Royal Military Canal (Inland Waterways Histories) Tapa dura - 1972

Hardback. Very Good.

David & Charles, 1972. Very good/Good. 8vo. 220 x 140mm, 239 pages. B/w photos, drawings, maps. Book condition: Very good, clean cream boards, firm binding, no inscriptions. Jacket condition: Good, clean, bright, slight fade to upper spine, not creased, price-clipped. Marked as good due to slight spine fade. Comments: A locally interesting history for the Royal Military Canal and Road built between Shorncliife in Kent and Cliff End in Sussex as an anti-invasion defence against potential Napoleonic invasion of the early 19th century.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garage: David & Charles, 1972. Hardcover. Used: Acceptable. Condition good, clean. ref ZKVQ The Royal Military Canal from Hythe to Winchelsea, one of the only two waterways in Great Britain built by the state, was designed as a defence against possible invasion by Napoleon. Along with the contemporary Martello towers of the south coast, it remains as much a memorial of anti-invasion measures as are the concrete pillboxes of World War II. The Canal was the idea of Lt-Col John Brown; he built it quickly and within his own estimates. But before it was finished the invasion threat, thanks to the British fleet, had passed away. For a time the canal, and the military road that ran beside it, while still maintained for defence, were set to earn their livings by tolls on commercial traffic. Later they ceased to have military value. The last barge used the canal in 1909, and now pleasure boats alone explore its evocative waters. Little was known of the canal's history until Mr Vine began his… Leer más

Newton Abbot: David & Charles. Minimal wear. Lightly foxed edges. Sunned spine to jacket. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1972.

David & Charles, 1972. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, minor foxing else a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust jacket which is now protected in a non-adhesive clear film sleeve, the text is free of marking, inscriptions, etc., b&w plates, 239pp.

Newton Abbott: David & Charles. Minimal wear. From the Estate of Michael Barcham Green. A portion of profits from the sale of this book goes to the Linlithgow Union Canal Society. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1972.

United Kingdom: David & Charles, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. A crisp neat copy. Age speckling to top and side ends. In handsome jacket that has fading to spine..

UsedAcceptable. Used: Acceptable Condition.

UsedAcceptable. Used: Acceptable Condition.

UsedAcceptable. Used: Acceptable Condition.