THE ADVENT OF STEAM; THE MERCHANT STEAMSHIP BEFORE 1900. Conway's History of the Ship series.

Gardiner, Robert (editor). Basil Greenhill (consultant editor). Peter Allington; E.C.B. Corlett; Basil Greenhill; et al (contributors).

ISBN 10: 1557500002 / ISBN 13: 9781557500007

Published by London - Annapolis,. MD: Conway Maritime Press Ltd. - Naval Institute Press, 1993., 1993

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190 pages. Hardcover: H 30.25cm x L 25.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed with bumping/creasing; bar code sticker at rear panel's bottom left and old price sticker on front flap. Blue boards. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.25 pounds (1.47 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 1557500002.

Seller Inventory # PXZP-18594

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE ADVENT OF STEAM; THE MERCHANT STEAMSHIP BEFORE 1900. Conway's History of the Ship series.
• Publisher: London - Annapolis,. MD: Conway Maritime Press Ltd. - Naval Institute Press, 1993.
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557500002
• ISBN 13: 9781557500007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Maritime

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Synopsis

This is the first of two volumes dealing with the history of the merchant ship in the 19th and 20th centuries, and it is the fifth volume in a projected set of 12 on the broader subject of the history of the ship. The introduction of steam into the merchant fleets of the world was a profound technical revolution; the various stages of technical development and the economic factors that drove that revolution are thoroughly and meticulously detailed. Abundantly illustrated (b&w). Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.