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PADDLE WARSHIPS: THE EARLIEST STEAM POWERED FIGHTING SHIPS 1815-1850
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1828482
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Conway's Ship Types series. The introduction of steam power into naval warfare in the form of paddle propulsion. Large square format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations. ISBN: 0851776167. Tiny piece of surface loss to cloth on front board. Previous owner's name label to front pastedown. A few minor marks to endpapers. Contents clean. Remains of a small label to inside front flap of dustwrapper. Dustwrapper spine faded and a little scuffed.

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CLASSIC SCOTTISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Alan J.S. Paterson.
Stock no. 1328143
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A celebration of the high noon of the Scottish paddle steamer. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715383353. Spine bumped, tiny dent to edge of front cover. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is faded to edges and spine and has a small tear to top corner of front panel.

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PLEASURE STEAMERS
Written by Bernard Cox.
Stock no. 1827430
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715383337. Board corners lightly bumped, rear board scuffed. Contents clean.

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THAMES PLEASURE STEAMERS FROM 1945
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1827427
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

To a generation of Londoners, the trip aboard a paddle steamer to the seaside was a traditional and essential part of summer life. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752423517. Cover corners lightly worn, a few minor grubby marks to covers. Light finger marks to half-title page else contents clean.

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PADDLE STEAMERS (GLORY DAYS)
Written by David L. Williams.
Stock no. 1827410
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. Glory Days Series. ISBN: 0711027722. 'This book was slightly damaged in transit and is now being sold at a bargain price' stamped in red to front endpaper. Cannot find any obvious damage! A very nice copy.

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PADDLE STEAMERS AT WAR 1939-1945
Written by Russell Plummer.
Stock no. 1827402
Published by GMS Enterprises. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Compiled and Edited by Russell Plummer. published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War Two, commemorates the part played in it by British paddle steamers and a tribute to the men who served aboard or were rescued by them. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870384393. Covers lightly browned. Contents clean.

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A HISTORY OF BRITISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1326524
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

A detailed history of one of Britain's most memorable maritime attractions. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780711037427. Corners bumped. Contents fine.

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THE GREAT AGE OF STEAM ON WINDERMERE
Written by George H. Pattinson.
Stock no. 1326188
Published by The Windermere Nautical Trust. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of Windermere with anecdotes provides a feast for any lovers of fine boats and the steam era. Blue boarsd, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0907796001. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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TIMMY THE TUG
Written by Ted Hughes; Jim Downer. Illustrated by Jim Downer.
Stock no. 1322748
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2009. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Blue boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Super colour illustrations. Story in verse. ISBN: 9780500514962. Some rubbing to spine and corners. A couple of light score marks to rear cover. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover.

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THE BIRTH OF THE STEAMBOAT
Written by H. Philip Spratt.
Stock no. 2135962
Published by Charles Griffin & Company Limited. 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Small fade mark to base of spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with a few marks and some scuffs.

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WHITE FUNNELS: THE STORY OF CAMPBELL'S STEAMERS 1946-68
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 1819363
Published by Baron Birch. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition.

A evocation of a vanished era, a fight against change, of elemental drama and often accidental humour. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 086023570X. Corners lightly rubbed, boards slightly scuffed.

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SPECIAL EXCURSIONS WHITE FUNNELS VOLUME 2
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 1819360
Published by Wheelhouse Books. 1st 1998. Fine condition.

The Story of Campbells Steamers 1919 - 1939. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953427501.

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