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1900 The Atlantic Ferry: Its Ships, Men, and Working
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Description
Folding Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
Third edition, revised and enlarged. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifty-three plates, three of which are folding, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed work on the importance of the transatlantic steam trade, with information on the routine and general arrangements necessary to organize the great steamship liners involved. This work explores the efforts of noted merchants, developments from scientists, and the machinery used to create these vessels. Written by Arthur J. Maginnis, a British author.
Condition
In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear and light rubbing to the extremities. The boards have been covered with a plastic protective sheet which is unable to be removed without damage to the book. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the title page.
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