THE THAMES HIGHWAY VOLUME I: GENERAL HISTORY
Written by Fred S. Thacker, Charles Hadfield
Published by David & Charles
in 1968
ISBN: 0715342320
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THE THAMES HIGHWAY VOLUME I: GENERAL HISTORY
Written by Fred S. Thacker, Charles Hadfield.
Stock no. 1822374
1st thus.
1968.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The story of water carriage on the river from pre-Conquest days to the beginning of the 20th century. First published in 1914, this edition has a new introduction by Charles Hadfield. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0715342320. Text block lightly browned, contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and just slightly scuffed.
Front cover
Contents
- Chapter
- I Introductory
- II General History
- III Do. (continued)
- IV The Oxford-Burcot commissions
- V General History (continued)
- VI The Thames Commissioners
- VII Do. (continued)
- VIII The City of London Jurisdiction
- IX The Thames Conservancy (1857)
- X The Thames Conservancy
- XI Conclusion
- Appendix
- I Table of Flashlock tolls
- II Professor Thorold Rogers and the Navigation
- III Landing Places