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The advent of steam power was one of the greatest innovations in maritime transport since the development of the three-masted ship. This book examines the history of the merchant steamship, from the introduction of the paddle to screw propulsion and the emergence of efficient compound engines.
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The Advent of Steam: The Merchant Steamship before 1900
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Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 1993
ISBN 10: 0851776183
ISBN 13: 9780851776187
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The Advent of Steam: The Merchant Steamship before 1900 (Conway's History of the Ship).
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Hard cover book in good+ condition with dust jacket also in good+ condition. Limited edition - no 1728/2000. Shelfwear and creasing to all edges of jacket. Pages lightly tanned throughout. This is a heavy book and would require extra postage for overseas delivery. 4to. 190pp. Seller Inventory # 29915
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The Advent of Steam: The Merchant Steamship Before 1900
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Conway Maritime Press Ltd, UK, 1993
ISBN 10: 0851776183
ISBN 13: 9780851776187
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Another excellent and detailed Conway history. pp.190. Illus. No. 561 of 2000 copies. DW in archival sleeve. Seller Inventory # 015111
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The Advent of Steam: The Merchant Steamship before 1900
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Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 1993
ISBN 10: 0851776183
ISBN 13: 9780851776187
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Large hardcover with red cloth boards and black cloth spine with gilt titles and ruling, dustwrapper with some light shelfwear and some ink transfer to top of inside dustwrapper but otherwise in Very Good condition. First Limited edition of 2000 [1574], pp 190, b&w illustrations and diagrams, bibliography, glossary, index. The advent of steam power was one of the greatest innovations in maritime transport since the development of the three-masted ship. This book examines the history of the merchant steamship, from the introduction of the paddle to screw propulsion and the emergence of efficient compound engines. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED. Seller Inventory # 004575
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THE ADVENT OF STEAM: The Merchant Steamship before 1900
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Conway Maritime Press Ltd, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0851776183
ISBN 13: 9780851776187
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Hardback. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Mint. Collector's Numbered Edition. This mint unmarked copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in mint condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. This book is number 557 of a limited edition of 2000 copies and has been hand numbered on the half title. Lavishly illustrated throughout with scale drawings and many photographs taken from private collections, many published here for the first time. Essential reading for maritime historians, modellers and transport enthusiasts alike. The advent of steam power was the greatest innovation in maritime transport since the development of the three masted ship in the middle ages, but it took nearly a century to become established, and the story of its development in europe, the Far East and in America is the subject of this book. Ref CCC4. Seller Inventory # 019580
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The Advent of Steam - The Merchant Steamship before 1900. Conway's History of the Ship.
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London, Conway Maritime Press Ltd., 1993
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ISBN 13: 9780851776187
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Condition: Sehr gut. 4°, 190 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, OPbd. mit farbig illustr. Originalumschlag - sehr guter Zustand - 1993. This edition is limited to 2000 copies of which this is No. 16. A60669 ISBN: 0851776183 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1210. Seller Inventory # 226089
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