Isbn: 9780950627601 - Maritime History of Rye (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Trade Paperback. Trade Paperback. Slight wear to cover. Contents: List of Illustrations. List of Maps and Plans. Abbreviations Used in Notes. Introduction and Acknowledgements. Origin and Early growth. A Century of Turbulence, 1200 to 1300. Supporting the Angevin Empire, 1300 to 1453. Decline in the Expanding World, 1453 to 1588. Survival Problems and a New Harbour, 1720 to 1788. Defence in the Napoleonic War, 1788 to 1815. Conflicts of Interest, 1800 to 1845. Aftermath of the Industrial Revolution, 1845 to 1875. pre-War Tranquility, 1875 to 1914. Dark Days, 1914 to 1939. Total War, 1939 to 1945. Trial and Error, 1945 to 1962. Hopes Revived, 1962 to 1974. Appendices: A Pamphlet of 1677. Extracts from 'The Report of John Smeaton Upon the Harbour of Rye' (1763). Extracts From the Report of Alexander Sutherland on a Proposed 'Canal Through the Weald of Kent' (1801). List of Harbourmasters. Index. Illustrated. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic, Scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Signed & Inscribed by author on ffep - reads: 'To Bob Kennedy, Whom I met at the Square House (Rye, New York) and whom, with Karen, I hope to meet again at the even older Rye (England) before very long. John Collard, 25 April 1979.'. Signed by Author(s). …

1st edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 153 p., [3] fold. leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Shipping England Rye History; Navigation England Rye History; Harbors England Rye History; Shipping England Rye (East Sussex) History; Rye (England) History, Naval. 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Signed first edition of this soft cover book. Pages are all clean and in excellent condition. Covering bages have some fading on the spine and the surrounding area. There are some light signs of wear with some scuffing along the edges and a slight grubbyness on the back cover with few scratch indent markings. Small mark on front cover from where a price sticker used to be. Signed by Author(s).…

1st edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 153 p., [3] fold. leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Shipping England Rye History; Navigation England Rye History; Harbors England Rye History; Shipping England Rye (East Sussex) History; Rye (England) History, Naval. 1 Kg.…