 | Book - Colours of the Cut Ref: 968
by Edward Paget-Tomlinson.An accurate record of the traditional paintwork and colours of the working boats of Britain' rivers and canals. These illustrations originally appeared inside the rear cover of Waterways World in the late 1980s and early 1990sIllustrated with paintings by one of the leading canal historians, and over 140 black and white photographs of the boats and crews at work.Hard back. 176 pages. 10" x 7" approx.
Price: £24.50
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 | Book - Britain's Canal & River Craft Ref: 1183
by Edward Paget-Tomlinson.This comprehensive survey describes and illustrates all the major types of former inland waterways craft as well as many of the lesser-known varieties.The first paperback edition of this book appeared in 1980 and this second hardback edition includes a substantial number of new photographs.Hard back. 160 pages. 7" x 10" approx.
Price: £19.50
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 | Book - Canal Narrowboats and Barges Ref: 876
by Tony Condor.Although the days when inland waterways were used primarily for trade have passed, there remains afloat today a great variety of boats that once carried cargoes. This book is mainly an introduction to narrowboats, but it also covers wider canal craft.Illustrated with modern and older photographs of boats and techniques of boating.Soft back. 56 pages. 5¾" x 8¼" approx. Illustrated with many colour and black & white photographs. Published 2004.
Price: £5.80
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 | Book - Flowers Afloat Ref: 408
by Tony Lewery.In this lavishly illustrated celebration of the traditional paintwork which adorns Britain's narrow boats, Tony Lewery explores the popular artform through the lives of the painters who created it and the boat families who lived with it.Hard back, 128 pages, 8¼" x 11½" approx.Normal retail price £16.99
Price: £16.50
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 | Book - Canal Arts and Crafts Ref: 858
by Avril Lansdell.This book reflects the author's continuing interest in the life of the boaters on the canals and includes her researches into the handicrafts of the boatwomen and their families.The boat cabins were small but were bright with paint, and the 'roses and castles' decorations of the canal boats are a true English folk art.The boatwomen, like many other working-class women, were competent at needlework, embroidery and crochet and used all of these to embellish their families' clothes and surroundings.Soft back. 56 pages. 5¾" x 8¼" approx. Illustrated with many colour and black & white photographs. 2nd edition, revised and updated 2004.
Price: £5.80
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 | Book - Ceremonial Barges on the River Thames Ref: 585
by Kenneth Nicholls Palmer.From the mid-fifteenth century to 1856 when the processions ceased, water-borne pageantry on the River Thames was an important and colourful part of London life. The author goes back to the origins of these splendours and traces both the history of the events and the whereabouts of the surviving artefacts in the possession of 49 Livery Companies.There is also an appendix adding some further facts and pictures to the story of the Oxford barges.Hard back. 184 pages. 8½" x 12" approx. Over 20 illustrations and photographs.
Price: £4.99
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 | Book - Tanker Barges on the Humber Waterways Ref: 1792
by Mike Taylor.The once-extensive petrol deliveries by barge are all featured in this detailed volume, along with other petroleum liquids that have been carried to run diesel engines, bunker ships and fuel power stations.Mike relates the story of the Humber tankers with a wide selection of illustrations interspersed with recollections of men who worked on the waterways.Soft back. 128 pages. 166mm x 236mm. Black & white photos.
Price: £12.60
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 | Book - Dry Cargo Barges on the Humber Waterways Ref: 1793
by Mike Taylor.This book concentrates on the story of the dry cargo barges that plied the Humber waterways from the early days in the seventeenth century, through their flourishing heyday, to their gradual decline due to the proliferation of roads and railways.In this detailed history, a wealth of illustrations describe the development of dry cargo carrying on the Humber waterways from the days of unpowered craft through to the self-propelled vessels and push-towed craft of later times.Soft back. 128 pages. 166mm x 236mm. Black & white photos.
Price: £12.60
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