Buy this book on-line ROLT,L.T.C: : THE INLAND WATERWAYS OF ENGLANDLONDON.GEORGE ALLEN AND UNWIN LTD.,1962. ISBN No ISBN.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp.[Originally published 1950,with a 2nd imp in 1955 and this edn,3rd imp,in 1962.There
has been no revision, or updating to the subsequent following impressions, including this edn.] NFINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, colour, pictorial, wrap-around artwork by Barbara Jones, illustrated dw/dj, with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners, but some chipping with minimal loss to top edges of dw/dj, lower edges much less affected.Top edge coloured red, fore-edges clean;contents bright,tight and
clean - near pristine.Bright,clean, publisher's original red cloth bds with bright, crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate white eps, the fold-out map attached to rear pastedown has one small, closed tear on first, upper horizontal fold towards fold-out's glued edge.8vo,6-221pp [paginated] includes author preface,acknowledgements, contents+illus lists/tables, 8 chapters, 48pp contemporary b/w photographs (98) in 6 blocks of 8pp apiece,throughout the text
and the book, biblio, an index, plus [unpaginated]b/w vignetted half-title page, colour frntis (repeated from dw/dj design),by Barbara Jones, b/w vignetted (engraving by E.M. Wimperis depicting the northern entrance of Hardcatle Tunnels), author's new 1962, 3rd imp preface, 2pp publisher's advert for other published titles, and a clean, crisp fold-out map (map of Inland Waterways of England - showing their ownership prior to January 1,1948.)Some of the b/w photographs were taken by Rolt's wife,Angela,to illustrate the text,from whom,by the time of this publication,L.T.C. Rolt was divorced,and his narrow boat 'Cressy' was discovered to
be suffering from concealed rot and was
beyond repair,and he had resigned from the
Inland Waterways Association - all of these personal tragedies occuring a year after the original 1950 publication, in 1951. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of ROLT,L.T.C: : THE INLAND WATERWAYS OF ENGLAND. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, fine bindings, first editions, livres anciens and collectables. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |