general history inland navigation foreign di phillips (46 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condizione: New. pp. 646.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Facsimile Edition. Facsimile of the 1805 original with a new introduction by Charles Hadfield. Clean, tight, sound and presentable copy. Dust jacket ditto, unfaded, not price clipped. No inscriptions. ix + xix + 598 + [1] pages. Approx. size 9" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; canals; ISBN: 0678056706. ISBN/EAN: 9780678056707. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 28585.

Condizione: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1100grams, ISBN:

Condizione: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Gebunden. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book provides an extensive history of inland waterways, tracing their development from ancient times to the 19th century. The author delves into the motivations for building canals, their impact on trade and commerce, and the technological advancements that enabled their expansion. The book examines famous canals like the Suez Canal and the Grand Canal of China, highlighting their significance in shaping global trade routes. It also explores the challenges faced in constructing and maintaining canals, including the need to overcome geographical obstacles and the environmental impact of these projects. The book concludes by reflecting on the enduring importance of inland waterways in facilitating the movement of goods and fostering economic growth, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of transportation and infrastructure. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

paperback. Condizione: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Thick 8vo. ix, 598pp plus errata leaf. With a new Introduction by Charles Hadfield. In black cloth with gilt titles in blue pictorial dust wrapper. A fine copy. Scarce.

Nachbindung in Leinen. 598 Seiten 14 x 22 x 6 Gut, fast ungelesen. Papier etwas verblichen. Fourth edition. 900 Gramm Sprache: Englisch.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Fourth edition, xix pp prelims + 598pp + 16pp, uncut, cream half cloth boards. The contents are in good condition with replacement endpapers, some pages are quite foxed and there is some staining to the bottom of a few pages. There is a previous bookseller's sticker on the front pastedown The cloth spine is a later replacement but the original spine label has been retained. The boards are in good condition, if a touch foxed, worn and grubby.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Printed for J Taylor High Holborn 1795. Rebound in red cloth boards, with gilt basic title to spine. Lacking folding map, four plates present (matching the 1795 in the B.L.). Covers slightly sunned producing variable toning. Spine scuffed to head and tail. Corners slightly scuffed. Binding tight. New endpapers and pastedowns. First original page is the title page. The final page is plate 2 (plates 1&2 bound in to the rear; plates 4&3 bound in between pp92/93 of the second addenda, in that order). Title page heavily worn and with significant loss, subsequently professionally repaired. The first page of the preface suffers in a similar way, with significant repair. Heavy dampstaining affects all of the preface, contents pages and early text pages before gradually reducing in significance from p20 up to p33. Thereafter, there is some faint dampstaining from the upper edge, generally marginal. From then, the text is actually quite bright with minimal wear. Condition of plates: faint dampstain to upper corner of plates and further mottling to various degrees: 1&2 relatively bright; 3&4 more discoloured. Page 345 has contemporary notes to the margin. Marginal tear to page 153 of the second addenda. A summary of the contents is as follows: An early history of canals in Greece and Egypt; followed by chapters on Chinese, Russian, Scandinavian, French, Dutch canals; early English canals; methods of construction; extensive details of specific canals construction, costs and usage. This new edition includes further details of 20 navigation/canals in the first addenda and 43 in the second addenda (many being new but also some being extensions or alterations). Also included are a table of prices for carriage of goods and a table of length and lockage. Plate 1: lock construction. Plate 2: aqueduct construction. Plate 3: bridge for canal. Plate 4: accommodation bridge (swing). XX + 371pp + 33pp (1st add.) + 186pp (2nd add.). More details available on request. Extra postage will be necessary for delivery outside the U.K. (Ud5).

Half-Leather. Condizione: Good+. Fifth Edition with 1803 Preface regarding the abridged edition from the large quarto volume. Complete with Fold-Out Plan of a Lock. 598 Pages + Errata. Contemporary Brown Half Calf Leather Binding with Marbled Boards. Gilt Ropetwist Lines to Spine and dark red ground to gilt lettering. The leather corner pieces are missing. Some edgewear to boards. Pages in nice condition, no inscriptions apart from 2 pencil ticks on the index, only a little light foxing. Page edges yellow. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condizione: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 632 | Produktart: Bücher.

Hardcover. First Edition. The great spread of canals thoughout the country in the 18th century threw up a need for general reference works for waterway users and investors. Baldwin in his monograph on Canal Books writes that Phillips was the best of these, providing for about a fifth of this book a good general account of canal development throughout the world and for the remainder much detail of 'domestic navigations'. Pasted to front free endpaper is a large fold-out map of England which has been neatly, when viewed from the front, repaired with paper tape because of a long tear. It also has some curling to those edges that tuck into the hinge. The map is hand coloured with the rivers, county boundaries and canals of England and Wales picked out. Tables, and 4 plates of canal architecture at rear. Several library stamps. Full contemporary leather, rebacked in simple style with general wear and a few nicks and chips. There are new front endpapers. Occasional foxing throughout, heavier on early and late pages including the plates. Ow very good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Quarto, xx, 369, [5],4 engraved plates. With the large folding map, usually missing, loosely inserted. Mopdern half brown brown morocco, marbl;ed sides, the spine with raised bands, two black lettering piece, gilt fillets. The four engraved plates have slight damp stain to the bottom left corner but overall this is a G-VG complete copy of an important work.

Hardcover (Quarter Cloth). Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. "Containing a complete account of the canals already executed, with considerations on those projected". The large fold out map of England showing the canals is still present and in good order. Recently re-cased in blue paper boards and a cloth spine with paper label making a handsome book. Size: Quarto. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Engineering, Industrial, Trade; Travel & Places. Inventory No: 57139.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Printed for I and J Taylor at The Architectural Library, High Holborn, 1792. Full leather binding with repairs to front and back. Banded spine with gilt detailing and morocco title labels. Edges and faces scuffed. Binding tight. Front pastedown and endpaper a little dust-marked and with some pencil marks and indenting. Rear pastedown with slight worming to one corner, also affecting the corner of the rear endpaper and just affecting the edge of one plate and final leaf. Half-title with a little marking. Large folding map bound in opposite the title page, correctly folded but with small marginal tear, close to spine, slightly penetrating on the map but into the British Ocean area, so no details affected. Another 1cm marginal tear is along one fold. Faint marking to title page. Pages 195 and 197 with finger marks, page 338 with ink mark, otherwise the text is particularly clean and bright with only the odd very minor mark. Four folding plates to the rear, correctly folded, clean and with minimal marking. Map measures 53.5cm by 78cm approx. Built canals are marked in red; proposed canals in yellow and navigable rivers in blue. Marker ribbon present but near-detached. Six chapters dealing with canals in other countries. Chapter 7 focuses on the Duke of Bridgewaters canal and Brindley. Following chapters deal with many proposed canals as well as those already built. The details go beyond general descriptions and deal with costings, nature of construction and relevant Acts. Chapter 12 deals with the canal between the Forth and The Clyde. Chapter 13 deals with the canal between Dublin and The Shannon. The final chapter deals with general construction details. Alphabetical list of canals to front. Table of canals with details of length, rise and fall, along with table of prices of carriage, both to rear. Half-title; map; title; preface iv-xiv; contents xv-xx; history of 1-369; tables; plates. Further details/images available on request. Extra postage required for delivery outside the U.K. (Ud1).

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. .Containing a complete account of the canals already executed in England, with considerations on those projected. To which are addded, Practical observations. The whole illustrated with a map of all the canals in England, and other useful plates.; Brown cloth, gold spine title, large fold-out map, & 4 plates at the back; A good+ ex-library copy; 373 pages. Size: 8"x10.25".

Leather. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. Thomas Conder (illustratore). A handsomely bound 'New Edition' of John Phillips' detailed history of canals in England, looking at their usage for travel and and trade purposes. Illustrated with a folding map - hand-coloured in outline - and with four engraved plates. Collated, complete.The map is entitled, "A map of England, shewing the lines of all the navigable canals, with those which have been proposed", is engraved by Thomas Conder.Writing at the time of the industrial revolution in England, Phillips' enthusiasm and passion for the subject is evident; Phillips was a great surveyor of canals, and his works were widely read and published by his peers. Phillips thought that canals provided a method of easy and secure communication to other parts of the country. Phillips considers distances, timing, and prices.ESTC T118563Rebound in half morocco, with endpapers renewed.Chapters detail proposed canals as well as those already constructed, the nature of construction, the canal between Dublin and the Shannon, the canal between the Forth and the Clyde, and the Duke of Bridgewater's canal. Rebound in half morocco, with marbled paper covered boards. Endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Title page age toned to perimeters, as are a number of further leaves. Pages otherwise bright and generally clean, with the odd light handling mark or instance of spotting. Very Good Indeed. book.

Leather. Condizione: Near Fine. Not Stated (illustratore). John Phillips' condensed history of canals in England, looking at their usage for travel and and trade purposes. John Phillips is thought to be the first person to document and research British Canals, writing this detailed book as a result. Writing at the time of the industrial revolution in England, Phillips" enthusiasm and passion for the subject is clear on the page. Phillips" was a great surveyor of canals, and his works were widely read and published by his peers. Phillips thought that canals provided a method of easy and secure communication to other parts of the country. "General History of Inland Navigation" looks at how the canals in England are used, and how they could be used for trade and communication purposes. Phillips considers distances, timing, and prices. With a colour-coded fold-out map in a pocket to the rear pastedown. The map has some edgewear, and minor tears to fold, however doesn"t affect the image. Four plates to the rear; "Lock for a Canal", "Aqueduct for a Canal", "Bridge for a Canal", "Accommodation Bridge for a Canal". Collated, complete. With two tables to the rear; "A Table of Canals in England", documenting the length, rise, and fall of canals in England, and "Difference of Prices of Carriage of Goods by Canal and Land". Binders stamp to the verso of the front endpaper, "Bound by Frost & . Baym, England". In a half calf binding with marbled paper boards. Externally smart. Light marking to the leather of the boards and spine. Very light fading to the top of the leather to the rear board, and to the top of the spine. Light rubbing to the raised bands. Binders stamp to the verso of the front endpaper, "Bound by Frost & . Baym, England". Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some age-toning to the edges. Pages are generally clean with the odd handling mark and odd spot. Near Fine. book.