakwood Press 1969 Written with J M White.
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David D Gladwin An Illustrated History of British Waterways, 159 pages, Published by Spurbooks 1977
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David D Gladwin A Pictorial History of Canals, Edition: Reprint ISBN 0 7134 0554 6 143 pages, Published by Batsford 1986 193 photographs and 14 drawings.
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David D Gladwin The Waterways of Britain. A Social Panorama, 240 pages, Published by Batsford 1976 Twenty pages of maps and photographs.
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David D Gladwin Victorian and Edwardian Canals from Old Photographs, Edition: 1st edition 168 pages, Published by Batsford 1976 168 Plates.
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David D Gladwin The Canals of Britain, Published by Batsford 1973
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David D Gladwin & J M White Canals of Welsh Valleys & Their Tramroads, Published by Oakwood Press 1974
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David D Gladwin The Canals of Britain, Edition: revised,reset ,re-illustrated ISBN 1 873626 75 4 174 pages, Published by Breedon Books 1994 Written 1973 A4 volume updating the 1973 work.
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Paul Gogarty The Water Road - A Narrowboat Odyssey, ISBN 1 86105 515 3 364 pages, Published by Robson Books 2002 A four-month tour of the waterways from the Thames to the Yorkshire Dales.
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J Goodchild & W J Morrell Waterways - Yorkshire Canals, Published by EP, Wakefield 1972
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Sir H Goodwin Fenland, Published by Cambridge University Press 1978
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Christopher Gotch The Gloucester & Sharpness Canal and Robert Mylne, ISBN 0 9518011 12 200 pages, Published by Lantern Press 1993 This book has been extensively researched but is definitely pro Mylne in its presentation and conculsions. An A4 softback book. Illustrated.
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A J Grainger George's Boats, Published by Hutchinson 1971 Childrens story of a canal boy and a shore boy who become friends.
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Edward Gray A Hundred Years of the Manchester Ship Canal, ISBN 1 85926 030 6 130 pages, Published by Aurora Eterprises Ltd 1994 The story of the building and history of the canal published to coincide with its centenary. Colour and B&W illustrations.
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Edward Gray Manchester Ship Canal, ISBN 0 7509 1459 9 124 pages, Published by Sutton Publishing 1997 Historic record of the canal featuring over 200 photographs.
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Colin Green Severn Traders, ISBN 0 9533028 2 2 180 pages, Published by Black Dwarf 1999 Illustrated history of the trows, barges and other trading craft of the River Severn.
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G C Green The Norfolk Wherry, Its Construction, Evolution & History, Edition: New edition, revised 62 pages, Published by G R Reeve 1953 Includes a 12 page picture supplement.
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Colin Greenall & Peter G Keen The Sankey Canal, 44 pages, Published by Sankey Canal Restoration Society 1991 "Towpath guide to England's first industrial waterway". The canal was also known as the St Helens Canal.
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B Grundy The Flower of Gloucester, Edition: 1st edition 134 pages, Published by Hart-Davies 1970 Illustrated canal adventure taken from a television series.
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J Guthrie The River Tyne: Its History & Resources, Edition: 1st edition 248 pages, Published by Andrew Reid 1880 Includes 8 wood engraved plates and folding plans. Covers bridge building and other improvements to the Tyne.
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Clive & Helen Hackford The Kennet and Avon Canal, ISBN 0 7524 2129 8 128 pages, Published by Tempus 2001 A brief history of the waterway with many photographs.
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Charles Hadfield The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed), 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
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Charles Hadfield The Canals of the East Midlands, Edition: 3rd impression ISBN 0-7153-4871-X 294 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1981 (including part of London)
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Charles Hadfield The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (2), Edition: volume 2 ISBN 0 7153 5975 4 252 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1973
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Charles Hadfield The Canals of South West England, ISBN 0 7153 4176 6 206 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1967
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Charles Hadfield The Canals of South Wales and the Border, Edition: 2nd Edition 272 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1967
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Charles Hadfield British Canals: An Illustrated History, 291 pages, Published by David & Charles Claims to be "the standard book" and covers the general history of canal navigation.
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Charles Hadfield & Gordon Biddle The Canals of North West England (1), ISBN 07153 49562 236 pages, Published by David & Charles Volume 1.
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Charles Hadfield & Gordon Biddle The Canals of North West England (2), ISBN 07153 49929 260 pages, Published by David & Charles Volume 2.
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Charles Hadfield The Canals of South and South East England, ISBN 0 7153 4693 8 393 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969
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Charles Hadfield The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (1), Edition: Volume 1 ISBN 0 7153 5719 0 254 pages, Published by David & Charles 1972
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Charles Hadfield & John Norris Waterways to Stratford, Edition: 1st 176 pages, Published by David & Charles 1962 The History of the Avon, canal and tramway routes to Stratford.
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Charles Hadfield Thomas Telford's Temptation, ISBN 0 947712 19 4 205 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1993 Written 1993 Telford and William Jessop,s Reputation. A re-examination of the roles played by Jessop and Telford in the Ellesmere and Caledonian canals, and of Telford's role in writing its history.
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Charles Hadfield & F Eyre English Rivers and Canals, 48 pages, Published by Collins 1945 Britain in Pictures series with 19 b&w and 8 colour illustrations
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Charles Hadfield Brief Guide Canals and Waterways, 48 pages, Published by Raleigh Press 1966 32 illustrations and 2 pages of maps.
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Charles Hadfield The Canal Age, Edition: 2nd edition ISBN 0 7153 4288 6 233 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 Written 1968 33 illustrations, 16 plates and 14 maps.
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Charles Hadfield The Canal Enthusiast's Handbook 1970-71, ISBN 0 7153 4772 1 195 pages, Published by David & Charles 1970 Illustrated.
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Charles Hadfield The Canal Enthusiast's Handbook 2, ISBN 0 7153 5489 2 192 pages, Published by David & Charles 1973 Illustrated.
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Charles Hadfield Inland Waterways, 128 pages, Published by David & Charles 1978 Leisure series. Drawings by John James and 32 photographs.
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Charles Hadfield Introducing Canals, 233 pages, Published by Benn 1955 Illustrated.
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Charles Hadfield Introducing Inland Waterways, 106 pages, Published by David & Charles 1978 Illustrated.
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Charles Hadfield & Professor A W Skempton William Jessop, Engineer, ISBN 0-7153-7603-9 315 pages, Published by David & Charles 1979
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Charles Hadfield Holiday Cruising on Inland Waterways, Published by Pan Paperback.
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Charles Hadfield Canals and Waterways (Brief Guide No.22), Edition: 1st edition 48 pages, Published by Raleigh Press 1966 Illustrated.
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Charles Hadfield Waterways Sights To See, Edition: 1st edition ISBN 0 7153 7303 X 144 pages, Published by David & Charles 1976 Illustrated.
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Charles Hadfield & Joseph Boughey Hadfield's British Canals, Edition: Eigth Edition ISBN 0 7509 0017 2 345 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1994 A new title for the 8th edition of "British Canals" originally written in 1950 by Charles Hadfield now extensively revised by Joseph Boughey.
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Charles Hadfield & Joseph Boughey Hadfield's British Canals, Edition: Eigth Edition ISBN 1 84015 024 6 350 pages, Published by Budding Books 1998 Written 1994 A new title for the 8th edition of "British Canals" originally written in 1950 by Charles Hadfield now extensively revised by Joseph Boughey.
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Charles Hadfield British Canals, ISBN 0 7509 1840 3 Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1994 Later edition of "the standard book" first published by Pheonix in 1950.
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Charles Hadfield Hadfield's British Canals, Edition: Softback ISBN 07509 1840 3 352 pages, Published by Sutton Publishing May 1998 A new title for the 8th edition of "British Canals" originally written in 1950 by Charles Hadfield now extensively revised by Joseph Boughey.
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Charles Hadfield British Canals: An Illustrated History, 263 pages, Published by Reader's Digest 1952 Reader's Digest Members only edition of "the standard book" and covers the general history of canal navigation.
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D Hadley Waterway's Heraldry, Published by Waterways Museum 1977
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Mr & Mrs S C Hall The Book of the Thames, Edition: 2nd revised edition 516 pages, Published by Arthur James Ltd 1976 Written 1859 Reprint of an 1859 book with many engravings of wild life and scenery.
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Roger Halse & Simon Castens The Somersetshire Coal Canal - A pictorial Journey, ISBN 0 9489 755 8 X 48 pages, Published by Millstream Books 2000 History of the canal.
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Geoffrey Hamer Trip Out 1997/98, ISBN 1 871908 10 8 105 pages, Published by Published by the author 1997 A listing of inland waterways trip boats in Britain.
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Geoffrey Hammer Trip Out 1993/94, ISBN 1 871908 05 1 103 pages, Published by Published by the author 1993 A list of over 900 passenger craft operating around the coast and on inland waterways. Published every 2 years.
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Michael Handford The Stroudwater Canal. Vol 1, Edition: 1st edition 93 pages, Published by Moonraker Press 1976 Illustrated.
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Michael Handford The Stroudwater Canal, ISBN 0 904387 30 5 337 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1979 32 pages of illustrations.
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John Hankinson Canal Cruising, Edition: 1st edition 112 pages, Published by Ward Lock 1967 13 figures and maps.
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Harry Hanson The Canal Boatmen 1760 - 1914, Edition: 1st edition 244 pages, Published by Manchester University Press 1975 A study adapted from a thesis presented for an M.A. degree at Manchester. Much well researched and interesting information, complete with photographs.
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Harry Hanson Canal People, Published by David & Charles 1978
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Harry Hanson The Canal Boatmen 1760 - 1914, Edition: Paperback Edition ISBN 0 86299 067 X 244 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1984 Written 1975 A study adapted from a thesis presented for an M.A. degree at Manchester. Much well researched and interesting information, complete with photographs.
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Bill Hardie A Spark on Salford Docks - Manchester Canal Memories 1954 - 1963, ISBN 1 85216 149 3 50 pages, Published by Neil Richardson 2002 An electrician's story of the people who worked in the docks.
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E Harries The Narrow Boat, Published by Macmillan Publishers (UK) Ltd 1973 Childrens book.
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Helen Harris The Grand Western Canal, 206 pages, Published by David & Charles 1973 Inland Waterways History series. 31 plates, illustrations and maps.
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Helen Harris & M Ellis The Bude Canal, 192 pages, Published by David & Charles 1972 Inland Waterways History series. 31 plates, illustrations and maps.
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Helen Harris The Grand Western Canal, Edition: Revised paperback version ISBN 086114 901 7 222 pages, Published by Devon Books 1996 Written 1973 With an extra update chapter and more illustrations than the 1973 edition
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L E Harris Vermuyden and the Fens, Published by Cleaver Hume Press 1953
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Robert Harris Canals and their Architecture, 223 pages, Published by Hugh Evelyn 1969 Many photographs in b&w and some colour.
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Mike Harrison & Val Roberts A Walker's Guide to the Cromford Canal, ISBN 0 9544482 0 0 36 pages, Published by The Friends of the Cromford Canal 2003 Illustrated with photographs and a map.
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Tony Haskell By Waterway to Taunton, ISBN 0 86183 260 4 145 pages, Published by Somerset Books 1994 A history of the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal and the River Tone Navigation. Numerous illustrations.
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J Hassell Tour of the Grand Junction, Edition: 1st edition 151 pages, Published by Published by the author 1819 "Illustrated in a series of engravings; with an historical and topographical description of those parts of the counties of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Northamptonshire, through which the Canal passes." Contains 24 coloured aquatints.
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Edward Hawthorne Electric Boats on the Thames, 1889 - 1914, ISBN 0 7509 1015 1 224 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1995
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Richard Hayward Where the Shannon Flows, Published by Dundalgan Press 1978
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Steve Haywood Fruit Flies like a Banana - England by canal and classic car., ISBN 184024 3511 Published by Summersdale Publishers Ltd March 2004
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Sir G Head A Home Tour Through the Manufacturing Districts of England, in the Summer of 1835, Edition: 1st edition 445 pages, Published by John Murray 1836 Many journeys by canal and river are described, including the Bridgewater, Carlise and Annan, Halifax, Knottingley, Lancaster, Leeds & Liverpool and Trent & Mersey. Several new railways are also described as part of this industrial tour.
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Sir Alan Patrick Herbert No Boats on the River, 83 pages, Published by Methuen London Ltd 1932 The Thames Water Bus service, with a technical essay by J H O Bunge. Figures, maps and 23 pages of photographs.
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Sir Alan Patrick Herbert The Thames, 256 pages, Published by Weiderfeld & Nicolson Ltd 1966 50 plates.
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Sir Alan Patrick Herbert The Water Gipsies, Published by Methuen London Ltd 1930 Classic story set on the Thames and canals.
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Sir Alan Patrick Herbert The Water Gipsies, Edition: 6th edition 392 pages, Published by Methuen London Ltd 1930 Written 1930
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Allison Hewitt & Mike Clarke Liverpool and its Canal, ISBN 0-95161293X 112 pages, Published by Merseyside Port Folios 1992 Informative but lacks good presentation.
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James Hewitt Adventures of the Nippy, ISBN 0 9543197 0 2 164 pages, Published by Published by the author 2002 The story of boating in the 1950s and the fight to keep the canals open.
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John Hill From Stem to Stern, Edition: Softback ISBN 09053 6627 1 60 pages, Published by Belmont Press April 1989 A guide to boat painting with line drawings.
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John Hill Colours for Cruisers, Edition: Softback ISBN 0 9053 6628 X 67 pages, Published by Belmont Press October 1992 A guide to painting modern cruisers.
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Richard L Hills The Drainage of the Fens, ISBN 1 84306 074 4 205 pages, Published by Landmark Publishing 2003 The drainage of the fens from their cutting through to the use of windmills and steam engines to pump the water from the sinking lands is described in this well researched and illustrated book.
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Julian Holland Water Under the Bridge, ISBN 1 85585 688 3 144 pages, Published by Collins & Brown 1998 Description and history of eight canals, with many colour photographs.
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Stanley Holland Canal Coins: Inland Waterway Tokens, Medals, Badges and Buttons, ISBN 0 947712 18 6 71 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1993 Well illustrated. Recommended.
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Clive Holmes The Grand Union Canal Walk, ISBN 1 85284 206 7 120 pages, Published by Cicerone Press 1996 A guide to the canal walk between London and Birmingham
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D W Horsfall Adelina, or The Canal Memories of a Coal Washing Man, Edition: 1st edition 151 pages, Published by Shepperton Swan 1981 Illustrated and published with the Canal Press
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Humphrey Household The Thames and Severn Canal, Edition: 1st edition ISBN 0 7153 4475 7 237 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 32 plates and 15 illustrations and maps.
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Humphrey Household The Thames and Severn Canal, Edition: Revised 258 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1983 Enlarged and revised edition of the 1969 original. Illustrations.
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Humphrey Household The Thames & Severn Canal, Edition: New enlarged ISBN 0 86299 056 4 258 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1983 Written 1969 The history of the canal.
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Elizabeth Jane Howard Slipstream - A Memoir, ISBN 0 333 90349 8 493 pages, Published by Macmillan Publishers (UK) Ltd 2002 Her autobiography which includes the her experiences in the newly formed Inland Waterways Association. She moved in with Robert Aickman (an IWA founder) after leaving another IWA member - her husband Peter Scott, the naturalist and painter.
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Stephen Hughes The archaeology of the Montgomeryshire canal, ISBN 1871184029 Published by Sutton Publishing
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Stephen Hughes Copperopolis: Landscapes of the Early Industrial Period in Swansea, ISBN 1 871184 17 7 358 pages, Published by Royal Commission on the Monuments of Wales 2001 Large format hardback book which covers the use of river and canal transport in the Swansea area.
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P Hume & J Banks Fun on the Waterways, Published by Penwork Ltd. 1972
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Diana Hunter & Diana van der Klugt Where to Launch on Inland Waterways, Edition: 2nd ISBN 1 898574 09 X 112 pages, Published by Opus Book Publishing Ltd 2002 Lists about 250 slipways on Britain's waterways.
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C Hutchings The Story of our Canals, Published by Ladybird Books Ltd 1975 Childrens book.
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J B Hutchins The Law Relating to the Registration and Use of Canal Boats as Dwellings, Edition: 1st edition 72 pages, Published by Knight & Co 1878 "Comprising the Canal Boats Act, 1877, The Regulations of the Local Goverment Board, and the Board's Instructional Circular, with introduction, notes, index, and alphabetical list of registration authorities." A reference work for "Sanitary Authorities, School Boards, Owners and Masters of Canal Boats etc."
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Guthrie Hutton Caledonian - Monster Canal, ISBN 1-872074-16-2 52 pages, Published by Richard Stenlake 1992 Pictures of the canal earlier this century with informative captions.
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Guthrie Hutton Monkland - The Canal That Made Money, ISBN 1 872074 28 6 52 pages, Published by Richard Stenlake 1993 A large number of photographs and a map are included.
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Guthrie Hutton The Crinan Canal - Puffers & Paddle Steamers, ISBN 1 872074 37 5 Published by Richard Stenlake 1994 Historic photographs of the canal.
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Guthrie Hutton Scotland's Millennium Canals, ISBN 1 84033 181 X 160 pages, Published by Stenlake 2002 The story of the Forth & Clyde and the Union canals and their restoration.
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Guthrie Hutton Crinan Canal: The Shipping Short Cut, ISBN 1 84033 257 3 48 pages, Published by Stenlake 2003 A pictorial history of the canal.
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F Impey Digest of the Report and Recommendations of the Royal Commision on Canals, with Map, Edition: 2nd impression 44 pages, Published by Waterways Association 1917 This small booklet, with folding map, is a quick reference guide to the 11 volumes of Commision Reports.
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J H Ingram The River Trent, 196 pages, Published by Cassell 1955 49 photographs.
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D Iredale Canal Settlement, Published by Leicester University PhD Thesis on history of community at Barnton, Cheshire, on the Trent & Mersey Canal, in the period 1775-1845.
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Colin Jarman Knots in Use, Edition: Third ISBN 0 7136 6710 9 86 pages, Published by Adlard Coles Ltd. 2003 Illustrated instructions on knot work.
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H J K Jenkins Lord Orford's Voyage round the Fens in 1774, Edition: 2nd rev edition ISBN 1 870724 43 7 64 pages, Published by Cambridgeshire Libraries Publications June 1993 Three contempory accounts of the voyage by Mr Thomas Roberts, Mr Geo. Farrington and Lord Orford. Introduction by H J K Jenkins.
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H J K Jenkins Along the Nene, ISBN 1 873254 00 8 Published by Cambridgeshire Books 1991
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Josephine Jeremiah Along the Avon, ISBN 0 7509 0814 9 128 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1994 An illustrated history of the Warwickshire Avon.
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Josephine Jeremiah The River Severn - A Pictorial History, ISBN 0 85033 985 5 128 pages, Published by Phillimore & Co. 1998 Early prints and sketches, plus photographs from the last hundred years, illustrate this brief history of Britain's longest river.
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Josephine Jeremiah The River Avon - A Pictorial History, ISBN 1 86077 116 5 128 pages, Published by Phillimore & Co. 1999 An illustrated History of the Warwickshire Avon.
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Josephine Jeremiah The River Nene: A Pictorial History, ISBN 1 86077 257 9 128 pages, Published by Phillimore & Co. 2003 Covers the river from source to sea, its history as a navigation and includes 176 pictures.
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Basil Jeuda Rudyard Lake - The Bicentenary 1797 - 1997, ISBN 1 897949 30 8 127 pages, Published by Churnet Valley Books 1997 History of this resevior that supplies the Trent & Mersey Canal with water via the Leek Arm of the Caldon Canal.
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Guy Johnson Save the Stratford Canal, 168 pages, Published by David & Charles 1983 A history of the restoration. 14 plates.
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R W Johnson & R Aughton The River Tyne, Its Trade & Facilities. An Official Handbook..., 120 pages, Published by Andrew Reid 1930 This illustrated handbook, with folding map, was issued by the Tyne Improvement Commission, with R W Johnson and R Aughton as editors.
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Colin R Jones The Fender Book, Edition: Softback ISBN 0 9528387 0 2 67 pages, Published by Published by the author 1996 How to make fenders. Nearly 200 illustrations. Spiral binding.
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Norman Jones & James and Leonard Monk Scenes from the Past - Lancashire Canal Carriers, J Monk & Sons, ISBN 1 870119 54 1 64 pages, Published by Foxline 2000 Large format book with good photographs of the Manchester Ship Canal and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
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Pat Jones Navigation on the Yorkshire Derwent, ISBN 085361 563 2 144 pages, Published by Oakwood Press 2001 A history of the river from Roman times to the recent past.
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Peter Lindley Jones Restoring the Kennet & Avon Canal, ISBN 0 7524 2387 8 160 pages, Published by Tempus 2003 An illustrated history of the restoration of the canal.
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Jake Kavanah Ups & Downs of a Lock Keeper, Published by Publisher not known A humourous autobiography.
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Peter G Keen & Colin Greenall The Sankey Canal, 44 pages, Published by Sankey Canal Restoration Society 1991 "Towpath guide to England's first industrial waterway". The canal was also known as the St Helens Canal.
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John Kemplay The Thames Locks, ISBN 0 95 18964 1 5 100 pages, Published by Ronald Crowhurst 2001 The history of the Thames from the 17th centuary when the first pound locks were introduced.
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Michael R Kettle Walking the Canals of the West Midlands, ISBN 0 907 616 47X 96 pages, Published by Abel Publishing 1999 Walking guide to parts of the Worcester & Birmingham, Stourbridge and Staffordshire and Worcestershire canals.
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Emily Kimbrough A Right Good Crew, 239 pages, Published by Heineman 1959 An account of two trips in the late 1950's on the English Canals, the boats being crewed by visitors from the USA. This book has also been listed as 'And A Right Good Crew' this may have been a variation for the North American edition or it could be an error in one of the published lists.
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Keith Kissak The River Wye, 132 pages, Published by Terrence Dalton Ltd 1978 72 illustrations and 5 maps.
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Sir John Knill John Knill's Navy - Five Years on the Cut, ISBN 0 9532897 0 2 144 pages, Published by Published by the author 1998 The author recalls the 5 years in the fifties that he spent running a small fleet of working boats based at Braunston.
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