Resultados da Pesquisa: steamship conquest of the world por talbot frederick a

London: William Heinemann, 1912. First edition, 1912. Worn but sound. Book describes development of water transportation and "the eternal struggle between science and disaster", and was written prior to the sinking of the Titanic. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering, 344 pages, illustrated with black and white plates from photographs. Covers very heavily rubbed and scuffed, internally much better with good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with a few instances of light foxing and some old transparent stains to the far outer edges of the preliminaries, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

PA: J. B. Lippincott. Very Good. 1912. Hardcover. A few rubbed corners and edges. Attractive bookplate on inside front cover. ; Book is in excellent condition - exceptions noted. Tight binding and clean, unmarked interior. "This volume is written essentially for the general reader, who is not familiar with the technics of the shipbuilding art; who entertains only hazy notions concerning the steamship, its design, construction, appointments, AND THE EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING MADE TO RENDER WATER TRANSPORTATION ABSOLUTELY SAFE." Note the date of publication! Profusely illustrated with photographs of ships, interiors, parts, people, et al. ; Conquests of Science Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 344 pages .

J.B. Lippincott, William Heinema. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. J.B. Lippincott, William Heinemann undated edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover.

Talbot, Frederick A: 1912 Philadelphia, hardcover 344 pages, with photo's and index. The development of the Passengership

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.