[Rarebooks] fs: History of the New York Ship Yards

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(No. 8634 )  Morrison, John H. HISTORY OF NEW YORK SHIP YARDS.
New York: Press of Wm. F. Sametz & Co., (1909). First printing, Full cloth, 
Octavo, [iv], 167 pages, Black & white drawings, photographs. Very Good.
      Chapters and information on the Colonial era, early American 
shipbuilding in New York, labor movements among shipyard employees, clipper 
ships, launching of vessels and related accidents, the yacht America, the 
decline of wooden shipbuilding, and more. See ALBION, p. 59. Bound in dark 
green cloth over boards with faded gilt-stamped spine title. Some extremity 
bumps and light wear, mild browning to endpapers, a few faint stains to 
exterior cloth. Hinges are sound.    $100.00
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