By Fred S. Thacker
Newton Abbot   David & Charles
8.5" by 5.5" [12], 295; 525pp.
Complete collection of two volumes concerning the navigation of the Thames by Fred S. Thacker.
By Fred S. Thacker

1968 The Thames Highway

Newton Abbot   David & Charles
8.5" by 5.5" [12], 295; 525pp.
Complete collection of two volumes concerning the navigation of the Thames by Fred S. Thacker.
£60.00
: 1kgs / : 824A43

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Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

Fred S. Thacker's standard history of the navigation of the Thames complete in two volumes. New impressions of this work with new introductions by Charles Hadfield and Lionel Munk, first thus. A photolithographic reprint from the original text of 1914-20. 

Two volumes: General History, dealing with water carriage on the river from pre-Conquest days to the beginning of the twentieth century; and Locks and Weirs starting at the Thames Head through to its bridges, weirs, locks, and inn of his time. 

Illustrated with black and white plates. 

Condition

In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper unclipped and smart with only minor shelf wear, light sunning to spine vol. II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.

Fine

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