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Riparian Rights: Navigable Waters in the United States
by MCKEE, Logan (comp.)
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1908
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- Softcover
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London, Ontario, CAN
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Washington Barracks, DC: Press of the Engineer School, 1908. Softcover. Very good. No. 20, occasioal papers, Engineer School, United States Army. Circular No. 13, Office Chief of Engineers, May 17, 1904, with References in Full. Tears and chips in spine, blue notation on front cover. Former owner's label on first leaf.
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$50.00
Letter from the Secretary of War Transmitting a Letter from the Chief of Engineers
by The Secretary of War
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- Used - Very good
- Edition
- 76th Congress, 1st Session, Document No. 300
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- 1939
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London, Ontario, CAN
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$35.00
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Washington DC, 1939. 76th Congress, 1st Session, Document No. 300. Very good. 87 p. + folded map. 24 cm. Map of Allegheny River Reservoir. Stapled booklet with no covers. Former ower's label p. 3.
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$35.00
Little Rivers: A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness
by VAN DYKE, Henry
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1911
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- Hardcover
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London, Ontario, CAN
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$30.00
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Toronto: The Copp, Clark Co., 1911. Hardcover. Good. 348 p. 20 cm. 8 black, white and brown plates from drawings by F. V. DuMond. Blue cloth with gold, green and grey impressing. Cover design is by Margaret Armstrong. Lettering starting to wear off slightly. Corners bumped. Light wear to spine head and spine tail creased and softened. Ink… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sketch of Niagara River between Queenston & Chippewa
by [BOUCHETTE, Joseph]
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- Used - Near fine
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- 1831
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$75.00
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[London]: [Engraved by J. & C. Walker], 1831. Near fine. 21 x 28 cm one-sided page with coloured map of Niagara River. Scale of 1 mile to an inch. North is oriented to the right. Watermarked 1831.
Described in Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 750, p. 189. Item Price
$75.00
Plan and Elevation of the Union Bridges, Ottawa River, near the Falls of Chaudiere in 1827
by Mr. Burrows Land Survr.; Day & Haghe lithogrs.
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- Used - Very good +
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- ca. 1827
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London, Ontario, CAN
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$125.00
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London, ca. 1827. Very good +. 21 x 28 cm page with 18 x 26 cm coloured map. Taped to 32 x 39 cm frame. 200 ft to an inch. Shows locations of 7 bridges.
William Day (1797-1845) & Louis Haghe (1806-95) were partners in an early Victorian firm of lithographers who printed a wide range of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Capturing the French River: Images Along One of Canada's Most Famous Waterways 1910-1927
by KELLY, Wayne
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- Used - Near fine
- Published
- 2007
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- Softcover
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Toronto: Natural Heritage, 2007. Softcover. Near fine. 128 p. 25 cm. Mainly b&w illustrations with a few colour. Paperback. Light wear.
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$35.00
Mighty River: A Portrait of the Fraser
by BOCKING, Richard C.
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Published
- 1997
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781550545234
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$20.00
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Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. ix, 294 p. 24 cm. 8 maps. Blue cloth in dustjacket. Small tear in top of jacket rear panel. Inscribed by author on title page.
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The Valley of the Humber 1615-1913
by LIZARS, Kathlee Macfarlane
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- Facsimile edition
- Published
- 1974
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- Hardcover
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London, Ontario, CAN
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$15.00
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Toronto: Coles Publishing, 1974. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Coles Canadiana Collection. Originally published 1913 by William Briggs, Toronto. x, [2], 170 p. 22 cm. Burgundy cloth in dustjacket. Jacket has light wear, faded spine.
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Salmon Pools Along Cap Chat River, Que.
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- Used - Near fine
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- June 1944
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London, Ontario, CAN
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June 1944. Near fine. One 46 cm map. One-sided. Blue background with white print. Three folds. Initials R.L. under date. Shows scale and direction marker. River drains into the St. Lawrence.
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Rivers and Canals. In Two Volumes
by VERNON-HARCOURT, Leveson Francis
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- Used - Very good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Published
- 1896
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- Hardcover
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London, Ontario, CAN
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$100.00
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Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1896. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 2 vols.: xviii, [2], 342; xii, 343-704, 8 p. 23 cm. Vol. I has 10 plates and 14 woodcuts. Vol. II has 3 plates. Green cloth. Faint soiling and wear. Bookplate for author Hugh P. Raikes on front pastedowns. Ink stamps of later owner on front free endpaper. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Twenty Five Years of Conservation on the Upper Thames Watershed 1947-1973
by Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
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- Used - Near fine
- Published
- 1973
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- Softcover
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London, Ontario, CAN
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1973. Softcover. Near fine. iii, [4], 122 p. 23 cm. Paperback.
Topics include: flooding; forestry; land use; recreational uses of the river; small conservation areas; Fanshawe Pioneer Village; creatures in the woods and streams; promoting conservation; etc. Item Price
$20.00
Voyages: Canada's Heritage Rivers
by NOEL, Lynn E. (ed.); WILSON, Hap (illus.)
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Published
- 1995
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781550810981
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St. John's, NF: Breakwater; Atlantic Center for the Environment, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. xii, 13-197, [10] p. 23 x 29 cm. B&w and colour illustrations. Pictorial hardcover in matching dustjacket.
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The Glorious Adventure: Being a True Account of a 1904 Expedition 75 Miles Down the Appomattox River by a Band of Intrepid Adventurers as Recorded by the Company Secretary Treasurer and Cussing Master, Mr. G. L. English
by ENGLISH, Mr. G. L.; DUNNAVANT, Nancy R. (ed.); DUNNAVANT, Lloyd Coleman (illus.)
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- Used - Near fine
- Edition
- Published as a supplement to the Summer 1993 Tiller Magazine
- Published
- 1993
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- Staplebound
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London, Ontario, CAN
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McLean, Virginia: Virginia Canals & Navigations Society, 1993. Published as a supplement to the Summer 1993 Tiller Magazine. Staplebound. Near fine. [28 p.]. 22 cm. B&w line drawings. Staplebound booklet. Former owner's label on first page.
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$15.00
The River Thames: A Descriptive Poem (From Source to Mouth)
by PITT, John William
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- Used - Good
- Published
- nd. Author's note from 1939
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- Softcover
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London, Ontario, CAN
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Cambridge: The Author, nd. Author's note from 1939. Softcover. Good. 77 p. 22 cm. B&w photos and map. Softcover with taped spine over staples. Small tears and chips to edges and over staples. Some spots to covers. Former owner's label on first page.
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Rapids of the St. Lawrence, Prescott to Montreal
by Canada Steamship Lines
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- Used - Good
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- nd
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- Booklet
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Canada Steamship Lines, nd. Booklet. Good. 20 p. 20 cm. Fold-out map inside rear cover is in excellent condition. Staplebound booklet. Light wear and soiling to covers. Former owner's label on first page.
Guidebook describes places and events on the St. Lawrence from Prescott to Montreal. Item Price
$25.00
The Navigable Rhine: The Development of its Shipping the Basis of the Prosperity of Its Commerce and its Traffic in 1907
by CLAPP, Edwin J.
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- Used - ex library-good +
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- September 1911
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- Hardcover
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, September 1911. Hardcover. ex library-good +. Hart, Schaffner & Marx Prize Economic Essays IX. xvii, 134 p., interspersed with plates. 21 cm. Frontispiece and 18 other plates. Burgundy cloth. Light wear and rubbing. Ex library with mark from label on lower spine, ink stamp on a front page, mark on rear endpaper. Half title has… Read more about this item Item Price
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Rock, River & Thorn: The Big Bend of the Rio Grande
by ARMSTRONG, Frank
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Published
- 2001
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- Cloth
- ISBN
- 9780968017562
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$40.00
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Calgary: Folio Gallery/Waterous & Co, 2001. Cloth. Fine/Fair. No. 763 of 1250. Unpaginated. 31 cm. 40 b&w plates. Cloth hardcover in dustjacket. Large tear in top front of jacket and smaller tears and wear. Signed by Armstrong on title.
Foreword by Jan Reid. Introduction by Roy Flukinger. Item Price
$40.00
Improvement of the Allegheny River and Flood Control
by PUTNAM, Harold C.
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1943
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- Staplebound
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Warren, PA: Social Science Section, Warren Academy of Sciences, 1943. Staplebound. Very good. 18 p. 23 cm. Staplebound paper pamphlet. Light soiling to covers. Label of former owner on title page.
Warren Academy of Sciences Social and Economic Science Section, Warren Social Science Club, Organized Sept. 21, 1895 Warren, Pennsylvania. Season 1943-1944. Lists officers on title page… Read more about this item Item Price
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38 fold-out plans of ice conditions near Montreal, 1880s
by Montreal Flood Commission
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- Used - Fair
- Published
- ca. 1883-1888
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London, Ontario, CAN
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$250.00
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Montreal: Montreal Flood Commission, ca. 1883-1888. Fair. 38 fold-out maps, 25 cm when folded, various sizes unfolded. Mainly b&w with some colour. In remains of leather and black cloth folder or slipcase. No book or report included. Plans are rather fragile with some tears.
Maps and diagrams of ice conditions on St. Lawrence River, Lake St. Louis,… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Act for altering an Act, passed in the Seventh Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the First, intituled, An Act for making the Rivers Mercy and Irwell navigable from Liverpool to Manchester, in the County Palatine of Lancaster
by ANONYMOUS
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- Used - Very good +
- Published
- 1794
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- No Binding
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London, 1794. No Binding. Very good +. Pages 491 to 494. 30 cm. Bound with thread only. "Anno Tricesimo Quarto Georgii III. Regis. Cap. XXXVII. 28th March 1794."
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