The Thames Conservancy, 1857-1957

xvi, 100pp, plus a central section of black and white plate illustration and one large folding map at rear.  Pale blue stiff card covers.  8vo.  Covers are worn and rubbed, a little toned around edges and spine.  Text block edges and title page a little toned; the title page also has a previous owner's name neatly inked at base. A hint of page aging else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A history of the Conservators of the River Thames, the body responsible since its establishment in 1857 for the management of the River Thames, with comprehensive accounts of the Conservancy itself and the works undertaken on the River Thames under its jurisdiction.