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The Shark: Splendid Savage of the Sea
by Cousteau, Jacques-Yves (signed); Philippe Cousteau
NY: Doubleday & Co, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Second printing. Inscribed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau on the half-title page in his usual upper left location: "To the Guarinos, JY Cousteau." Scarce signed. A book that explores sharks via encounters while on the Calypso, Cousteau's famous research vessel. The book is co-authored with his son Philippe who carried the family mantle and distinguished himself as well in ocean conservation; the majority of the narrative actually...
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CA$2,073.75
![THE ST. [SAINT] CROIX - MIDWEST BORDER RIVER [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES] LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY AUTHOR](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/302/128/1510128302.0.b.jpg)
THE ST. [SAINT] CROIX - MIDWEST BORDER RIVER [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES] LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY AUTHOR
by James Taylor Dunn, illustrated by Gerald Hazzard, Design by Ernst Reichl
New York, Chicago & San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. 309 pages. Navy blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Limited edition of 500 copies. Signed by Dunn on limitation page following ffep. First edition, stated on copyright page. Condition of the book is Very Good; spine moderately faded, text and illustrations are very clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. STK
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CA$55.30
Information in Relation to Proceedings which have been Taken in the Judicial Courts to Restrain the Digging of a Canal Across Minnesota Point, near Du Luth, in the State of Minnesota
by ANONYMOUS
Washington, 1872. 42d Congress, 2d session. Senate. Ex. doc., no. 76. Hardcover. Very Good. 59 p. 24 cm. Bound in quarter red cloth with blue marbled boards. Owner's label on a front endpaper.
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CA$69.12
![THE ST. [SAINT] JOHNS - A PARADE OF DIVERSITIES [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES] SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/287/128/1510128287.0.b.jpg)
THE ST. [SAINT] JOHNS - A PARADE OF DIVERSITIES [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES] SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS
by Branch Cabell & A.J. Hanna, illustrated by Doris Lee
New York & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. x, 323 pages. Tan Cloth. Signed by both Cabell and Hanna on 2nd [blank] endpaper. This is one of the scarce limited edition signed by both authors, as per Fitzgerald approximately 50 copies issued. Farrar & Rinehart 'FR' device printed on copyright page (1st printing). Wartime edition noted at top of front flap of dj. Condition of the book is Very Good; ex-library with no...
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CA$138.25
Leontyne - by barge from London to Vienna
by Goodwin, Richard
Collins 1st 1989 . 8vo VG++/VG++ 610 gms.
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CA$17.34
Official Program and Complete History: Ohio River Pageant and Dedication October 19th-25th 1929: Commemorating the completion of the Ohio River canalization of Pittsburgh to Cairo
by DEISLER, Geo. F. (comp.)
1929. Card covers. Very good +. 104 p. 28 cm. Over 60 b&w illustrations. Brown card covers with black, blue, and gold lettering. Inscription at top front left corner and ink stamp top right. Chipped spine tail and small nick from bottom front corner. Small chip to top of rear cover. Hole and tear in tissue guard over title page. Former owner's label, date stamp, blind stamp, and brown mark on title page. Otherwise very clean and bright inside. Front cover reads: "Official Program and History: The Ohio...
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Plan of the Manchester Ship Canal
by Thorpe, Don
London: Geographia Ltd. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1965. First Edition. Blue card cover. 290mm x 180mm (11" x 7"). 10 panels. .
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CA$32.24
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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The Story of the Mississippi Flood of 1993. (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by Badt, Karin Luisa
Chicago: Children's Press, n.d.. First edition. Illustrated paper-covered boards. A fine copy.. 31 pp. Illus. with color photos. Sm. 4to.
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CA$13.83
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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CA$138.25
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 Kennet & Avon Canal
by Clew Kenneth R
Newton Abbot, Great Britain: David & Charles, 1973. Reprint . Buckram. Very Good+/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is a 1973 reprint of a 1968 original. 8vo. 206 pages. Well illustrated with 30 excellent black and white photographic plates and colour frontispiece together with 20 illustrations in text including maps. In original beige buckram gilt hard cover binding which has a very small dent on bottom edge of rear board otherwise Very Good+. In original Very Good++...
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CA$9.53
Open Boats: A Historical Sketch of Commercial Fishing in Wheatley - Ontario
by ADAMSON, Karen (ed.)
nd. Softcover. Very good. 45 p. 28 cm. B&w illustrations. Stapled blue covers. A little creasing to covers. Preface by Rita Lobzun.
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CA$48.39
Perspectives in Running Water Ecology
by Lock, Maurice A.; Dudley Williams, D. (eds.)
New York and London: Plenum Press, 1981. Hardcover. Good condition. Ex-Library. Library labels on spine foot of dust jacket and on FEP. Library stamps on page block, FEP, title page and at one or two further points. Dust jacket is protected with a clear plastic wrapper. Jacket and wrapper are considerably worn and upper leading corner of rear wrapper is torn. One or two instances of penned and pencilled underlining. Binding is sound, and the contents are clear. AF. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Ex-Library.
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CA$24.70
The Clothes of the Cut. A History of Canal Costume
by Lansdell, Avril
London: British Waterways Board. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. [1975]. First Edition. Illustrated laminated card cover. 220mm x 300mm (9" x 12"). 36pp. .
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CA$38.14
Underground Australia
by McKernan, Michael
Canberra: National Library of Australia. 2013. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition - Card Wraps. Illustrated with Colour and Black and White Photographs. 142 pages. A photographic journey and history of the various sites that the underground occupies in Australian life, from caves, dams and bunkers to drains, mines, houses, prisons and tunnels. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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CA$19.98
Bradshaw's Canals and Navigable Rivers of England and Wales. A Handbook of Inland Navigation
by de Salis, Henry Rudolf
London: Henry Blacklock & Co Ltd. Worn condition. Cover heavily rubbed with splits to spine. Eps soiled. Tape strengthening to fold-out map. Content in overall good condition. 1904. First Edition. Dark green hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). ix, 480pp, [viii]. With colour fold-out map. .
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CA$48.54
![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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Documents in Relation to the Claim of James Johnson for Transportation on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. March 1, 1821
Washington, D. C.: Gales & Seaton. Good with no dust jacket. 1821. No binding, with the signatures still gluebound. First page is the title page. Light foxing throughout. James Johnson contracted with Colonel Leavenworth to put boats on the rivers and transport supplies for Leavenworth's expedition to establish Fort Snelling (then Fort Saint Anthony) at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. There are three folding charts tipped in, one of ship supply tonnage, one of troops...
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Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. to the Stockholders, for the Year 1890
by Nathan Lane's Sons
New York: Nathan Lane's Sons, 1891. Booklet. Fair. [11 p.]. 27 cm. Staplebound booklet. Ex library with ink notations and stamps. Vertical crease. Former owner's label on first page and small mark at top.
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CA$48.39
The Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
by ELLET, Charles, Jr
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, and Co., 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. 367 p. 25 cm. 12 plates, 2 fold-out. Original ribbed dark green cloth. Chipped spine ends, faint marks to covers, corners worn. Title continues: "Containing Plans for the Protection of the Delta from Inundation, and Investigations of the Practicability and Cost of Improving the Navigation of the Ohio and other Rivers by Means of Reservoirs; with an Appendix." A very influential study, originally presented by Charles...
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Correspondence Respecting the Navigation of the United States' Canals by Canadian Vessels
by THORNTON, Sir Edward, et al
London: Printed by Harrison and Sons, 1876. Fine. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty, 1876. 30 p. + rear cover. 32 cm. Tied with string. North America. No. 6 (1876). Includes Table of Contents. Correspondence by Sir Edward Thornton, Viscount Enfield, Lord Tenterden, the Earl of Dufferin, Hamilton Fish, Earl of Carnarvon, etc.
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CA$55.30
The Story of the Bude Canal
by Rendell, Joan
Cornwall: Stannary Press. Near Fine. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. 1870110013 . Near fine glossy card covers. No inscriptions or marks. ; Black & white photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 80 pages .
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CA$31.20
Souvenir Views along the Route of the Northern Navigation Division of the Canada Steamship Lines
by Photogelatine Engraving Company Limited
Ottawa: Photogelatine Engraving Company Limited. Card Covers. Very Good. nd. A Dominion Series View Book. Unpaginated. 16 x 23 cm. 18 b&w photos. Tan card covers with peep-hole to first photo. Small tears in spine. Photos of steamships at Detroit, Sarnia, Sault Ste. Marie, Fort William & Port Arthur, Duluth, etc. Also a couple of rooms on board ship.
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CA$82.95
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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CA$103.69
